Position Title: Project Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Gulf Companies has served the global energy industry since 1953 by supporting the complete project lifecycle and developing valued business partnerships to ensure the success of the project. Our worldwide experience and multi-disciplined capabilities encompass all aspects of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Field Inspection, GIS Integrity, Staffing Services and more.

Position Description

The individual is responsible for project engineering on small projects or portions of larger Pipeline or Pipeline Facilities projects. A project engineer is defined as an individual who has responsibility for coordinating the various engineering, construction, purchasing, scheduling, and start-up aspects of a project(s) or an individual who has responsibility for the technical excellence of the engineering portion of a project(s) across all disciplines. Typically, the individual at this level has been promoted from a General Engineering Level position or transferred from another position of comparable level. A professional registration or license is preferred.

Essential Functions

• Review and utilize Gulf procedures and work instructions as assigned to the Project Management group personnel.
• Direct engineering and design for the assigned segment of the project
• Assign a scope of work to each discipline working on the project team and distribute design information as required
• Participate in weekly project team meeting and maintain the action item/deliverable register for review and updating on a weekly basis
• Resolve problems at the interface between the segment and adjoining segments or between disciplines on the project team
• Review deliverable products to ensure the intent of the basis of design is met
• Assist in engineering design when the engineering specialty is required
• Manage the activities of the project team to meet the committed schedule
• Document orders initiated by the Client and determine the impact of these change orders on the segment of the project
• Review progress of work scope and report on schedule and budget projections

Qualifications

• Normally requires a BS or MS degree and a minimum of 7 years of experience in pipeline or pipeline facilities engineering, with typical engineering experience ranging from 10 to 15 years.
• Must be able to build out estimates in order to develop projects
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills
• Knowledge of computer systems in an engineering environment
• Registration as a Professional Engineer preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required; graduate engineering degree preferred
• Professional Engineer preferred

Competencies

• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Impact and influence
• Business and people acumen

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Frequent sitting and operating a computer.
• Must be able to use body members to work, move or carry objects or office materials.
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally.
• Physical demands requirements are at levels of those for sedentary work.
• Ability to travel as required for meetings with client (s), other parties, or site visits that may require overnight stay.

Gulf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.