Position: Project Interface Engineering Coordinators
Location: Houston, TX
Job Id: 185
# of Openings: 15
SMSI provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. SMSI has grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones.
SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Job Summary:
SMSI is hiring multiple Project Interface Engineering Coordinators in Houston, TX or Greenville, SC. These candidates will play a pivotal role as the primary liaison between customer, clients, and third parties for services. Their responsibilities will encompass essential project and engineering management duties, emphasizing the establishment of an execution framework that aligns with interface management responsibilities, safety, and quality.
SMSI requires Project Interface Engineering Coordinators in the following discipline areas – Process/Mechanical, Piping/Plumbing, Electrical, Communication Security, Structural, HVAC, Instrumentation (I&C), and Penetration Management (fire barriers & fire wall penetrations), and overall General Interface.
Responsibilities:
Interface management/coordination in projects is crucial for ensuring that different components of the project work together seamlessly. The candidates will focus on managing the interactions between various project scopes, which might include different systems, teams, or contractors.
- Defining Interfaces: This involves identifying and defining the points of interaction between different components of the construction project, such as between electrical and mechanical systems or between construction phases.
- Coordination and Communication: Ensuring that there is clear communication and coordination between different teams or systems that interact. This might involve regular meetings, detailed documentation, and the use of collaborative tools.
- Resolving Conflicts: Interface management also includes resolving conflicts that arise from overlapping work or misalignments between different scopes of the project. This can involve mediation and adjustments to schedules or plans.
- Documentation: Keeping detailed records of how interfaces are managed is important. This documentation helps in understanding the flow of the project and is crucial for resolving any disputes that may arise.
- Risk Management: Proactively identifying and managing risks associated with interfaces can prevent delays and cost overruns. This involves anticipating potential issues and planning mitigation strategies.
- Prioritizing Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE): Ensure that HSE considerations are embedded throughout all project phases, reflecting our commitment to industry standards.
- Lead the development of interface management strategy and plan, identifying, documenting, and closing out interfaces in a structured manner.
- Define the approach to identifying, documenting, and closing out interfaces, ensuring an organized process.
- Maintain the interface system of record and interface tables/matrices with the most current, accurate information regarding status of interface agreements and interface points.
- Schedule and lead regular meetings and teleconferences to achieve alignment or enhance information sharing for each respective scope of interfaces.
- The Interface Coordinator must work with the customer project team, client, and external stakeholders to ensure that both internal and external interfaces are identified, addressed, and appropriate procedures are integrated into the overall interface management plan.
- Establish and maintain clear communication channels and protocols for each respective scope interface.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define interface requirements and expectations.
- Present and explain interface management work processes to relevant internal and external stakeholders, including customer project teams, clients, licensors, EPC contractors, third parties, and government agencies.
Required Skills:
- Candidate should have seven (7) years of experience in a significant project role, demonstrating expertise in interface management, project controls, and design or construction engineering.
- Successful track record on large or mega-sized engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM) projects.
- Certification in project management, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), is highly recommended.
- International project or area management experience in diverse cultural environments is highly valued.
- Emphasis on diversity and inclusion initiatives within engineering management.
- Proactive and goal-oriented with the initiative to positively influence events.
- Proficient in problem-solving, particularly in complex project or business environments.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify potential solutions.
- Technical and business writing proficiency.
- Establish and maintain high standards of self-performance with responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments and tasks.
- This position requires travel, with mobility of greater than 25% to client sites in South Carolina.
- The candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred or other degrees and/or project experience.