Senior Engineering Manager

This position can be located in one of the following offices: Kennesaw, GA; Naperville, IL; Overland Park, KS; or other office locations.

About the Role

Lead the Engineering Unit to deliver projects on time, on budget, and to the highest standards of quality, while inspiring a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Engineering Unit staff maintains schedules, budgets, and quality of deliverables.
• Maintain responsibility for the engineer team’s quality; establish and enforce quality standards for the team through the Project Engineers and Supervisors.
• Maintain, update, and execute Continuous Improvement Plans.
• Accountable for ensuring project budget and schedule are met for division projects.
• Responsible for the approval of engineering documents produced by the Engineering Unit.
• Drive continuous improvement in the organization utilizing lessons learned and corrective action programs.
• Work with Project Managers and Project Engineers to define the scope of work.
• Direct/assign work to the Engineering Unit to balance activities.
• Demonstrate technical leadership, providing resolution to technical issues either through own knowledge or by coordination with Subject Matter Experts.
• Aggressively support marketing efforts.
• Lead proposal preparation with input from Project Managers, Project Engineers, and discipline supervisors.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with client counterparts.
• Assist with development and execution of business plan development and implementation, market assessment and planning, contract negotiation, product and service development.
• Recruit, hire, develop, and retain staff.
• Identify and promote opportunities for site work and training (e.g., owner’s groups, manufacturer, professional society).
• Utilize the review/approval process of deliverables as a technical training opportunity for staff.
• Provide timely and appropriate performance feedback and coaching.
• Promote professional development (e.g., professional license, certifications, and client qualifications).
• Support, follow, and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Identify and develop future leaders of the organization.
• Meet applied time goals for self and ensure staff meets their applied time goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
• Must have 10+ years of design engineering experience in the Power Industry.
• Candidate must have active PE license or be willing to obtain active PE license.
• Prior experience with the Advanced Nuclear and Small Modular Reactor technologies is strongly desired.
• Experience with new design of power plant systems.
• Experience with the management and coordination of complex BIM / 3D models containing major plant systems, structures, and components.
• Experience with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) or other large-scale project delivery methods is desired.
• Knowledge of applicable government codes and industry standards.
• Excellent organizational, time management, strategic planning, writing, communication, decision-making, and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; comfortable and effective communicator with staff, clients (internal and external), management, etc.
• Strong technical writing, attention to detail, and human performance skills.
• Strong coordination and team-building skills; demonstrated ability to work across disciplines, divisions, and teams.
• Ability to assess and understand team strengths and weaknesses and adjust level of support/oversight as appropriate.
• Ability to motivate team members and achieve goals through positive, winning attitude and effective leadership style.
• Problem-solving and general scientific evaluation skills.
• Required to travel up to 25+% of the time to client sites (expected to travel at least one time per month) for project meetings, marketing meetings, and conferences. Also, required to travel between ENERCON regional offices.

Pay

Compensation range: USD $150,000.00 - USD $220,000.00 per year.

Benefits

ENERCON offers a comprehensive benefits package, including potential eligibility for health, retirement, and other employee benefits. Actual compensation and benefits will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.