Project Development Engineer II (Front-End)

About the role

This 12-month assignment in Spring, TX focuses on front-end project development for upstream unconventional well locations, facilities, flowlines, and related infrastructure. The role is designed for an engineering professional who can translate business objectives, operational requirements, and technical inputs into execution-ready scopes while supporting decision quality, stakeholder alignment, and project readiness. This position offers broad exposure across project development, planning, regulatory coordination, and execution interfaces in a technically demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end project development and translate business, operational, and technical inputs into clear, aligned, execution-ready scopes.
• Support early planning and scoping for well pads, tank batteries, well pad facilities, flowlines, and related infrastructure.
• Evaluate infrastructure options and support capital-efficient, value-focused project recommendations.
• Develop and steward technical basis, project layouts, site requirements, permitting strategies, planning assumptions, and standard design alignment.
• Coordinate early input for regulatory, land, permitting, constructability, equipment demand, inventory forecasting, and execution planning.
• Work across upstream development planning, operations, engineering, project execution, regulatory, land, project controls, and supply chain interfaces.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering or related technical studies.
• Prior experience in project development, execution, and planning activities.

Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in upstream unconventional environments.