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Position Snapshot

Atwell is looking for a Project Engineer with energy-sector experience to support oil & natural gas, CO₂, hydrogen, RNG, pipeline, and facility projects. This role will support project teams by leading design aspects of assigned projects, maintaining project budget and schedule, providing technical expertise, and coordinating with internal teams, clients, vendors, and external partners.

The Project Engineer will help achieve business objectives by supporting project execution, assisting with project opportunities and proposals, providing technical guidance to project teams, and serving as a subject matter resource within the group. In this role, the selected candidate will be expected to develop and demonstrate proficiency regarding the essential functions of the job found below.

Essential Functions

• Direct and support project team members on various assignments as directed by the Project Manager, providing technical guidance, training, and mentorship.
• Recommend and implement design changes based on client requests, project requirements, technical standards, and constructability considerations.
• Communicate with clients, regulatory agencies, vendors, subcontractors, and internal project teams as needed to respond to inquiries and support project execution.
• Serve as a liaison between clients and project team members while helping communicate project scope, status, schedule, risks, and deliverables.
• Support project proposal efforts, including scope development, budget input, schedule planning, and coordination with project team members.
• Review, develop, and finalize engineering documents, design packages, technical reports, calculations, opinions of probable cost, and recommendations for Project Manager review and approval.
• Provide construction-related support, including reviewing submittals, responding to RFIs, supporting field questions, reviewing quantity and cost estimates, and helping resolve construction issues.
• Supervise, advise, train, and mentor assigned project team members while fostering collaboration across project teams and other teams within the firm.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by building personal networks, participating in applicable professional societies or trade associations, and staying current on industry standards and best practices.
• Work closely with other Energy teams within Atwell to share expertise, coordinate resources, and support overall project delivery.
• Manage workload effectively and communicate with the Project Manager and Team Leader regarding project status, priorities, and deadlines.
• Travel to project sites, client offices, Atwell offices, vendor facilities, or construction locations as needed.
• Employee may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field required.
• Professional Engineer license required, or ability to obtain based on state and project requirements.

Day to Day

• Manage and support engineering activities related to the design and execution of major Oil & Gas / Energy projects, including pipelines, facilities, and related infrastructure throughout the U.S.
• Provide engineering technical input into projects at various stages, from feasibility and preliminary design through detailed design, construction support, and final deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering design efforts with internal teams, EPC partners, external consultants, subcontractors, and Atwell subject matter experts to review and comment on design submittals.
• Help ensure deliverables meet project specifications, client standards, applicable codes, safety requirements, and Atwell quality expectations.
• Manage and coordinate various engineering disciplines, including civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation, controls, survey, permitting, GIS, and land teams.
• Review and monitor contractor or consultant progress against project milestones, schedules, budgets, and deliverable expectations.
• Support procurement efforts by assisting with RFP packages, vendor/subcontractor coordination, technical clarifications, and bid review.
• Develop, review, and refine electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, civil, or facility-related design packages depending on project scope and discipline background.
• Support projects involving natural gas transmission facilities, mainline valve stations, metering and regulating stations, pipelines, compressor stations, terminals, pump stations, and related energy infrastructure.
• Collaborate with project teams to define requirements and produce basis-of-design documents, engineering scopes, calculations, reports, design drawings, specifications, and construction support documentation.
• Identify project risks, technical issues, schedule impacts, and design challenges while working with project leadership to develop practical solutions.
• Maintain organized project files, calculations, design documentation, change tracking, QA/QC records, and client deliverables.

Preferred Tools & Experience

• Six or more years of relevant engineering experience preferred.
• Experience supporting Oil & Gas, midstream, pipeline, facilities, CO₂, hydrogen, RNG, industrial, utility, or broader energy infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading or supporting project teams, mentoring junior staff, and coordinating with clients or external partners.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, and technical quality.
• Familiarity with engineering design software and tools relevant to the candidate's discipline, such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, hydraulic modeling tools, electrical analysis tools, or related engineering software packages.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, design standards, safety requirements, and client-specific engineering procedures.
• Consulting, EPC, owner/operator, or energy-sector project experience preferred.

Pay Range - $100,000 - $150,000 base, + bonus.

Disclaimer

While AI tools may support your application process, this role is built on human talent. Your judgment, experience, and character matter most, so we encourage you to showcase what makes you uniquely you.

Atwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 3rd party agencies. No fee will be paid to 3rd parties who submit unsolicited resumes to any Atwell employee. Resumes from approved vendors must be specifically requested by Atwell and approved by the Atwell Talent Acquisition Team.

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