Senior Project Engineer (PMO - Renewable Energy)

DTE Energy•Detroit, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer is an individual contributor who works independently and supports project managers in designing, prioritizing, scheduling, and implementing major construction and engineering projects. The role initiates project scoping, validates preliminary design engineering schedules and cost estimates, and conducts qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. It reviews and authorizes preliminary scope reviews, scope definitions, and estimates, and provides management with regular updates on scope, budget, engineering costs, schedules, and design estimates. The position manages engineering costs and scope change control across project lifecycles, and guides design development through conceptual design, scheduling, analysis, installation, testing, and commissioning. It coordinates engineering teams and project stakeholders, supports project managers, ensures design and construction planning are coordinated with Supply Chain and vendors, and helps ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. The role also supports emergency response to storms or other events that affect customer service.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or construction management.
Six years of experience in engineering, project management, or capital infrastructure projects.
Ability to apply project planning and implementation and/or continuous improvement principles to achieve positive outcomes.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, issues, or projects, including high-visibility initiatives requiring innovation, teamwork, and planning.
Ability to conduct effective meetings and manage the meeting process to achieve optimal results.
Flexibility to work with shifting priorities and evolving responsibilities.
Ability to handle multiple demands from superiors, subordinates, and peers in a positive, even-handed manner and remain calm under pressure.
Ability to initiate ideas and approaches, challenge established practices, and offer sound alternatives.
Broad understanding of power generation, transmission, distribution, and regional power dispatch issues.
Intermediate-to-advanced analytical and project management skills.
Consulting and influencing skills, including the ability to build relationships and influence parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Civil engineering experience supporting large-scale construction, utility, energy, or infrastructure projects.
Utility-scale solar or renewable energy design and construction experience.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, developers, consultants, vendors, construction teams, and project managers.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

Interface with stakeholders and act as a liaison to address and resolve engineering design problems.
Manage engineering costs and project scope change control for engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle.
Direct project scope initiation, develop preliminary design engineering schedules and cost estimates, and conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
Manage project design development through conceptual design, scheduling, analysis, installation, testing, and commissioning.
Coordinate with engineering teams to address issues during design and project execution.
Review and authorize validated design packages, including preliminary project scope reviews, scope definitions, and estimates.
Ensure design schedules remain on target and monitor engineering costs.
Collaborate with stakeholders to execute projects within scope and develop contingency plans for planned outages during construction.
Support project managers by incorporating design changes requested by permitting bodies and teams.
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, and provide certified drawings for permits.
Chair scope meetings and provide updates on design status.
Integrate project design and initial construction plans with Supply Chain, vendors, and the Project Manager to coordinate engineering, procurement, and construction.
Provide technical support to the project manager.
Coordinate equipment fabrication inspection activities.
Collaborate with the project manager and engineering teams to keep engineering documentation accurate and updated for new construction and as-builts.
Be available to perform a primary assignment supporting DTE emergency response to storms or other events that affect customer service.