Pipeline Projects Manager at Michael Stevens Consulting

Responsibilities

• The Pipeline Project Manager will be responsible for managing an array of pipeline and metering projects from the initial support of business development through proposal generation, design engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final customer acceptance.
• Duties include management of pipeline design, route studies, right of way and permit research, environmental impacts and requirements, and cost estimates and schedules for industrial gas pipelines and metering/control stations.
• Manages key project indicators including cost, schedule, quality, safety, and performance to ensure projects are delivered successfully.

Specific Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Following a defined project management methodology, manages and coordinates all work within the scope of assigned projects and ensures that objectives are met, within budget and schedule.
• Liaison with customers, operations, procurement, safety and business groups.
• Responsible for managing safety and quality related to pipeline and metering projects including quality assurance planning and code regulation compliance.
• Interfaces with external customers, governmental permitting and inspection agencies, business, environmental regulatory groups as required.
• Coordinates and directs the activities of internal project teams, outsourced engineering firms, contractors, and subcontractors. Ensures all work is being performed in accordance with project and industry safe work practices.
• Develops contracting strategies with engineering and construction firms to support project objectives.
• Actively participates in cross functional groups to resolve problems across disciplines within the project.
• Analyzes costs and benefits vs. risk and recommends strategy, improvements and solutions.
• Evaluates alternatives and finds solutions using a systematic approach, seeks guidance from other experienced project managers to develop improvements and innovations to enhance project performance.
• Utilizes a network of relationships to collect and disseminate information, and to build support and secure buy-in for desired objectives.
• Makes timely decisions, sometimes with limited information and under tight deadlines and pressure.
• Anticipates problems and develops contingencies.
• Possesses, obtains and distributes knowledge of industry safety initiatives and construction techniques.
• Maintains ownership for specific program elements, e.g. project execution plan, design safety, design specifications, project and construction safety plan.
• Monitors project engineering and construction phase for compliance with contracts and all applicable safety rules, regulations and standards.
• Oversees or directly prepares required reports, documents, spreadsheets, databases, graphs, cost estimates and summaries to communicate project progress or results.
• Provides management review and control over multiple units of engineering work or across multiple projects.
• Partner with Operations teams during project planning, execution, commissioning and placing systems in to service.
• Must be able to provide effective schedule and cost control, along with resource planning requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering or Constructions.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• 12+ years of combined experience in Pipeline Engineering, Project Management, and Construction or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of related industry experience in construction, specifically in the refining sector, required.
• Requires proficiency in project development, scope planning and definition, project plan execution, and change control processes as well as experience with effective schedule and cost control and resource planning.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects ranging from $1MM to $30MM.
• Intimate understanding of pipeline design and construction safety principles and deliverables.
• Required travel of up to 25%.
• Demonstrated success with past projects both in results achieved and in use of professional methodology.