Project Manager I - Engineering

ONEOK•Houston, TX

1d•$108,000 - $162,000

About The Position

A Project Manager I leads complex engineering projects by integrating technical, commercial, construction, and stakeholder activities to safely deliver business objectives while controlling scope, schedule, cost, and risk. The role plans, monitors, and manages engineering projects from initiation through completion, with support from more experienced resources. Projects are typically small growth or maintenance capital projects. The position leads internal and external resources and communicates across the company and with vendors, contractors, and customers to ensure technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost requirements are met. The Project Manager I oversees engineering and construction activities for facilities and infrastructure such as processing plants, pipelines, measurement and control facilities, gas treating and compressor facilities, product storage and handling facilities, SCADA/DCS/PLC systems, and related processing equipment. The role supports project definition, risk analysis, estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction, commissioning, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder coordination. It also provides technical and engineering assistance to other departments, management, government and regulatory agencies, attorneys, industry groups, and other parties on project- and operations-related matters. The position typically requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field. Experience at this level is typically attained with five or more years in engineering, operations, and/or project management. PMP certification is preferred. The role is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including travel to other locations; based on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring an applicable driver's license. The expected salary range is $108,000 to $162,000.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field.
Typically five or more years of experience in engineering, operations, and/or project management for work at the PM I level.
Experience and knowledge in engineering and operations for processing facilities, pipelines, related facility design and construction, operations and maintenance, measurement and control facilities, gas conditioning and processing, compressor facilities, pressure vessels, process equipment, and controls and monitoring systems.
Experience across fundamental project management phases, including scoping, estimating, specification, scheduling, contracting and procurement, construction, commissioning and startup, budgeting, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance.
Experience achieving goals, developing employee and team strengths, and positively influencing employee and project success.
Experience using project management productivity tools and software.
Experience coordinating teams across workgroups and managing relationships with internal and external participants to elicit cooperation.
Experience preparing information and giving presentations to groups and individuals.
Experience researching, composing, preparing, and administering contracts, engineering studies, policies, procedures, reports, and technical correspondence.
Experience reading and interpreting governmental regulations, codes, standards, manuals, policies, procedures, contracts, specifications, reports, and correspondence.
Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications is required.
Ability to interface effectively with internal and external business partners at all levels, including management, using strong written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of project lifecycles, project initiation and organization, business cases, program management, project execution plans, pre-sanction phases, scope definition and control, value-improving practices, procurement and contracting, construction and installation management, commissioning, decommissioning, and project organization.
Knowledge of project health, safety, and environmental planning; information management; project risk management and analysis; interface and stakeholder management; project quality; scheduling and work breakdown structures; and cost planning and funding.
Ability to monitor operations and situations for compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Ability to research, compose, reconcile, and prepare reports, invoices, studies, and correspondence.
Ability to read and interpret construction specifications, engineering plans, regulatory documents, job orders, permits, contracts and bid summaries, legal documents, survey reports, maps, safety manuals, and industry publications.
Ability to delegate work assignments and manage projects.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with PROCORE.

Responsibilities

Manage project activities across plant and process facility design, pipeline design, construction, operations and maintenance, measurement, regulation and control facilities, gas treating and compressor facilities, storage and handling facilities, control systems, and processing equipment.
Collect, review, and disseminate information related to engineering services, scope definition, estimating, scheduling, design, bid preparation and bidding, procurement, construction, record keeping, right-of-way, and environmental activities.
Perform project risk analysis, provide inputs to Monte Carlo simulation analysis, and critically review results.
Develop business cases and scope-of-work definitions; determine project development phase and analyze gaps in the number, type, and definition level of phase deliverables.
Describe program management principles, define program objectives and critical success factors, and ensure projects align with the overall program.
Write scope definition documents and develop project control, interface, and scope-change management procedures, including formal Management of Change procedures.
Support project solutions that maximize economic value over the project lifecycle within budget and resource constraints.
Develop cost plans covering estimates, budgets, cost control and reporting, contract strategies, construction, quality assurance, equipment and material pricing, and labor productivity; assess the cost impact of scope changes.
Develop interface and stakeholder management plans using information from comparable projects.
Develop project schedules that show the critical path, apply schedule control procedures, and validate contractors' re-baselined schedules against agreed criteria.
Build and improve team performance; set objectives, measure progress, address obstacles, and lead project teams by establishing a clear vision and obtaining and allocating resources and decision-making authority.
Communicate effectively with project teams, company personnel, public officials, contractors, customers, and civic organizations; participate in meetings and assist with coordination, facilitation, and documentation.
Build effective working relationships and influence others through practical communication methods.
Evaluate projects, identify where change is needed, pursue innovative approaches, and refocus team members when required.
Provide technical and engineering assistance to departments, management, governmental and regulatory agencies, company attorneys, industry groups, and others on projects, operations, policies, procedures, contracts, material selection, and regulatory matters.