Job Description

Manage the Project Engineering group. The team provides engineering services to all new, existing facilities and pipelines used in the gathering, processing, and transportation of CO2, natural gas and crude oil. Group responsibilities include planning, design review, and implementation.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Manage the group engineering workload on projects involving CO2, natural gas and crude oil gathering, transmission, processing, and compression.
• Provide direct engineering support on all capital projects.
• Lead effort in maintaining Tallgrass' Engineering Standards, Construction Standards, and Drawing Standards. Help ensure these standards/procedures are compliant with regulations.
• Coordinate activities with other business units such as Project Management, Operations, System Design, Business Development, Engineering Contractors, etc.
• Assist with departmental and project related budgeting and planning.
• Works with project team throughout design and construction, and ensure plans align with budget and design factors.
• Supports implementation of solutions through project life cycles: feasibility, FEL stages, FEED, detailed design, EPC and knowledge sharing.
• Reviews development proposals, projects, timelines, resources, and costs.
• Manages outsourcing budgets, vendors, or other external resources.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to establish an effective and cooperative team environment.
• Communicate regular status reports on a variety of projects
• Participate in the review of 3rd party connection agreements to ensure equitable transactions from a design and operational perspective.
• Provide technical support as needed during working and non-working hours
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.
• Collaborate with management to develop short and long-term continuous improvement planning. Track and manage strategic planning on an ongoing basis.
• Responsible for performance management for all engineering direct reports. Work with employees to set employee goals and develop strategies to assist each employee in the attainment of those goals.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, technology, and changes. Participate in industry organizations as necessary.
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.
• Will work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
• Leads all aspects of conventional process design engineering and analysis.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

Education:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Engineering.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:
• A minimum of 10 years direct work experience in the energy industry.
• Advanced proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience working multi-functional, multi-cultural teams.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong project coordination, planning and overall management skills
• Knowledge and experience in the design and operation for CO2, natural gas and oil facilities, including compressor/pump stations, storage facilities, and processing facilities.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple groups comprised of professionals with varying disciplines, backgrounds, and experience levels.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work with all levels of management as well as employees in corporate and field offices
• Experience developing and managing budgets.
• The individual must be self-motivated and willing to learn new and changing technologies.
• Self-motivated and willing to learn new and changing technologies.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
• Ability to perform the required and expected duties with little or no direct supervision.
• Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues/problems.
• Understanding of the need and ability to respond quickly to requests.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong presentation and report writing skills
• Position requires occasional travel
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

Working Conditions:
• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.

Application Deadline: Recruiting timelines vary by position; however, all Tallgrass positions accept applications for at least five business days from the posting date. This position is open and still accepting applications.

Compensation: Compensation ranges are provided in good faith based on what we anticipate when researching wages for this position at the state and national levels. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Notice to External Search Firms: Tallgrass does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Tallgrass property; therefore, Tallgrass will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. Approved vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific positions at Tallgrass's request only. A fully executed agreement with Tallgrass must be in place and current in these cases.