Project Manager-Midstream

Primary purpose:

To provide design engineering and scope development for gathering facility expansions in support of business development objectives. Provide engineering support and assist with operating issues on existing rich natural gas gathering, compression, dehydration facilities and gas processing plants. Regularly evaluate gathering and compression capacity on multiple gathering mainline/lateral pipeline systems. The Pipeline Engineer/Project Manager will act as a first-line resource for Commercial personnel. Consistently communicate and coordinate midstream activities with Operations, Land, Project Management, and Environmental, Health and Safety.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

- Provide technical expertise for facilities and system design solutions with cost analyses

- Successfully work with and oversee third party engineering and construction management

- Oversee the design, costs and construction of projects from concept to actual completion insuring project is completed on time and within budget

- Work directly with third-party pipelines for strategic onload and offload interconnects

- Provide design solutions and cost analysis to debottleneck and expand system capacity

- Mentor and be a SME to other employees with an environment such that the employee feels comfortable to ask questions.

- Lead internal and external meetings confidently and efficiently with a clear specific agenda and that accomplishes the agenda items.

- Knowledgeable in key commercial and marketing project aspects

- Be able to present and clearly articulate an overview of Tallgrass Midstream facilities

- Work well with other internal and external team members and Tallgrass customers

- Provide recommendations for pipeline and facilities on proposed projects.

- Provide engineering design and scope development for pipeline and facilities, including route selection, equipment selection, preliminary cost estimating, and rate determination.

- Provide engineering support for business proceedings.

- Provide engineering support for system operational problems and/or improvements.

- Review new projects to assure operational practicality.

- Provide engineering guidance in the development of best practice operational methods.

- Participate in service availability evaluations and the communication of flow directives.

- Regularly communicate with management regarding project status, goals and objectives.

- Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.

- Regular communication of engineering findings to necessary teams.

- Speak clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and listen carefully.

- Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.

- Will work non-traditional hours as needed.

- Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.

- Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined.

Other duties as assigned.

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management or a related discipline.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

- Minimum of 5 years experience

- Must possess understanding of how corporate policies, procedures and practices relate to Tallgrass Energy, associated business units and internal and external customers.

- Must be knowledgeable in ASME and API standards and related policies, including the ability to attend training as required.

- Familiar with DOT, EPA, OSHA, and other applicable pipeline safety and environmental, regulations.

- Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

- Familiarity with Tallgrass’ pipelines systems and operations.

- Applicable gas industry regulatory experience (working knowledge of federal regulatory knowledge, state regulatory knowledge, and natural gas market knowledge)

- Stakeholder management and project management

- Team development skills with change management experience

- Understanding of capital project economics.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

- Ability to work in a fast-moving competitive environment that may include handling sensitive company and customer information.

- Requires the ability to read and understand technical documents including legal contracts and information on new management concepts and new technology

- Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.

- Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.

- Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.

- Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.

- Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.

- Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.

- Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

- The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

- Occasional overnight travel may be required.

- Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.

The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Working Conditions:

- Occasional overnight travel may be required.

- Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.

The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

- None

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

- Professional Engineer (PE)

- Knowledge of FERC process a plus

- Natural gas pipeline industry experience is preferred

- Ability to manage simultaneous projects at all phases of project lifecycle