Engineering Project Manager II - QDC

Engineering Project ManagerThe Engineering Project Manager leads the engineering effort on QDC's fast-track, advanced technology projects. In QDC's current delivery model the detailed design is performed by Quanta engineering OpCos and third-party engineers of record, and the client, the OpCos, the field execution teams and the client's own stakeholders all have a hand in the outcome. The Engineering Project Manager is the person who makes that arrangement work: defining and managing the engineering scope, deliverables, schedule and budget across every discipline; running communication, change, risk and documentation so that assumptions, decisions and changes are aligned and recorded rather than assumed; identifying and closing the gaps between Engineering and Construction and between Engineering and Procurement; and representing QDC Engineering to the client and the field. The Engineering Project Manager leads the QDC discipline engineers and designers assigned to the projects, directs the engineering OpCos, and reports to the VP or Director of Engineering, QDC. The Engineering Project Manager works alongside the Senior Engineering Project Manager across all division projects and takes on increasing leadership responsibility within QDC Engineering as the division grows.The Engineering Project Manager will:Define the engineering scope, basis of design, deliverable list, schedule and work-hour budget for each project across the electrical, mechanical and civil-structural disciplines, from proposal and early engineering through detail design, construction support, startup and commissioningPlan and manage the engineering schedule against the procurement and construction schedules so long-lead equipment, early civil and foundation packages and IFC deliverables arrive when the field and the buyers need them; track progress, forecast and recoverDirect the Quanta engineering OpCos and third-party engineers of record performing detailed design: define their scopes, align them with the intercompany purchase orders and contracts, review their plans and staffing, and hold them to QDC deliverable, quality and schedule expectationsLead design reviews, constructability reviews, model (30/60/90 percent) reviews and IFC readiness reviews with the discipline engineers and designers, the OpCos, the client and the field; make sure comments are documented, tracked and closedConfirm that each discipline's scope is complete, buildable, procurable and compatible with the other disciplines, the owner-furnished equipment and the client's requirements before it is issued for constructionCoordinate the technical interfaces that cross disciplines and companies, including the utility interconnect, owner-furnished equipment, underground and rack conflicts, and the handoffs between engineering, procurement and the fieldEstablish and run the project engineering communication plan so the client, OpCos, field teams and third parties work from the same assumptions, scope and schedule; create alignment through documentation (basis of design, decision logs, meeting records) rather than through meetings aloneOwn the engineering change process: see that every change, issue, RFI and client or team decision is captured in the project issue, RFI and decision logs, assessed for cost, schedule, contract and other impacts, and run through the formal QDC change process rather than settled by informal agreementLead engineering risk management using the Project Risk Wheel and the QDC risk procedure: identify scope, schedule, cost, change, design and quality, procurement, people, communication, stakeholder and contract risks early, assess them, and respond with mitigations and with capacity designed into the projectBuild capacity for change into the engineering approach: flexibility in layouts, maintenance corridors, spare capacity where materials are cheap, requirements separated from preferences, and standardization where it reduces riskManage engineering documentation and document flow in the project document management system (e.g., Procore), including revision control, transmittals, review comments and as-built records, and hold the OpCos to the same standardServe as QDC Engineering's point of contact to the client and the client's stakeholders, the Quanta engineering OpCos, the field execution teams, equipment OEMs and third parties for the assigned projectsFacilitate communication, coordination and document flow among those parties; remove hurdles and resolve issues so the field is never waiting on a drawing or an answerIdentify and remedy gaps between Engineering and Construction and between Engineering and Procurement, including scope that no party has picked up, deliverables that do not match how the work will be bought or built, and decisions that have not reached the people who need themWork with the QDC project management, procurement, field operations and commercial teams to align engineering scope and deliverables with the intercompany purchase orders, the prime contract and the construction planRepresent QDC Engineering professionally in client meetings, design reviews, coordination meetings and site meetings; present status, issues, alternatives and recommendations and be willing to speak up and ask questionsLead engineering inputs to proposals and estimates: engineering scope and approach, deliverable lists, work-hour and schedule estimates, OpCo scopes and pricing, and the engineering risks and assumptions behind themSupport early engineering and front-end work (concepts, equipment lists, order-of-magnitude quantities, long-lead identification) that lets QDC and the client make decisions before detailed design beginsTrack engineering costs and work-hours against budget; identify variances and support the change process with engineering cost and schedule impact assessmentsHelp define how QDC Engineering's scope is estimated, budgeted and tracked on QDC projects as the function growsLead, develop and support the QDC discipline engineers and designers: set priorities and expectations, remove obstacles, review work, and give clear and timely feedbackParticipate in hiring and onboarding the QDC Engineering team, including the discipline engineers and designers and, as the division grows, Assistant Engineering Project Managers and Engineering Project ManagersFoster a culture in which teammates collaborate across disciplines and companies, document their decisions, speak up early, and take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of their workRun the QDC lessons learned process on every project: capture lessons during the project rather than at closeout, lead root-cause reviews of RFIs, rework and design gaps, record the methods that saved time or money, and vet and sort each lesson for impact and reuseDevelop, maintain and roll out QDC Engineering best practices, design criteria, procedures, templates, checklists and training, working with the discipline leads, and flow them down to the OpCos; help those best practices mature into QDC standards and specificationsBuild the QDC Engineering processes and procedures for scope definition, OpCo management, design review, change and risk management, documentation and project closeout, and refine them with each projectCarry lessons learned and best practices into proposals and the front end of the next project so every project starts with the risks QDC already knows about and a plan to handle themTravel to project sites to support the field, walk down installations, resolve engineering issues and support startup and commissioningSupport the field on construction RFIs, field changes and redlines by directing the discipline engineers and OpCos to timely, documented answersParticipate in project kick-offs, milestone reviews, commissioning and closeout, and carry the results into lessons learnedTake personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his or her work; perform other duties as assigned