Senior Project Engineer

Assignment Description

*** TWIC Required***

The Sr. Project Engineer manages minor capital projects within the Freeport LNG Engineering team. Responsibilities will include preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned engineering projects. Monitoring compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.

The Sr. Project engineer, should have the ability to work with multiple engineering disciplines and demonstrate excellent project management and supervision skills. The Sr. Project Engineer should also demonstrate excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills.

This position is currently based in Freeport, TX, with plans to relocate to our headquarters in Downtown Houston in Q2 2026. It will also require frequent travel to company facilities in Freeport and other offsite locations as needed. This position requires the incumbent to hold a valid, unexpired driver license at all times in order to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Develops and/or reviews comprehensive project scopes of work.
• Develops and/or reviews project execution plans and division or responsibility between contract and internal resources.
• Develops and/or reviews project cost estimates and forecasts.
• Develops and/or reviews project schedules.
• Monitors and develops reports on progress of project execution.
• Delivers progress presentations to the management team.
• Manages internal and external interfaces to ensure effective coordination, teamwork and timely delivery of information.
• Develops and/or reviews project quality assurance plans.
• Develops and maintains KPIs to track delivery against project objectives; including budget, schedule and quality expectations.
• Manages internal and external resources to ensure delivery of project budget, schedule and quality expectations.
• Uses best practices in change management to control scope changes and the associated cost and schedule impacts.
• Ensures quality of project deliverables; including documentation, materials and field execution.
• Collaborates with subject matter experts to create more efficient engineering solutions and execution methods to maintain project profitability.
• Ensure the project's compliance with the applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications.
• Manages field activities of contractors and ensures safe coordination with other work in the facility.
• Ensures timely and accurate responses to Requests for Information (RFIs), Engineering Service Requests (ESRs) and Variance Requests from internal and external parties.
• Leads development of requisition packages.
• Leads technical and commercial evaluations of contractor proposals and contracts.
• Responsible for formal communication with contractors.
• Manages multidiscipline Management of Change packages (MOCs) to ensure quality documentation and efficient approval and execution.
• Provides project justification and stewards proposed projects through the internal approval process.
• Leads project team meetings and issues meeting minutes.

• Knowledge of Engineering systems, calculations, applications and operations methods and materials, and engineering application of computers.
• Ability to comprehend design specifications, standards, and contracts.
• Ability to communicate clearly in verbal and written form.
• Ability to conduct efficient meetings.
• Ability to develop comprehensive scopes of work.

Detail oriented, professional, and reliable

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software.
• Possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines
• Strong project management and supervision skills.
• Possesses knowledge of engineering fundamentals in all disciplines.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of cross-functional project execution.
• Independently executes multiple technical initiatives or programs and recommends future direction.

• Operates in a professional office environment within or outside of an industrial plant environment.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and filing cabinets.
• Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.
• Possible exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.
• Possible exposure to…