Engineering Manager

Description

Job Title:                    Engineering Manager          

Department:             Maintenance

Reports To:                Maintenance Manager  

SUMMARY:  Provide leadership and oversight of project engineering, contract maintenance, and the capital budget for the Catawba Operation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead development and implementation of the Capital Budget.
• Establish, maintain and monitor engineering standards, procedures, and policies.
• Work with operations and maintenance leaders to develop project scopes and estimates.
• Estimate and prepare project funds requests using required tools.
• Collect and evaluate vendor proposals and make equipment recommendations.
• Determine project schedule, objectives and responsibilities through appropriate study of specifications, time requirements, and sequencing of work.
• Procure project materials and equipment.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment through enforcement of applicable policy and regulations.
• Coordinate and manage construction with operations groups and contractors.
• Control project costs though review and approval of expenditures.
• Prepare and communicate project status and performance through project monitoring tools.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee business activities in your area of responsibility; including supervision of four capital project engineers.   
• Develop your organization to ensure long and short term goals and objectives are met.
• Transfer knowledge to salaried staff and prepare them for future advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. in mechanical, electrical or civil engineering.  A Professional Engineer license is preferred. 
• Ten (10) years or more of project engineering experience in a related field. 
• Excellent leadership ability, including an ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think “outside the box”

• Functional use of Microsoft Office, Lotus, and Maintenance Management systems
• Demonstrated ability to balance priorities that meet short and long-term objectives; uses organized and efficient work methods.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and continue to develop knowledge and skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times.
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• May be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles; vibrations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• No license requirement.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.