Project Manager I - Engineering

ONEOK•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

The Project Manager I plans, monitors, and manages engineering projects from initiation through completion, with support from more experienced resources. The role leads project planning, resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management to ensure results meet technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost requirements. Projects are typically small growth or maintenance capital projects, and the position coordinates internal and external resources across the company and with vendors, contractors, and customers. The role supports the delivery of pipeline and facility projects, including projects involving plant and process facility design, pipeline design and construction, measurement and control facilities, gas treating and compressor facilities, product storage and handling facilities, SCADA, DCS and PLC control systems, and processing equipment. The posting states that candidates must have prior project management experience leading at least one DOT 192/195-regulated pipeline or facility project with a budget exceeding $50 million; experience managing multiple projects over $100 million is described as ideal. The Project Manager develops business cases, scopes, estimates, schedules, cost plans, risk analyses, interface and stakeholder plans, and project control and change-management procedures. The position also supports procurement, contracting, construction, commissioning, startup, regulatory compliance, and project execution, while leading teams and communicating with stakeholders. A bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field is listed, and experience at the PM I level is typically attained with five or more years of experience in engineering, operations, and/or project management.

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 experience at the PM I level.
Prior project management experience leading at least one DOT 192/195-regulated pipeline or facility project with a budget exceeding $50 million.
Experience and knowledge of engineering and operations for processing facilities, pipelines, related facilities, measurement and control facilities, gas-conditioning, processing and compressor facilities, pressure vessels, process equipment, and control and monitoring systems.
Experience with fundamental project management phases, including scoping, estimating, specifications, scheduling, contracting and procurement, construction, commissioning and startup, budgeting, financial analyses, and regulatory compliance.
Experience achieving goals, developing employee and team strengths, and positively influencing employee and project outcomes.
Experience with project management productivity tools and software.
Experience coordinating teams across workgroups and managing relationships with internal and external participants to obtain cooperation.
Experience developing information and presenting to groups and individuals.
Experience researching, composing, preparing, and administering contracts, engineering studies, policies, procedures, reports, and technical correspondence.
Experience reading and interpreting regulations, codes, standards, manuals, policies, procedures, contracts, specifications, reports, and correspondence.
Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively.
Proficiency with Microsoft applications.
Ability to interface effectively with internal and external business partners at all levels, including management, using strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to understand project and program management principles and lifecycles, including project initiation, business cases, project execution plans, project development phases, and program objectives.
Ability to identify engineering scope elements, scope-control activities, value-improving practices, project definition maturity criteria, and project change-control processes.
Ability to understand procurement and contracting functions and their relationship to project management.
Ability to understand construction, fabrication, transportation, installation, hookup, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and decommissioning requirements.
Ability to identify elements of project organization, health, safety and environment, information management, risk management, interface and stakeholder management, and quality plans.
Ability to identify the objectives and elements of project schedules, work breakdown structures, cost planning, and funding plans.
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

Experience successfully managing multiple projects with budgets over $100 million.
PROCORE experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Manage engineering project activities involving pipeline and facility design, construction, operation, and maintenance, including related process equipment and control systems.
Collect, review, and distribute project information related to engineering services, scope definition, estimating, scheduling, design, bidding, procurement, construction, record keeping, right-of-way, and environmental activities.
Perform project risk analysis, provide inputs to risk analysis, and critically review results, including consideration of Monte Carlo simulation.
Develop project business cases and assess project development phases, deliverables, definition gaps, program objectives, and alignment with broader programs.
Prepare scope definition documents and develop project control, interface, and scope change-management procedures, including formal Management of Change procedures.
Support development of project solutions that maximize economic value over the project life while meeting budget and resource constraints.
Create cost plans and support estimating, budgeting, cost control, reporting, contract strategies, pricing, labor productivity assessment, and evaluation of scope-change cost impacts.
Develop interface and stakeholder management plans using information from similar projects.
Develop and control project schedules, identify critical paths, and validate contractors’ re-baselined schedules against agreed criteria.
Lead project teams by establishing a clear vision and objectives, securing resources, assigning decision-making authority, and improving team performance and results.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders, participate in and help coordinate meetings, and maintain relevant online platforms and project documentation.
Evaluate projects, identify when changes are needed, and pursue innovative approaches to project completion.
Provide technical and engineering assistance to departments, management, governmental and regulatory agencies, attorneys, industry groups, and other parties on project and operational matters.
Monitor operations and situations to ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Coordinate project work through scoping, estimating, specification, scheduling, contracting, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, budgeting, financial analysis, and regulatory compliance.