Project Development Engineer

Danos, LLC•Spring, TX

About The Position

The Project Development Engineer serves as the front-end integrator for green & brownfield upstream unconventional well locations, facilities, and infrastructure by translating business objectives, operational needs, and technical inputs into clear, aligned, execution-ready scopes. This role builds trusted partnerships across stakeholders and helps shape projects that deliver safe, efficient, and value-focused execution.

Requirements

BS degree in Engineering or related technical studies
Prior experience in Project Development, Execution and Planning activities (upstream unconventional is preferred)
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs

Responsibilities

Lead early planning and scoping for well pads, tank batteries, well pad facilities, flowlines, and related infrastructure from inception through design basis readiness.
Translate business objectives, operational needs, and technical inputs into clear, aligned, execution-ready scopes.
Support business unit development planning milestones including decision quality assurance reviews (Roadmaps) and drill unit reviews (DUR) ensuring smooth transition into project execution.
Serve as the front-end integrator across Business Unit, Global Operations (GO), Wells (D&C), Project Execution, Central Engineering, Surface Land, Regulatory, Project Controls, and Supply Chain.
Build trusted partnerships and align stakeholders early to reduce rework, clarify handoffs, and improve decision quality.
Frame tradeoffs & options for stakeholders when scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder expectations are in tension.
Develop & evaluate infrastructure options to support capital-efficient, value-focused project recommendations for development scenarios to inform subsurface decisions.
Partner with business, reservoir, operations, and project controls teams to support informed scoping and investment decisions.
Develop and steward pre-Gate 3 technical basis, project layouts, site requirements, permitting strategies, planning assumptions, and standard design alignment.
Coordinate early input for regulatory, land, permitting, constructability, equipment demand, inventory forecasting, and execution planning.
Provide stewardship and coordination to enable smooth project handoff into execution.
Contribute to a collaborative team culture built on clarity, ownership, constructive challenge, and trusted partnership.
Identify process gaps, interface issues, and rework drivers across the front-end development process.
Support development of tools, workflows, and standards that improve scope quality, consistency, and execution readiness.