Project Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Houston is seeking an entry-level Project Engineer to support the Gas and Liquids Pipeline projects from conception through early development. You will assist in planning, design, cost estimating, risk assessment, and schedule development for front-end stages of the project lifecycle.

You will help prepare front-end engineering and cost estimates, develop project charters, and provide reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of related experience in oil and gas engineering, operations, project management, and/or project development.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate team communication.
• PM skills to move projects from development to sanction/execution.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop front-end engineering documents and cost estimates for projects.
• Create realistic project schedules and define risks for schedules and estimates.
• Develop charters for Rough Order of Magnitude to Class 3 scope with schedules and estimates.
• Provide regular project management reporting to senior management and stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project scheduling

Cost estimating

Regulatory requirements

Front-end engineering

Risk assessment

Communication

Independent work

Job description

If you are new in your Engineering career and have an interest in defining projects from conception through early development, come join the Projects group today! In this role you will provide technical engineering support in Projects throughout the planning, design, cost estimating, risk assessment, schedule development, and pre-sanction stages of the project lifecycle for the Gas and Liquids Pipeline business units.

What you will do:

• Ensure appropriate stakeholder management; preliminary determination of regulatory requirements; completion of front-end engineering and designs, cost estimates, and project execution strategies are developed.
• Develop realistic and reliable project schedules and cost estimates for projects, while appropriately defining risks, uncertainties and likelihood for those schedules and cost estimates.
• Develop charters for Rough Order of Magnitude to Class 3 scope supported by estimates and schedules to meet the needs of various sponsors. Charters define critical information, specific to each project to be used by executive management to make decisions.
• Provide regular formal and informal project management reporting to Senior Management and stakeholders on assigned projects

Who you are:

• 0-3 years of related experience in oil and gas engineering, operations, project management, and/or project development.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication between all team members.
• Project Management skills to prepare projects to move from development to sanction/execution.
• The ability to work independently and self-prioritize and handle changing priorities and work tasks.

Working Conditions:

• Up to 10% travel to Enbridge offices, operating facilities, construction sites, and supplier facilities.
• Valid passport to travel and work between Canada and US.