Project Development Engineer

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JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

The Project Development Engineer will be responsible for developing project scoping documents for a variety of commodities, including but not limited to, gas gathering, compression, natural gas processing plants, and CO2 facilities.  The scoping will include high level cost and schedule and will incorporate any number of other departments such as ROW, Environmental, Operations, Measurement, Engineering, and Commercial in order to make the project successful.  This individual will focus on the Oklahoma Asset but will have opportunities to do projects in other Assets as time progresses. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manage project activities, demonstrating project management fundamentals, to include plant and process facility design, with a general knowledge of commercial, operations and other such departments.

• Manage engineering FEED studies as needed for larger or unique projects

• Collect, review, and disseminate necessary information related to engineering services, scope definition, estimating, scheduling, design, preparation of bid instructions and bidding, procurement, construction, record keeping, right-of-way, and environmental activities to project team members

• Develop project schedules - with aid from scheduling team

• Develop a business case for scope of work. Determine which phase of development a project is in and perform a gap analysis on the number, type and level of definition needed for phase deliverables. Describe the principles of program management and clarify how potential sub-set projects fit into the overall program. Generate program objectives, critical success factors and ensure projects align to these

• Write scope definition documents and develop scope change management procedures. Write standard scope definition documents for a typical project using similar documentation from a previous project. Develop project control, interface and scope change management procedures.

• Support development of optimal project solutions that maximize the economic value added of the project over the life of the project within budgetary and resource constraints

• Create a cost plan considering cost estimating, budgeting and cost control & reporting using prior projects as a basis. Account for the development of cost estimates, contract strategies, construction, quality assurance, including establishing pricing for equipment and materials, and labor productivity for engineering and construction. Assess cost impact of scope changes

• Develop a project schedule that shows the critical path using similar documentation from a previous project schedule of similar scope and type. Describe and apply for a typical project schedule control procedures. Validate contractor's re-baselined schedules based on agreed criteria

• Follow techniques to build and improve upon team performance and results. Set challenging objectives based on assigned responsibilities, measuring progress against set targets. Persevere through problems and obstacles, demonstrating accountability of performance and outcomes.

• Follow and enhance communication skills. Demonstrate proficient verbal communication skills appropriate to organizational standards. Maintain online platforms for relevance and currency. Participate in meetings and assist in meeting coordination, facilitation and documentation requirements. Interact with direct and indirect reports, corporate personnel, public officials, contractors, customers, and civic organizations on issues including general engineering activities, employee issues, public projects, and project scheduling

• Demonstrate and develop relationship skills. Demonstrate effective communication and interpretation factors in the development of basic interpersonal relationships. Apply practical methods for influencing others with effective communication

• Evaluate projects and identify where change is needed. Seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches for project completion and refocus team members if changes are needed

• Provide technical and engineering assistance to other departments, management, governmental and regulatory agencies, company attorneys, industry groups, and others on matters related to projects and operations, policies, procedures, contracts, material selection, and governmental/regulatory rules, regulations, and activities

Education

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical enginee