Project Manager I - Engineering

ONEOK•Tulsa, OK

About The Position

Plans, monitors, and manages engineering projects from initiation through completion, with support from more experienced resources. Leads project planning, resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management. Ensures project outcomes meet requirements for technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost, and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments, or additional resources as needed. Projects are typically small growth or maintenance capital projects. Leads internal and external resources and communicates with company personnel, vendors, contractors, and customers. The position combines interpersonal management and technical skills to achieve project outcomes. The work covers engineering and operations projects involving plant and process facilities, pipelines, measurement, regulation and control facilities, gas treating and compressor facilities, product storage and handling, SCADA, DCS and PLC control systems, and processing equipment. The Project Manager develops project scope, business cases, risk analyses, cost plans, schedules, and stakeholder and interface plans; supports procurement, contracting, construction, commissioning, and regulatory compliance; and manages project controls and scope changes, including formal Management of Change procedures. The role also leads project teams, coordinates resources, maintains communication and project documentation, supports continuous improvement, and provides technical and engineering assistance to other departments, management, governmental and regulatory agencies, attorneys, industry groups, and other stakeholders. Travel to other locations is required. The position may involve assignment of a company vehicle, requiring an applicable driver's license.

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 Project Manager I level.
Experience and knowledge of engineering and operations for processing facilities, pipelines and related facilities, measurement, regulation and control facilities, gas-conditioning, processing and compressor facilities, pressure vessels and process equipment, and control 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 and developing employee and team strengths, while providing a positive example and influence.
Experience with project management productivity tools and software.
Experience coordinating teams across workgroups, managing internal and external relationships, and eliciting cooperation from project resources.
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.
Microsoft applications required; ability to use Microsoft applications is required.
Ability to interface effectively with internal and external business partners at all levels, including management, using strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to describe project lifecycles and stages, initiate and organize projects, and develop business cases.
Ability to explain program management principles and distinguish program management from project management.
Ability to identify project execution plan objectives, engineering scope elements, scope control activities, value-improving practices, and project definition maturity criteria.
Ability to identify procurement and contracting functions and their relationship to project management.
Ability to identify objectives and elements of construction, fabrication, transportation, installation, hookup, project organization, health, safety and environmental, and information management plans.
Ability to describe mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and project decommissioning requirements.
Ability to identify and apply project risk management, risk analysis, interface and stakeholder management, quality management, scope control, schedule, work breakdown structure, and cost planning principles.
Ability to identify activities required to ensure project funding is available throughout the project lifecycle.
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 and apply project management fundamentals to engineering, design, construction, operation, and maintenance projects.
Collect, review, and share 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 and critically review results, including consideration of Monte Carlo simulation.
Develop business cases and assess project development phases and deliverable gaps; define program objectives and critical success factors and align projects with program goals.
Prepare scope definition documents and develop scope control and 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, estimates, budgets, cost controls, and reports; assess the cost impact of scope changes and account for contracts, construction, quality assurance, equipment and material pricing, and labor productivity.
Develop interface and stakeholder management plans and project schedules, identify the critical path, apply schedule control procedures, and validate contractor re-baselined schedules against agreed criteria.
Lead project teams by setting objectives, tracking progress, addressing obstacles, establishing a clear project vision, obtaining and allocating resources, and delegating authority and responsibility.
Communicate and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, participate in meetings, and support meeting coordination, facilitation, and documentation.
Identify where project changes are needed, pursue innovative approaches, and refocus team members as appropriate.
Provide technical and engineering assistance to departments, management, agencies, attorneys, industry groups, contractors, customers, and other stakeholders on project and operational matters, policies, procedures, contracts, material selection, and regulatory requirements.