The OpportunityThe Interconnects Project Developer is responsible for producing scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, cash flows, and risk analyses for prospective projects. This role collaborates with customers and internal/external stakeholders to establish technical solutions for new opportunities. Client groups include Business Development, Facilities Design, and Innovation. Prospective projects may include, but are not limited to:
- Interconnect taps
- Meter stations
- RNG facilities
- Laterals
What you'll doProject Planning and Execution
- Work with commercial and business development teams to understand customer needs, project drivers, and potential solutions.
- Conduct feasibility studies and alternative analyses to develop an optimized and commercially viable scope that meets internal and external stakeholder requirements.
- Prepare estimate packages for clients, including written reports and supporting exhibits.
- Collaborate with internal teams (engineering, measurement, operations, environmental, regulatory, land, etc.) and external partners to develop executable cost estimates, schedules, cash flows, and execution strategies. Includes FEED and soliciting vendor/contractor pricing when appropriate.
- Support Business Development by preparing documents, exhibits, and deliverables needed for project sanctioning in accordance with PDS standards.
- Conduct thorough project turnover to Project Management and support early execution stages as needed.
- Ensure rigorous Front-End Loading (FEL) discipline, including scope clarity, stakeholder alignment, and risk identification prior to Final Investment Decision (FID).
- Foster cross-functional integration across engineering, environmental, land, regulatory, external relations, procurement, construction, operations, commercial, and external vendors to ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Monitor and control project development budgets, progress Class of Estimates at prescribed milestones, and ensure efficient use of financial resources.
- Oversee development of ROM/Class 5 or Class 4 estimates.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Liaise with internal customer groups to understand project objectives and define necessary scope, deliverables, cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Clearly define project objectives, deliverables, and scope to ensure all stakeholders share a common understanding.
- Maintain regular communication with commercial and business development groups and manage expectations.
Risk and Quality Management
- Proactively identify risks and develop mitigation strategies through team engagement, risk registers, and control plans.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative cost and schedule risk assessments.
- Leverage historical data and external benchmarks (e.g., IPA metrics) to inform project decisions.
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards through reviews, periodic audits, and turnover documentation tracking.
Regulatory and Compliance
- Establish and understand the project's regulatory and environmental objectives.
Minimum Qualifications- Engineering degree. (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.)
- Minimum 5-10 years of related industry experience with project management or construction management knowledge.
- Familiarity with estimate classes, associated accuracy ranges, and required inputs.
- Demonstrated competence in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) fundamentals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively present information to senior leaders and internal/external customers.
- Expertise in using project management tools and software; ability to leverage digital tools for project optimization and data-driven decision-making.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project for detailed schedule development.
- Experience working within regulatory processes relevant to the jurisdiction.
- Strong proactive risk identification and risk management capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize competing demands.
- Financial acumen including financial basing, project financing, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Ability to rapidly assess impacts of changes to project scopes and timelines based on commercial and business development input.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience in the natural gas pipeline industry.
- Meter station design/flow philosophy knowledge.
To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid
