Principal Engineer, Project

Responsibilities

• Coordination of capital project technical activities including but not limited to scoping, planning, costing and scheduling.
• Follow CPMM (Cameron LNG Project Management Methodology) to execute capital projects via a stage-gated delivery approach.
• Take charge of CPMM continuous improvement process.
• Take a lead on internal evaluation of proposed capital projects and coordination with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Safety prior to sanctioning projects.
• This includes participation in five-year planning.
• Participate in pre-qualification of contractors and sub-contractors prior to any request for bids and provide input in the monitoring of contractors and sub-contractors performance throughout the life of the projects.
• During design: conduct and assist in in-house design or oversee external engineering firms contracted by CLNG, also provide company engineering design input to the contractors for adherence to LNG codes and other relevant standards.
• Lead on Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC for CLNG future projects, in coordination with shareholder representatives, as required.
• During fabrication and procurement: coordinate closely with Supply Chain, Warehouse, Manufacturers, and Fabricators for on-time and quality delivery and provision of proper documentation.
• During construction/implementation: work closely with maintenance departments and other contractors for safe, on time, on budget delivery of the projects.
• Supervision of the construction quality and adherence to specifications within a safe work environment of all the contractors and subcontractors is a must.
• During project completion and close out: ensure all redlines are complete, As-Builts are finalized, stored in OpenText, lessons learned are captured and all invoices are paid.
• Participate in a multi-discipline team of professionals that provide Company support, monitoring, reporting, and project controls related to the project.
• Participate in the development of engineering specifications and provide support and quality assurance in the procurement of material, equipment, and services to ensure conformity with sound engineering practice and cost effectiveness.
• For all projects, participate in the Management of Change process for all systems and existing plant modifications, review and provide input to changes through the change order process, and verify that documents and drawings are up to date.
• Keep the management informed of any technical, schedule, or cost impacts to other project tasks & activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• Professional Engineering License in good standing with the state of Louisiana or Texas is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum fifteen (15) years project engineering experience within the oil and gas industry of which at least five (5) years is in a similar position of responsibility and expertise in an operating facility.
• Candidates must demonstrate extensive field experience to be considered for this position.
• Familiarity with entire Capital Project Life Cycle.