Sr Program Engineer

Consumers Energy•Multiple Locations, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, serving 6.8 million residents across the Lower Peninsula. The company is committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy 24/7. This position is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) role, requiring onsite work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance to any Consumers Energy Service Center in Michigan's Lower Peninsula or willing to relocate, with relocation assistance available for qualified individuals. The Senior Program Engineer is responsible for the engineering and technical aspects of project completion, including planning, establishing criteria, coordinating reviews, and ensuring proper implementation. This role involves managing technical activities to ensure project accuracy and quality from start to finish. The Senior Program Engineer leads complex, multi-discipline engineering initiatives with significant technical, schedule, and stakeholder impact, acting as the technical integrator between engineering, project management, vendors, and business partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program OR Engineering degree from a non-ABET accredited program plus a Professional Engineering license with 4 years of experience in a program engineer capacity
Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships across organizational boundaries
Skilled in facilitating alignment, resolving conflict, and enabling productive collaboration
Coaches and mentors’ engineers through complex or high visibility work
Tracks progress, removes obstacles, and adjusts priorities to meet commitments
Familiarity with project management systems (e.g., Unifier) and engineering document control tools (e.g., ProjectWise)
Working knowledge of project management principles
Experience managing multiple concurrent assignments with competing priorities
Demonstrated experience interfacing with both technical and business stakeholders
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent knowledge of design and visualizations software such as AutoCAD
Proficient in MS Office, with aptitude for learning new software
Written and verbal communication skills
Organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong understanding of GD&T principles
Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.

Responsibilities

Leads engineering deliverables across internal teams and external partners who do not report directly to the role
Builds alignment and commitment through influence, data-driven recommendations, and credibility
Holds peers and contributors accountable while maintaining strong working relationships
Evaluates alternatives, assesses risk, and recommends solutions balancing cost, schedule, quality, and safety
Coordinates scope, deliverables, and technical interfaces with engineers of record, consultants, and contractors
Reviews, validates, and accepts engineering deliverables in accordance with contract and quality expectations
Provides technical oversight of outsourced engineering work and resolves scope or quality issues
Support the Agile project delivery cadence by helping balance team performance with tight deadlines.
Develop specifications for the project's needed equipment
Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications
Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
Review the engineering tasks and initiate the necessary corrective actions
Provide assistance and technical support to project managers and other project participants
Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned engineering projects.
Assign responsibilities and mentor project team
Build strong partnerships with business partners and deeply understand their business goals
Other duties as assigned or may be necessary