Project Manager - Trenchless/Crossings

About PTAG

At PTAG, we help our clients plan, manage, and execute their most challenging projects with innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Our mission is to help our clients achieve successful delivery and efficient operation of their capital projects. Our vision is to support global leaders in the selection, planning, and execution of their major initiatives. Our Values Include Safety: The safety of our employees, suppliers, and clients is always the top priority.Collaboration: We build true partnerships with clients and service providers.Leadership: We elevate project performance through the application of best practices.Accountability: We take responsibility for every aspect of our engagements.Client Satisfaction: We strive for 100% satisfaction on every project.Integrity: We believe in open and transparent communication at all levels.

Role & Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Manager and subject matter expert (SME) for trenchless and crossing scopes on major pipeline projects, including horizontal directional drilling (HDD), direct pipe, microtunnelling, and bore crossings.
• Lead and manage crossing programs from concept through construction and closeout, including feasibility, method selection, design coordination, contractor procurement, and execution.
• Evaluate crossing methods and constructability, and provide technical guidance on geotechnical conditions, drill path and alignment design, pull-back loads, and risk mitigation.
• Manage and direct engineering, geotechnical, permitting, and environmental consultants and specialty trenchless contractors.
• Review and challenge contractor plans, schedules, and means and methods, including drilling fluid management, contingency (e.g., frac-out) planning, and inadvertent return response.
• Coordinate permitting and stakeholder requirements for crossings of rivers, wetlands, highways, railways, and existing utilities, including regulator, landowner, and third-party interfaces.
• Own the crossing program strategy, register, and risk-based tiering.
• Define the procurement and contracting strategy for specialty contractors: packaging, prequalification, market and rig capacity.
• Identify, assess, and track risks, issues, and dependencies, and escalate as required; support change management, cost forecasting, and resource planning for crossing scopes.
• Support program governance and executive reporting, promote safety and compliance on all crossing activities, and contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Geotechnical preferred), Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of project management experience on major pipeline or linear infrastructure projects, with 8+ years focused on trenchless and crossing work.
• Strong technical background in trenchless methods, including HDD, direct pipe, microtunnelling, and bore crossings (e.g., auger bore, guided bore).
• Demonstrated experience managing large crossing programs on major pipeline projects, ideally with large-diameter crude and/or NGL pipelines.
• Experience working with or for a specialty trenchless or tunnelling contractor is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of geotechnical investigation, crossing design and risk assessment, and permitting and regulatory requirements for water, road, and rail crossings.
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