Gas Strategic Planning Engineer (Staff, Senior, or Principal) - Denver, CO

NextGenEnergyJobs; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in Denver, CO seeks an experienced engineering leader to design long-term strategies for the natural gas distribution network. You will evaluate planning scenarios, identify innovative solutions, and align investments with regulatory requirements and customer needs.

The role requires strong utility planning experience, ability to translate analyses into actionable recommendations, and collaboration across divisions to advance decarbonization initiatives such as non-pipeline

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in utility planning.
• Ability to translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations.
• PE registration may be required depending on business need.
• EIT/FE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of long-term strategic plans for natural gas distribution.
• Evaluate future planning scenarios and identify innovative solutions.
• Coordinate across organizations on traditional and non-pipeline resources.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and project support activities.

Skills

Project leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory alignment

Synergi Gas Hydraulic Modeling

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Synergi Gas Hydraulic Modeling

Job description

Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will lead the development of long-term strategic plans for the natural gas distribution system by evaluating future planning scenarios, identifying innovative solutions, and aligning investments with regulatory requirements, company strategy, and customer needs. You will collaborate across the organization to assess both traditional infrastructure and emerging solutions, including non-pipeline alternatives, demand-side resources, beneficial electrification, renewable natural gas, and other decarbonization opportunities. The ideal candidate will bring strong utility planning experience, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations.
• Applies extensive technical expertise and has an understanding of the basic principles of other related disciplines. Fully demonstrates the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level by applying technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to lead projects of moderate to large size, scope and complexity.
• Largely self-directed work is expected to result in the development of new or improved techniques, procedures and standards. Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.)
• Without appreciable direction exercises considerable latitude in determining ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/diagnostics and Regulatory. Provides field engineering oversight and direction for activities such as support, testing, installation, inspections, commissioning etc.
• Coordinates/leads multiple projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement, installation and commissioning). May lead more critical projects with oversight of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact in the bid/evaluation processes including preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals and providing recommendations for selection. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination with internal and external organizations.
• Effectively and with precision resolves difficult technical/business matters both inter-organizationally and with outside customer/vendors with all formats of communication.
• May assign tasks to and/or direct engineers, technicians, craft personnel and other support staff including coordination and review of work assignments. Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers. Responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
• Leads activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Requirements

• Required Bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
• 2+year's relevant engineering experience. Demonstrated broad knowledge & proficiency in specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills & core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred.
• Required Bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
• 5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need.
• Required Bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum (or recognized equivalency).
• 9+ years relevant engineering experience with PE (Professional Engineer) registration required; 15+ years relevant engineering experience without PE.
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
• Synergi Gas Hydraulic Modeling Experience
• Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.