Job Description

Openings are available across the Expansion and Pipeline groups.

The manager, engineering projects leads team members in the planning, designing, procurement and construction of additions, changes, or maintenance to Northern Natural Gas Company’s 15,000-mile natural gas pipeline system. Responsibilities include project oversight; guiding project management, engineering and construction staff; resolving complex design and engineering problems; and personnel development. The manager, engineering projects participates in the management of work for all levels of engineers and third-party contractors or engineering services. The position is responsible for all work products provided by its team and may also provide assistance to engineering management on high-level projects and initiatives. This position generally reports to a director-engineering services or the vice president of engineering and provides leadership to a subset of or its own engineering team.

Leadership and Team Development

• Support the company’s vision, mission and core principles while fostering employee engagement and accountability.
• Manage personnel performance, training and development.
• Contribute as a member of the engineering department management team and provide discipline leadership for engineers.

Project and Contract Management

• Direct planning, engineering and design for system additions and maintenance using the plan, execute, measure and correct model.
• Own project and business outcomes for teams assigned capital projects.
• Manage third-party engineering services contracts and identify, mitigate and manage contract and project risks to support successful execution.

Strategy, Standards and Continuous Improvement

• Develop and implement strategic and technical goals that strengthen engineering capabilities.
• Identify performance gaps, lead improvement initiatives and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure projects and designs comply with applicable industry codes, standards and Company Engineering Standards.
• Monitor industry issues and technical trends and recommend or implement changes that benefit Northern’s business.

Emergency Response

• Support emergency response teams in managing and resolving operational crises.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.)
• Eight or more years of technical experience in the natural gas or energy industry as a practicing engineer and/or project manager, including highly technical work.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities.
• Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.
• Working knowledge of accounting, financial and contract applications.
• Availability as a resource for problem resolution on a 24-hour basis.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to remote locations.
• Understanding safety, environmental compliance, and risk management in hazardous environments.
• Project lifecycle management from concept through design, permitting, construction and commissioning.
• Advanced leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to leverage the strengths of others to deliver success on complex, high-level projects.
• Advanced technical knowledge, judgment and capability in pipeline engineering.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues and projects at the same time.
  

BHE Pipeline Group consists of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s interstate natural gas pipeline companies, BHE GT&S, Kern River Gas Transmission Company and Northern Natural Gas Company. Combined, BHE Pipeline Group operates approximately 21,200 miles of pipeline with a design capacity of approximately 21.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, owns assets in 27 states and is an industry leader in natural gas transportation. BHE Pipeline Group also operates 22 natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 515.6 billion cubic feet and a liquefied natural gas export, import and storage facility.