Project Manager I - Engineering

ONEOK•Houston, TX

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. The position supports engineering and operations projects involving facilities, pipelines, control systems, processing equipment, and related infrastructure. It coordinates project development, cost and schedule controls, risk analysis, scope management, procurement, construction, commissioning, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement. The Project Manager I also leads project teams, supports team performance, and provides technical and engineering assistance to internal departments and external organizations. The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related field. Experience at the PM I level is typically attained with five or more years of experience in engineering, operations, and/or project management. The expected salary range is $108,000 to $162,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field.
Five or more years of experience in engineering, operations, and/or project management is typical for attaining the PM I level.
Experience and knowledge of engineering and operations for processing facilities, pipelines, related facility design and construction, measurement and control facilities, gas-conditioning and compressor facilities, pressure vessels, process equipment, and control and monitoring systems.
Experience with 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 outcomes.
Experience with project management productivity tools and software.
Experience coordinating teams across workgroups, managing internal and external relationships, and eliciting cooperation from 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 governmental regulations, codes, standards, manuals, policies, procedures, contracts, specifications, reports, and correspondence.
Experience interacting, advising, negotiating, and communicating effectively.
Microsoft applications required; ability to use PROCORE is preferred by the posting.
Ability to interface effectively with internal and external business partners at all levels, including management, with excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Knowledge of project lifecycles, project initiation and business cases, program and project management, project execution plans, project development phases, engineering scope, scope control, value-improving practices, and project definition maturity.
Knowledge of procurement and contracting functions and their relationship to project management.
Knowledge of construction and fabrication, transportation, installation, hookup, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, decommissioning, project organization, HSE planning, and information management.
Knowledge of project risk management, risk analysis, interface and stakeholder management, project quality, schedule development and control, work breakdown structures, cost planning, and funding requirements.
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 engineering project activities involving facility and pipeline design, construction, operation, and maintenance, as well as measurement, regulation, control, processing, storage, pumping, loading, and handling systems and equipment.
Collect, review, and distribute project information concerning scope definition, estimating, scheduling, design, bidding, procurement, construction, record keeping, right-of-way, and environmental activities.
Perform project risk analyses, develop business cases, assess project phase and definition maturity, and align potential component projects with program objectives and critical success factors.
Prepare scope definition documents and develop project control, interface, and scope-change management procedures, including formal Management of Change (MOC) procedures.
Support development of project solutions that maximize economic value over the project life while meeting budgetary and resource constraints.
Develop cost plans and estimates, budgets, cost controls, and reports; assess the cost effects of scope changes and account for contracting strategies, construction, quality assurance, equipment and material pricing, and labor productivity.
Develop interface and stakeholder management plans and project schedules that identify the critical path; apply schedule control procedures and validate contractors’ re-baselined schedules against agreed criteria.
Build team performance, set objectives, measure progress, address obstacles, and lead project teams by establishing a clear vision, securing resources, and assigning decision-making authority and responsibilities.
Maintain effective communication and relationships with internal and external stakeholders, participate in and support meetings, and coordinate meeting facilitation and documentation.
Evaluate projects, identify when changes are needed, and pursue innovative approaches to project completion.
Provide technical and engineering assistance to departments, management, government and regulatory agencies, attorneys, industry groups, contractors, customers, and others on project and operations matters.