DTE Energy · 7 hours ago
Senior Project Engineer
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expDTE Energy is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies, focusing on creating a cleaner, healthier environment. The Senior Project Engineer will work independently and support various project managers in designing, prioritizing, scheduling, and implementing major construction and engineering projects.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyIndustrialOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Interfaces and acts as liaison to address and resolve engineering design problems
Manages engineering costs and project scope of change control for engineering activities throughout the life cycle of a project
Directs project scope initiation process, develops preliminary schedule (design engineering) and cost estimates, conducts qualitative and quantitative risk assessment
Manages the design development of projects through the conceptual, design, scheduling, analysis, installation, testing and commissioning phase of projects
Coordinate with various engineering teams to address issues that may arising during the design and project execution phase
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
Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure project is executed within scope while also developing contingency plans for planned outages during project construction
Supports and advocate for project managers by incorporating design changes requested by various permitting bodies and teams
Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements as well as provide certified drawings for permits
Chairs all scope meetings and provides updates of design status
Integrates project design and initial construction plans with Supply Chain, vendor and Project Manager to ensure coordination between engineering, procurement and construction
Provides technical support to the project manager
Coordinates inspection activities for equipment fabrications
Collaborates with the project manager and engineering to ensure all engineering documentation is updated and accurate for all new construction and as-builds
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology or construction management
6 years of experience in engineering, project management, or capital infrastructure projects
Ability to apply project planning & implementation and/or continuous improvement principles
Competent in multitasking (i.e., the ability to prioritize & manage multiple tasks, issues or projects)
Ability to conduct efficacious meetings & manage the meeting process with optimal results
Flexibility & the ability to work with shifting priorities; embrace new/evolving responsibilities
Copes with multiple demands from superiors, and/or subordinates & peers in a positive and even-handed fashion
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
Preferred
Project and or outage management in a utility setting
PMI/PMP (Project Management Institute) certificate
Professional Engineer (PE) License
Company
DTE Energy
DTE Energy provides gas & electric utility services to MI homes and businesses.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.17BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-11-18Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $7.17B
Leadership Team
David Ruud
Chief Financial Officer
Diane Antishin
Vice President, HR Operations and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
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