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Civil Engineering Project Manager (Oil & Gas) – S&ME

S&ME is seeking a skilled Project Manager with design and permitting experience to join our Civil Services team throughout the Carolinas. We are open to hiring in several of our other North & South Carolina offices, including Charlotte, Asheville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Greensboro, Columbia, Charleston, Florence, Greenville-Spartanburg and Myrtle Beach.

This is a unique opportunity for professionals with a background in the Oil & Gas industry to work on projects in the Energy Market right here in North and South Carolina.

To apply for any of the locations we’ve listed above, please use this link: https://smeinc.applicantpro.com/jobs/3862947

At S&ME, we have a history of delivering innovative civil, geotechnical, environmental, and construction material testing services for over 50 years. Over the decades, we have become a trusted partner for clients across various industries, including energy, water, waste management, transportation, education, government, commercial, industrial, and more. Our commitment to technical excellence and integrity has established us as a leader in our field.

Why Work at S&ME?

  • Career Growth: We invest in your success with mentorship, training, and leadership opportunities.
  • Exciting Projects: Big or small, simple or complex, we do it all. Our projects are as diverse as they are exciting, so every day brings something new.
  • Supportive Culture: Collaboration, respect, and positivity fuel our team environment.
  • Flexibility: Work-life balance matters to us, helping you thrive inside and outside the office.
  • Community Impact: Your work will directly improve the communities where we live, work, and play.

About The Role:

As a Civil Engineering Project Manager leading multi-disciplined project teams, you will utilize your technical expertise and leadership skills, foster team collaboration, build strong client relationships, and create a positive project environment. Alongside project delivery, you'll contribute to business growth by developing proposals and supporting strategic client development efforts.

  • Leadership & Coordination: Direct multi-disciplined teams on design and permitting for natural gas distribution and transmission projects, ensuring effective collaboration and communication. Coordinate environmental, natural, and cultural resource assessments for projects in new and existing utility easements.
  • Project Execution: Manage all aspects of project delivery, including safety compliance, risk assessment, technical quality, schedule, and budget. Conduct site visits and engage with clients to ensure expectations are exceeded.
  • Permitting and Design: Oversee the preparation of environmental and non-environmental permitting processes, including Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plans, Floodplain Development Permits, site grading, DOT Encroachments, Utility Encroachments, while performing design for natural gas distribution and transmission pipelines and facilities.
  • Business Development: Partner with leadership to identify new opportunities, prepare competitive proposals, and expand the company's client network.

About You:

  • You have a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related technical field, preferred
  • You have a minimum of 6 years of experience in civil engineering in the energy market, with experience in the onshore oil and gas industry required
  • You have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Project Manager
  • You have a proven track record of managing multidisciplinary teams with strong communication, organizational, and computer skills
  • You are committed to excellence in client development, proposal writing, and teamwork

Grow With Us:

At S&ME, your career growth matters. You'll receive professional training, work on exciting projects, and be part of a company that truly invests in its people. This is more than a job; it's a chance to build a long-term career in the engineering and construction industry. S&ME provides a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, as well as career development resources. Come grow and thrive with us at S&ME!

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans with HSA and FSA options
  • 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Employee-Sponsored 401K
  • PTO with Rollover
  • Maternity/Paternity/Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Credential Incentive Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company Vehicle with Fuel Card for Project-Based Work
  • $2,000 Referral Bonuses & More!

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career with a firm committed to our employees and providing quality service to our clients, join our team!

This full-time role offers competitive pay based on experience. Candidates must comply with our Fleet Management, Substance Policy, and Reference Check requirements. Only candidates with valid employment eligibility (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not available. S&ME reserves the right to hire internally or externally at any time. No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.

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Natural Gas Technician I - at City of Shelby, NC

Click here to apply and learn more. 

Performs skilled trades work assisting in the repair, replacement, and installation of gas utility lines and appurtenances, investigating gas leaks and conducting inspections, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Natural Gas Supervisor.

Essential Functions
  • Assists in the repair, replacement, and installation of gas utility lines, meters, outlets, regulators, and related facilities; locates gas mains and services.
  • Fits taps and fuses pipe; assists with pipe welding; repairs damaged coatings.
  • Responds to and assists with investigating and repairing broken gas lines and gas leaks; assists in conducting leak surveys, cathodic protection surveys, casing surveys, and patrolling pipelines. 
  • Assists with rectifier readings; assists with checking pressures and downloads pressure recordings; checks interruptible consumption when required.
  • Records atmospheric corrosion data; assists with testing odorant levels on gas system for federal regulations; assists with general corrosion and atmospheric corrosion control.
  • Assists with valve inspection and repair.
  • Assists with inspecting hazardous pipe crossings.
  • Connects and disconnects gas service to meter and regulator sets; ensures meters are free of corrosion and properly set; lights pilots.
  • Takes pipe to soil potential readings.
  • Operates bush hog, backhoe, dump truck, trencher, tamp and related automotive and construction equipment as qualified.
  • Helps maintain rights-of-way, regulator, and farm tap stations; mows grass, weed eats, trims trees, and picks up debris.
  • Assists with abandonment of services and mains.
  • Assists with installation of anode beds and test stations.
  • Digs trenches by hand or machine; digs out, cleans, primes, and coats service risers.
  • Cleans, primes, and paints gas meters to meet federal atmospheric corrosion regulations.
  • Stocks truck with materials and supplies; loads and unloads trucks.
  • Makes minor repairs to and maintains tools and equipment.
  • May be required to work outside normal working hours in stand-by, on-call, or emergency situations.

 

Typical Qualifications

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successfully complete Operator Qualification requirements as defined for Natural Gas Technician I within two years of hire. Complete excavation, trenching and shoring, and flagging training within one year of hire.
Valid commercial driver's license in the State of North Carolina, or the ability to obtain within two years of hire.

Some knowledge of the maintenance, repair, and manual tasks related to gas utility work; some knowledge of the use of common hand and specialized power tools required in the work; some knowledge of the safe and proper use and operation of equipment required in the work; skill in the use of equipment to which assigned; ability to understand oral and written instructions; mechanical aptitude; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, contractors, customers, and the general public.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 20 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions and frequently sitting and climbing or balancing; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather) and exposure to the risk of electrical shock and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to vibration, working with explosives, wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

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