Project Engineer I

Audubon Companies; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Audubon Companies in Houston seeks a Project Engineer I to join our team. You will oversee project engineering on small projects or portions of larger efforts, coordinating engineering, construction, purchasing, scheduling, and startup activities to deliver safe, compliant, and on-time results.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, adherence to standards, and effective communication with clients and vendors, with a focus on quality and schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience; typical 10–15 years.
• Professional Engineer registration is preferred; PMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety culture and uphold ethical standards.
• Coordinate engineering, construction, purchasing, scheduling, and startup activities for project scope.
• Support Project Manager in planning, executing, controlling, and closing small projects or portions of larger projects.
• Facilitate communication among engineering disciplines, clients, vendors, procurement, and operations.
• Ensure deliverables meet codes, standards, procedures, and project objectives.
• Prepare or coordinate project deliverables, change orders, and status communications.
• Monitor progress and align with project schedule; manage scope and cost estimates.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Audubon is currently seeking a Project Engineer I to join our team in our Houston Office. The Project Engineer will be responsible for project engineering on small projects or assigned portions of larger projects. Coordinates engineering, construction, purchasing, scheduling, and start-up activities and/or maintains the technical excellence of the engineering scope across disciplines. Ensures assigned work is executed safely, in accordance with company procedures, client requirements, budget, schedule, quality standards, and project objectives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promotes and demonstrates the company's values, safety culture, and ethical standards.
• Coordinates engineering, construction, purchasing, scheduling, and startup activities for assigned project scope.
• Supports the Project Manager in planning, executing, controlling, and closing small projects or portions of larger projects.
• Facilitates effective communication and coordination among engineering disciplines, clients, vendors, procurement, construction, and operations.
• Maintains technical quality and consistency across disciplines and confirms compliance with project requirements, codes, standards, and procedures.
• Understands, follows, and reinforces standard engineering practices and applicable project execution procedures.
• Coordinates discipline inputs, interfaces, reviews, and required approvals for project deliverables.
• Confirms deliverables receive appropriate checking and approval before issuance; performs spot checks for quality and presentation.
• Monitors deliverable progress and support on time issuance in alignment with the project schedule.
• Coordinates project schedules, resource needs, and cost estimates for assigned scope.
• Prepares or coordinates change order requests and estimates at the direction of the Project Manager.
• Prepares, reviews, and distributes project meeting minutes, status reports, and other project communications.
• Maintains action-item, request for information, management of change, and closeout/punch lists and drives items to resolution.
• May facilitate internal and external project meetings and communicate decisions, risks, and required actions.
• Coordinates the development and issuance of project specifications and other multidisciplinary deliverables.
• Identifies and resolves routine project issues; escalates significant safety, technical, cost, schedule, quality, or client concerns.
• Supports procurement, vendor coordination, construction, commissioning, and startup activities as required.
• Develops or improves project team workflows and resolves findings from project reviews or audits.
• Performs other duties as assigned; responsibilities may vary by project.
• Independently coordinates small projects or defined portions of larger, multidisciplinary projects. Works within approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Typically has no direct reports but may provide day-to-day work coordination and technical guidance to project team members.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required; master's degree may be considered.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience required; typical relevant experience ranges from 10 to 15 years.
• Prior experience at a senior/general engineering level or in a position of comparable scope and complexity.
• Professional Engineer registration preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Experience supporting or leading small projects or defined scopes within larger multidisciplinary projects.
• Working knowledge of multidisciplinary engineering deliverables, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Experience in onshore oil and gas pipeline and pipeline related facilities preferred; related experience in onshore gas processing, hydrocarbon storage and transportation, chemical manufacturing, or refining is beneficial.
• Ability to interpret project scope, specifications, codes, standards, contracts, schedules, estimates, and technical documents.
• Ability to coordinate project schedules, cost estimates, staffing needs, priorities, interfaces, and changes.
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to review deliverables for completeness, consistency, quality, and presentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, meeting facilitation, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across disciplines, influence without direct authority, and provide team leadership.
• Proficiency with standard office, document-control, scheduling, and project-management tools applicable to the assignment.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working at Audubon

The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.

At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.

Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.