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Senior Operations Engineer

Progressive
Midland, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 11/11/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/10/2025

Position Title: Senior Operations Engineer

Department/Division: Operations

Location: Midland, Texas/ Wink, Texas

Reports To: VP Operations

Position Summary

The Senior Operations Engineer is responsible for providing strategic and operational support in executing on achieving various project successes, driving revenue generation, reducing operational cost, and ensuring safe and optimized operations in the following three operational business areas:

  1. Chemical program
  2. Solids Control program
  3. Source Water and Re-use operations

Level and salary commensurate with experience. This position is based in Midland or Wink, Texas reporting to the VP Operations.



Essential Job Duties

  • Leads chemical program efforts in collaboration with other departments and field staff
    • Manage chemical vendors on a weekly and monthly basis and coordinate with operations team to maximum revenue while reducing operational cost.
    • Monitors the effectiveness of chemical
    • Provides data analysis for well integrity; trending well-activity pressure for well in, acid job by coordinating with engineering and ops teams.
    • Provides analysis for pad management for optimization of skim oil recovery by pulling historical data for recommendations and future decision making.
    • Supports forecast and budgeting efforts for current and future
    • Tracks retention time on facilities for maximizing skim
    • Collaborates with Procurement for purchase order requests for both future and ongoing
    • Develop project cost estimates and assist in developing Authority For Expenditure (AFE)
    • Adheres to regulatory and safety guidelines, as well as Company policies and
  • Leads solids control program efforts in collaboration with field staff
    • Manages chemical vendors on a weekly and monthly basis to monitor solids accumulation in tanks
    • Provides analysis and recommendations on prioritizing facility tank

  • Manages team to provide on-site surveillance and reporting in addition to ensure safe and reliable operations of the project scope.
  • Coordinates with operations on project scheduling and optimizing resources for successful project execution.
  • Provides daily reporting as
  • Tracks retention time on facilities for maximizing skim
  • Collaborates with Procurement for purchase order requests for both future and ongoing
  • Develop project cost estimates and assist in developing Authority For Expenditure (AFE)
  • Adheres to regulatory and safety guidelines, as well as Company policies and
  • Leads source and re-use team tomaximize revenue generation and ensure safe and reliable operations
    • Leads business development efforts with new or existing customers to generate additional revenue generating projects.
    • Prepares technical proposals and executes on approved
    • Provides daily reporting as
    • Manages team of operators for safe and efficient operation of source and re-use
    • Coordinates with Land department on right-of-way (ROW) for potential new
    • Develops and executes on project and testing
    • Collaborates with Procurement for purchase order requests for both future and ongoing
    • Develop project cost estimates and assist in developing Authority For Expenditure (AFE).
    • Generates and submits University Lands (UL) monthly report after approval by VP
    • With understanding of basic hydraulics, travels to location to guide work and trouble- shooting for number of pumps needed for water transfer.
    • Adheres to regulatory and safety guidelines, as well as Company policies and

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. Incumbents will be expected to follow other job-related duties outside of their normal responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor based on business needs.



Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering - Mechanical, Civil, Petroleum, or
  • Minimum of 5 years of oil and gas, water management, or midstream industry
  • Adaptable in a fast-paced work environment that will require frequent site
  • Strong budget management
  • Ability to work with others on a team to accomplish established
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, maintain detailed and accurate records, and prepare clear and concise written reports.
  • Ability to apply engineering principles and techniques to the solution of equipment, maintenance processes and procedures, and infrastructure.
  • Vendor management
  • Knowledgeable and understands basic hydraulics to guide location work and trouble-

shooting.

  • Able to travel to field work sites frequently and as

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Permian /Delaware
  • Familiarity with Texas and New Mexico oil and gas regulations and both state and federal
  • Experience with business development in the source water and re-use business

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

  • Standard office environment with occasional time in the
  • Must be able to sit for extended periods of time at a desk and working on a
  • Must be able to lift up to 15
  • Must have a valid driver's license and be deemed insurable by the Company's insurance

Equipment Used

  • Laptop/Computer/Tablets
  • Desk phone
  • Multi-purpose copier/printer
  • Standard office supplies
  • Company Vehicle

EOE Statement: Specialist Staffing Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.


In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for benefits such as health insurance, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid leave where required by applicable law. Eligibility may vary based on factors such as location and hire date and is subject to change.


To find out more about Progressive please visit www.progressiverecruitment.com

Salary : $90 - $110

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