Midstream Optimization Team Lead

bpx energy, a major oil and gas producer in the United States, leverages its expertise in unconventional gas, including shale, to deliver hydrocarbon production and technical knowledge worldwide. With operations in Texas and Louisiana, our US onshore business has become both a best-in-class oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions. As part of BP, a global industry leader, we foster a high-energy, high-intensity environment built on accountability, collegiality, and empowerment.

Role Summary

The Permian Midstream Optimization Engineer Team Lead is accountable for driving measurable value generation across the midstream system through optimization of throughput, reliability, and commercial outcomes. This role maintains a system-wide view of midstream operations and works directly with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Pipelines, SWD, Commercial, and Technology teams to convert insights into executable actions.

A critical component of this role is the development of tools, analytics, and optimized processes that automate or improve decision quality, scale best practices, and ensure strong JV and contract performance. Early in the role, field presence is required to build relationships and embed solutions into daily operations. Integration and collaboration with individuals, teams and different groups will be required as part of this role.

Key Accountabilities

System Optimization & Value Delivery

• Optimize revenues by maximizing processing and minimizing third‑party volumes where possible, while maintaining safe operating envelopes and meeting MVC/MRC commitments.
• Maintain a system-wide view of pressures, volumes, and constraints to maximize flow assurance.
• Identify and execute near-term optimization opportunities across gas, liquids, oil, and water systems.
• Quantify and communicate value from optimization actions (e.g., deferment avoidance, utilization improvement).
  
  

JV Optimization & Commercial Integration

• Partner with Commercial to track performance relative to MRC/MVC requirements, ensuring JV terms are upheld.
• Support forecasting and scenario evaluation to proactively manage JV risk while maximizing enterprise value.
• Own and optimize third‑party connections, ensuring they are value accretive and do not compromise BPX volumes.
  
  

Reliability, Flow Assurance & Field Support

• Own and improve upset response protocols for outages and abnormal operations.
• Support Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Pipelines, and SWD teams in resolving system constraints.
• Serve as the first call for SWD operators on system optimization questions.
• Assist with injection well and facility issues by identifying control logic or programming improvements (with upstream retaining well ownership).
  
  

Tools, Analytics & Process Optimization

• Develop and deploy tools, dashboards, and analytics that improve transparency into system performance, JV compliance, and value generation.
• Supervise and analyze KPI data to identify performance improvement opportunities.
• Apply pattern recognition and anomaly detection to diagnose field issues.
• Optimize workflows so field actions consistently deliver the highest business value.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies that enable step‑change improvements.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Lead or support RCFA and continuous improvement initiatives tied to operational, reliability, or commercial outcomes.
• Develop clear success metrics and ensure consistent tracking and reporting.
• Foster a data-driven, value-focused, continuous improvement culture.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related STEM field.
• 15 years' experience working directly with oilfield or midstream operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with bias toward execution.
• Ability to communicate optimally across field teams and leadership.
  
  

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Experience with midstream systems (gathering, compression, treating, pipelines, water/SWD).
• Proficiency with analytics tools (Python, R, SQL) and data visualization platforms (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau).
• Understanding of JV or contract-based performance metrics (MVC/MRC).
• Growth mindset with ability to quickly learn new systems and technologies.
• Operator‑focused, resilient, and accountable self‑starter.
  
  

Location: Permian

Organization: Midstream

Travel: 15-25%

Salary

We offer a reward and wellbeing package to enable your work to fit with your life. These can include, but not limited to, access to health, vision and dental insurance, flexible working schedule, paid time off policy, discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and a generous 401K matching program. How much do we pay (Base) $196,000 - $235,000.

• Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.