Project Director - Pipeline Engineering & Construction

Requisition :  97358 Next Era Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description The Director, Pipeline Engineering & Construction leads owner-side development and execution of major greenfield and brownfield natural gas transmission projects and represents the organization on joint venture projects. Where Next Era may have a limited or non-executing role.  The Director works through assigned Project Managers, Construction Managers and Project Engineers, and is accountable for scope, engineering, permitting, contracting, procurement, construction, commissioning, cost and schedule performance.

The role oversees complex pipeline and facility work, recruits and develops project professionals, ensures key execution decisions have been fully vetted, develops internal standards, processes and procedures and provides senior leadership with clear project status reports and delivers recommendations on project risk and potential recovery plans.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead assigned Project Managers and Project Engineers executing major greenfield and brownfield transmission projects, including looping and expansions, compressor stations, measurement and regulating facilities, interconnects, and pipeline hubs from development through closeout.

Establish and challenge project scope, design basis’, project alternatives, estimates, cash flows, schedules, execution strategies, contracting plans, and risk registers; recognize and drive early resolution of technical, permitting, and constructability issues. Ensure all project scope documents are thorough, concise and clear and that project managers effectively communicate with all internal and external team members and stakeholders. Review and approve invoices, cashflows, project milestones, termination curves, project Gantt and March charts as needed.

Direct the deployment of critical plans, schedules and designs that may contain relevant information required by Land, Environmental, Regulatory, Procurement and Project Controls to facilitate project related tasks external to the Engineering & Construction organization. Direct owner-side engineering oversight of internal and external resources, including routing and alignment, design reviews. Evaluate and implement various open cut, wet construction and HDD strategies for pipeline projects.

Oversee compression and facility design, participate in logistics planning and constructability and Haz Op reviews. Develop services, material and equipment sourcing strategies including bid-package preparation, participation in bid evaluations, supplier selection, contract negotiations, change-order resolution and claims avoidance.

Govern construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover with accountability for safety, quality, cost, schedule, field change control, tie-ins, as-built documentation, closeout, and lessons learned.

Challenge project schedules, manpower curves, progress measurement, production and cost forecasts, and recovery plans; ensure material variances are quantified, assigned, and communicated early.

Ensure compliance with Title 49 CFR Part 192, Part 195 and Part 193, ASME B31.8, API 1104, company standards, permits, and accepted pipeline construction practices while coordinating with Land, Environmental, Regulatory, Operations, Procurement, Legal, Commercial, Project Controls, and other stakeholders.

Work to develop and deploy internal processes, standards and procedures to improve…