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Staff Project Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jun 2026

About the role

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Works independently and in support of more senior project engineers in designing, prioritizing, scheduling, and implementing major construction & engineering projects. Initiates project scope process, developing preliminary design engineering schedules, cost estimates, and qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. Authorizes preliminary project scope reviews, scope definitions, and estimates. Chairs regular update meetings to management on scope, budget, engineering costs, schedules, and estimates for engineering designs. This is an individual contributor role.

Key Accountabilities

Primary interface and liaison to resolve engineering design problems.
Directs project scope initiation process, develops preliminary schedule (design engineering) and cost estimates, conducts qualitative and quantitative risk assessment.
Works on project team for preliminary estimating, risk identification, and organizational planning.
Reviews and authorizes validated design packages which includes the preliminary project scope review, scope definition, and estimates.
Ensures design schedule is on target and monitors engineering costs.
Chairs all project scope development meetings and provides updates of design status.
Submits bid packages to Supply Chain; serves as the contract administrator for long-lead items; evaluates bid packages on purchases and develops spare parts list.
Develops preventative maintenance program, definitive engineering estimate, and design packages.
Coordinates inspection activities for equipment fabrications.
Verifies master document list is issued for record including any as-built information.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology or construction management, and 3 years of experience in engineering, project management, or capital infrastructure projects.

Other Qualifications

Preferred:

Project and or outage management in a utility setting
PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute) certificate.
Professional Engineer (PE) License

Other Requirements

Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles (typically acquired through several years of experience in these areas) to affect tangible, positive outcomes.
Competent in multitasking (i.e., the ability to prioritize & manage multiple tasks, issues or projects that may include high visibility initiatives and require innovation, teamwork & planning).
Ability to conduct efficacious meetings