Measurement Tech

Company: Harvest Midstream Company
Location: Belle Chasse
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Job Objective:

Provides technical support and expertise for measurement best practices and standardization across the asset base. Ensures meter provings, shake-outs, gain-loss reports, tickets and deliverables to accounting are performed accurately and on time for monthly reporting, and as necessary troubleshoots and remedies measurement issues or system imbalances.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in Gas and Liquid measurement practices, standards, and applications including meter specifications, installations, proving, calibrations, and communication
• Schedule meter provings as required and collect/store associated documentation
• Assist operations in scheduling pot shakeouts and cutting of tickets on end of month/first of month schedule
• Act as lead on measurement aspect of projects on assigned assets
• Understand and optimize existing metering infrastructure for consistent and quality measurement
• Lead efforts to analyze, resolve, and communicate material balance differences
• Understand the assigned asset physical balances and how those are transferred into financial accounting and financial reporting; Provide accounting group with accurate volumes for allocations
• Provide support for installation, programming and maintenance of remote communications hardware and troubleshoot those systems as necessary
• Develop and maintain customer relations with producers and asset team
• Compile and analyze monthly volume statements
• Develop recommendations for improvements to existing systems and practices to streamline measurement processes
• Assists operations in other pipeline duties as time allows, with measurement duties the first priority
  
  Other Job Responsibilities:
  
  • Available for travel 10% of time
  • Adhere to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, innovation, and supports company vision and mission
  • Adhere to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings
  • Maintain employee confidence and protect company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential
  • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results, as needed
  • Other duties as assigned by management
    
    Qualifications:
    
    • 5 years minimum experience in the measurement, instrumentation, and/or electrical field
    • Strong working knowledge of measurement industry best practices and API recommendations
    • Experience in installation, programming, calibration and maintenance of EFM Flow computers and gas chromatographs
    • Working knowledge of Program Logic Controllers (PLC) and flow computers
    • Ability to read and understand Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to accurately solve problems and troubleshoot
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, and the public
    • Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities
      
      Education Requirements:
      
      Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent or any equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating sufficient knowledge, ability and skill to handle the duties and responsibilities of the position is required.

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