Project Development Engineer

Role: Project Development EngineerOur Vision: RigUp is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.Job Description:The Project Development Engineer serves as the front-end integrator for green & brownfield upstream unconventional well locations, facilities, and infrastructure by translating business objectives, operational needs, and technical inputs into clear, aligned, execution-ready scopes. This role builds trusted partnerships across stakeholders and helps shape projects that deliver safe, efficient, and value-focused execution.A successful Project Development Engineer will be recognized as a trusted front-end integrator across the organization; develop clear, aligned scopes that reduce downstream rework and improve execution readiness; create stakeholder alignment before projects move into execution; help the business make better development decisions through option evaluation, capital efficiency, and value-based tradeoffs; and bring clarity to ambiguous problems to help move the team from uncertainty to executable plans.Responsibilities:Front-End Project Development and Scope Definition:Lead early planning and scoping for well pads, tank batteries, well pad facilities, flowlines, and related infrastructure from inception through design basis readinessTranslate business objectives, operational needs, and technical inputs into clear, aligned, execution-ready scopesSupport business unit development planning milestones including decision quality assurance reviews (Roadmaps) and drill unit reviews (DUR) ensuring smooth transition into project executionLead Integrator Across Stakeholders:Serve as the front-end integrator across Business Unit, Global Operations (GO), Wells (D&C), Project Execution, Central Engineering, Surface Land, Regulatory, Project Controls, and Supply ChainBuild trusted partnerships and align stakeholders early to reduce rework, clarify handoffs, and improve decision qualityFrame tradeoffs & options for stakeholders when scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder expectations are in tensionValue Creation and Decision Quality:Develop & evaluate infrastructure options to support capital-efficient, value-focused project recommendations for development scenarios to inform subsurface decisionsPartner with business, reservoir, operations, and project controls teams to support informed scoping and investment decisionsTechnical Basis, Planning, and Execution Readiness:Develop and steward pre-Gate 3 technical basis, project layouts, site requirements, permitting strategies, planning assumptions, and standard design alignmentCoordinate early input for regulatory, land, permitting, constructability, equipment demand, inventory forecasting, and execution planningProvide stewardship and coordination to enable smooth project handoff into executionContinuous Improvement and Team Effectiveness:Contribute to a collaborative team culture built on clarity, ownership, constructive challenge, and trusted partnershipIdentify process gaps, interface issues, and rework drivers across the front-end development processSupport development of tools, workflows, and standards that improve scope quality, consistency, and execution readinessKey Relationships / Interfaces:Work across a broad set of stakeholders, including: Subsurface / Development Planning, Global Operations, Surface Land / Regulatory, Integrated Operations Planning & Scheduling (IOPS), Wells (Drilling / Completions), Project Execution, Central Engineering, Project Controls, and Procurement / Supply ChainSkills and Qualifications:BS degree in Engineering or related technical studiesPrior experience in Project Development, Execution and Planning activities (upstream unconventional is preferred)Strong communication and stakeholder management skillsProficient in Microsoft Office programsApproximately 10% travel to Midland Basin field locationsRole Details:Location: Houston, TexasSchedule:Monday-Friday 8-5( approx. 10% travel to Midland Basin field locations)Pay: $116.27/ Hr