Senior Project Manager, Fuels Management

Position Overview

Support and help lead the development of fuel supply infrastructure, primarily focused on natural gas systems. Responsible for coordinating engineering, permitting, and consultant efforts to move projects from early planning through construction readiness. Work closely with the Director of Fuels Management to ensure fuel delivery solutions are technically sound, practical to build, and aligned with site requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Development

• Coordinate development of natural gas infrastructure projects from planning through permitting
• Work directly with engineering teams to review design approach and system performance requirements
• Address routing, constructability, and integration challenges as they arise
• Keep projects moving by identifying risks early and working toward practical solutions
• Coordinate engineering, environmental, regulatory, and construction planning efforts to keep infrastructure projects progressing toward construction readiness

Engineering & Technical Review

• Review pipeline design packages, modeling assumptions, and supporting studies
• Compare infrastructure alternatives and provide input on major investment decisions
• Make project-level decisions within established operational and financial guidelines
• Escalate decisions outside parameters through the appropriate leadership channels

Permitting & Regulatory

• Coordinate environmental and regulatory permitting efforts
• Track agency approvals and manage supporting documentation
• Work through regulatory questions and information requests
• Anticipate and mitigate potential approval delays

Consultant Oversight

• Manage outside engineering and environmental consultants
• Define scopes of work and review deliverables for completeness and accuracy
• Monitor schedule performance and hold teams accountable

Strategic & Financial Input

• Provide technical and financial input on infrastructure budgeting and long-term fuel planning
• Assess cost, schedule, and operational impacts of project alternatives
• Make recommendations within approved authority limits and coordinate higher-level approvals when required

Communication

• Provide regular status updates to leadership
• Translate technical information into clear, business-relevant terms
• Support executive reporting and internal planning discussions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in natural gas, pipeline, or energy infrastructure projects, including project management responsibility
• Demonstrated experience advancing projects through planning, engineering, permitting, and construction readiness
• Working knowledge of natural gas systems and the ability to review engineering designs, technical studies, and constructability considerations
• Experience coordinating regulatory approvals and managing engineering and environmental consultants
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear recommendations to leadership