ETO Project Engineering Manager

SLB; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB in Houston seeks an Engineering Project Lead to serve as the technical representative for complex projects, interfacing with clients, vendors, and internal teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams across sites and remote resources, manage schedules and cost estimates, ensure compliance with the EDCN process, and drive scope control from kickoff through close of projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical) from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of industry experience in production facilities or process package engineering.
• Leadership in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams, on-site and remote.
• Experience managing technical discussions with clients and delivering technical presentations.
• High initiative, decision-making, and prioritization skills.
• Familiarity with ASME, API, NFPA, IEC, NEC standards.
• HAZOP and safety studies experience; model reviews.
• Operations and constructability workshop experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all engineering and technical deliverables, aligning with client requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across locations, including internal and external resources.
• Manage engineering schedules, forecasts, and recovery planning to meet timelines.
• Ensure adherence to the EDCN process.
• Develop engineering documentation for cost estimation during BQ and proposals.
• Attend bid clarification meetings with technical input.
• Supervise TRs and TBEs based on vendor offers.
• Review engineering hour estimations for accurate costing.
• Ensure projects are executed as-sold, per SLB standards and client specs.
• Lead engineering teams, coordinating activities across disciplines.
• Develop and communicate execution strategies and baseline schedules.
• Attend kickoff meetings and design reviews to prevent scope creep.
• Monitor scope and initiate VORs if needed.
• Validate and approve engineering documents with QC.
• Manage subcontracted technical work and safety studies.
• Conduct weekly/monthly progress reviews and update forecasts.
• Provide approvals for VORs or MOC requests.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Decision making

Prioritization

Multidisciplinary teams

Remote collaboration

Initiative

Standards familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical)

Job description

Objectives

The Engineering Project Lead will serve as the technical representative for assigned projects and proposals, interfacing with clients, vendors, and third parties. This role is responsible for leading engineering teams, ensuring compliance with project requirements, and delivering high-quality technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all engineering and technical deliverables, ensuring alignment with client requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across various locations, including internal and external resources.
• Manage engineering schedules, forecasts, and recovery planning to maintain project timelines.
• Ensure strict adherence to the Engineering Design Change Notification (EDCN) process.
• Analyze client technical requirements during the Budgetary Quotation (BQ) and proposal phases to develop engineering documentation for cost estimation.
• Attend bid clarification meetings, providing technical expertise.
• Supervise the development of Technical Requisitions (TRs) and Technical Bid Evaluations (TBEs) based on vendor offers.
• Review and compile engineering hour estimations to ensure accurate costing.
• Ensure projects are executed as-sold, complying with SLB standards and client specifications.
• Lead engineering teams, managing workflow and coordinating activities across multiple disciplines.
• Develop and communicate engineering execution strategies and baseline schedules.
• Attend kickoff meetings and design reviews, preventing scope creep.
• Monitor project compliance with the agreed scope and initiate Variation Order Requests (VORs) if required.
• Validate and approve engineering documents, ensuring quality control and consistency.
• Manage subcontracted technical work and specialized safety studies.
• Conduct weekly/monthly engineering progress reviews, updating forecasts and recovery plans as needed.
• Ensure full compliance with the EDCN process through regular monitoring.
• Provide technical approvals for Commercial Variation Orders (VORs) or Management of Change (MOC) requests.
• Ensure strict adherence to the Engineering Design Change Notification (EDCN) process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) from an accredited university.
• 10+ years of industry experience, particularly in production facilities or process package engineering.
• Strong leadership capabilities in multicultural, multidisciplinary teams, both on-site and remote.
• Experience managing technical discussions with clients and delivering technical presentations.
• High level of initiative, decision-making, and prioritization skills.
• Familiarity with industry standards and codes such as ASME, API, NFPA, IEC, NEC.
• Experience participating in HAZOP and other safety studies, as well as model reviews.
• Operation and constructability workshop experience is a plus.

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