Staff Project Engineer

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required: Not Applicable

Hybrid Role: This role is hybrid, with an established schedule of in-person work required at an assigned work location. Any remote work is expected to be performed from an employee’s primary residence, unless allowed (or prohibited) through the Company’s remote work guidelines.

Emergency Response: Yes – Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE’s emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

Works independently and in support of more senior project engineers in designing, prioritizing, scheduling, and implementing major construction & engineering projects. Initiates project scope process, developing preliminary design engineering schedules, cost estimates, and qualitative and quantitative risk assessments. Authorizes preliminary project scope reviews, scope definitions, and estimates. Chairs regular update meetings to management on scope, budget, engineering costs, schedules, and estimates for engineering designs. This is an individual contributor role.

Key Accountabilities

• Primary interface and liaison to resolve engineering design problems.
• Directs project scope initiation process, develops preliminary schedule (design engineering) and cost estimates, conducts qualitative and quantitative risk assessment.
• Works on project team for preliminary estimating, risk identification, and organizational planning.
• Reviews and authorizes validated design packages which includes the preliminary project scope review, scope definition, and estimates.
• Ensures design schedule is on target and monitors engineering costs.
• Chairs all project scope development meetings and provides updates of design status.
• Submits bid packages to Supply Chain; serves as the contract administrator for long-lead items; evaluates bid packages on purchases and develops spare parts list.
• Develops preventative maintenance program, definitive engineering estimate, and design packages.
• Coordinates inspection activities for equipment fabrications.
• Verifies master document list is issued for record including any as-built information.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology or construction management, and 3 years of experience in engineering, project management, or capital infrastructure projects.

Other Qualifications

Preferred:

• Project and or outage management in a utility setting
• PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute) certificate.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License

Other Requirements

• Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles (typically acquired through several years of experience in these areas) to affect tangible, positive outcomes.
• Competent in multitasking (i.e., the ability to prioritize & manage multiple tasks, issues or projects that may include high visibility initiatives and require innovation, teamwork & planning).
• Ability to conduct efficacious meetings & manage the meeting process with optimal results.
• Flexibility & the ability to work with shifting priorities; embrace new/evolving responsibilities.
• Cope with multiple demands from superiors, and/or subordinates & peers in a positive and even-handed fashion; displays a calm demeanor under pressure.
• Initiates new ideas and approaches, challenges orthodox practices & approaches with reasonably sound alternatives.
• Broad understanding of power generation, transmission, distribution and regional power dispatch issues.
• Intermediate-to-advanced analytical and project management skills.
• Consulting and influencing skills consistent with the ability to build relationships and influence parties; may include getting parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.