Wood's Oil, Gas, & New Energies business has an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer IV to work out of our office and client field locations in Midland, TX. This role will be responsible for assessing and developing work scope on brownfield surface facilities retrofits, expansions, and debottlenecking projects, primarily in the mechanical/piping space.
Key activities include:
Engineering for gas compression capacity expansion (e.g., 20MMSCFD to 60MMSCFD)
Vapor Recovery Units to eliminate flaring
Pipeline capacity expansion and debottlenecking
Processing facilities optimization, including crude oil separation, water treatment, pumping capacity, utilities upgrades, and electrical systems retrofits
Minor piping and mechanical retrofits in existing facilities
Produced fluids metering facilities
Site walkdowns, mark-ups development, and as-built documentation
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Objective:
Supports delivery of engineering excellence in assigned projects by executing and delivering engineering tasks to schedule and in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications, and standards.
Coordinates activities performed by engineers, designers, and others from multiple disciplines
Oversees schedule, planning, and resource forecasting for engineering activities
Ensures accurate and timely delivery of work to internal and external customers
Alerts Project Manager of potential delays or changes and supports implementation of approved changes
Coordinates and assures technical excellence of interdisciplinary project deliverables
Guides and mentors other Project Engineers in managing work scope
Manages interfaces between engineering disciplines to ensure successful delivery of assigned work
Role and Key Accountabilities:
Deliver and manage all field work performed in the region, ensuring proper resourcing
Report performance to client and Wood management regarding safety, cost, and schedule
Align project objectives with those of the Client
Ensure compliance with all contractual requirements
Direct personnel responsible for HSE, quality, engineering, construction, and business services
Issue progress, cost, and information reports as required
Appraise management of project performance against objectives
Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality policies and procedures
Promote HSEQ awareness and conduct regular site and project safety audits
Manage interface with Bogotá to ensure effective execution of assigned work scopes
Project Deliverables:
Contribute to the Project Execution Plan, Discipline Design Instruction, and Contract requisitions
Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and deliverables across multiple execution centers
Quality, HSE, and Assurance:
Work to quality system and monitor deficiencies
Address HSES issues in design, manufacture, construction, commissioning, and operations
Develop Project Specific Procedures
Ensure compliance with contract and scope of work
Assure quality of engineering deliverables before issue to customer
Chair technical meetings with Third Parties and manage technical issues to completion
Development and Management of Schedule:
Plan individual work activities and manage time
Liaise with disciplines to ensure timely receipt of comments
Expedite Engineers to deliver to schedule and develop recovery plans
Resolve most delays or changes and escalate serious issues
Change Management:
Highlight and quantify changes impacting work
Implement approved changes
People Management:
Supervise technical professionals in delivering engineering deliverables
Coordinate medium-sized interdisciplinary teams (typically 10-50)
Facilitate communication
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
5-10 years of relevant experience
Professional Engineer or engineering chartership preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent qualification preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
8+ years relevant industry project execution experience, preferably with construction site experience
Understanding of technical work scopes, commercial aspects, specifications, and standards
Familiarity with project Contractual and Commercial requirements
Knowledge of project scopes and inter-discipline coordination requirements
Customer satisfaction focus and ability to deliver to internal customers
Knowledge of procedures and work practices governing Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables
Commercially astute and able to implement Change control
Leadership skills in managing Project Engineering teams and inter-discipline coordination
Strong communication, problem-solving, and planning skills
