Oil & Gas Engineering Program Manager

Job Description

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder’s collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking an experienced Oil & Gas Engineering Program Manager to join our growing southeast engineering team.  With expanding opportunities in Florida in the Energy market, the ideal candidate will join our high achieving, fast-paced team. The project work will be multi-disciplinary in nature, but experience in dealing with Oil & Gas pipeline right-of-way design, permitting, and construction is required.  Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to lead and inspire a team are valued attributes for this position.

This position can be based in:

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Tampa, Florida
• Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage all phases of project execution including project organization, subcontractor management, scheduling, financial management, health and safety stewardship, and reporting.
• Nurture and grow client relationships and contracts that include complex, multi-disciplinary Oil and Gas pipeline and facility projects.
• Leading, growing and mentoring staff – supporting the achievement of professional career goals.
• Oversee pursuits, designate the appropriate resources to projects, define client needs, address client concerns and manage engineering resources within budget.
• Lead and participate in technical, cost, and scheduling decisions for interdisciplinary teams ensuring company quality standards and driving customer value.
• Devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Collaborate on a program of design and construction management projects striving for continuous improvement in process development and execution.
• Build relationships on technical and client service teams and within client organizations.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external teams of clients and stakeholders. 

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor of Engineering; Civil or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred
• 10+ years of related experience, including 5+ years of project management in the Energy market.
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering design for linear pipeline projects, including experience in integration of transportation design conflicts.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education (Including any required Certifications):

• S. in Civil or Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution or acceptable equivalent
• Professional Engineering license in Florida or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Project Management Professional certification a plus

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Client facing relationships with private energy companies
• Proven track record of effective project management and developing relationships with clients.
• Oil & Gas pipeline transmission project experience
• Demonstrated ability to engage in industry or community organizations
• Supervisory experience in training, developing, and mentoring junior engineers

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.