Civil/Structural Engineering Resource Manager

Keystone Engineering Inc. opened for business in 1988 and for decades, has been a reliable provider of qualified engineering resources and technically innovative solutions. Keystone was founded to be an enduring company that provides quality project management, engineering, drafting, and procurement services, as well as, provides an environment for our employees and clients to innovate, thrive, and be successful.

Keystone's family of companies include: Milestone Project Services, SIS SILverstone, VeraPro, and Salmon & Associates

Our varied and extensive experience indicates that successful projects come down to personnel. We incorporate their individual skills in a process that’s geared toward excellence. The intentional pairing of people and process is the reason why clients know that they can trust their projects in the hands of Keystone. Services Offered: 3D Laser Scanning Controls & Automation Construction Management Design & Drafting Engineering: Civil/Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Process Functional Safety Information Technology Instrumentation On-Site Services Operations & Commissioning Support Procurement Project Management.

Keystone Engineering is currently seeking a Civil/ Structural Engineering Resource Manager to lead our Port Arthur team.

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Port Arthur, TX

Work Environment: Office/Sedentary

Travel Requirements: Occasional site visits required

Essential Functions:

• Supervise and mentor discipline staff.
• Overall technical responsibility for all discipline activities.
• Coordinates resource/staffing requirements with project teams, including participation in weekly internal staff meetings and weekly inter-office conference calls.
• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring discipline personnel.
• Responsible for interfacing with HR and addressing personnel issues, including disciplinary action and termination where required.
• Conducts performance evaluations on staff personnel.
• Manages the overall execution of projects.
• Acts as the primary interface between the project team and the client representative. The PM is the face of Keystone to the client.
• Creates, executes, and revises project execution plans as required to meet client requirements and project metrics.
• Evaluates technical requirements on projects and supports proposal activities with internal engineering cost and AFE estimates.
• Coordinates discipline-specific technical training and development, including mentoring and technical support.
• Approves 3rd party applications used by discipline engineers.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of assigned projects.
• Remains completely accessible to the client during the life of the project and provides a single point of contact, ensuring specific requests are processed timely and appropriately.
• Develops lasting relationships with customer personnel that foster customer ties.
• Ensures that all deliverables have been reviewed, approved, and signed off prior to issue to the client.
• Responsible for review and approval of invoices within a 48-hour turnaround.
• Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members and peers.
• Motivates the team to work together in the most efficient manner.
• Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.
• Understands the basic business drivers of our customers and their markets.
• Identifies and champions opportunities to standardize work processes across Business Units.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering from an ABET institution.
• 10 years of working experience.
• PE License in Texas.
• Strong technical background in civil engineering with a focus specifically in the oil & gas industry.
• Previous personnel management experience.
• Previous project schedule and budget management experience.
• Strong Written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, creative, organized, and solution-oriented advocate.
• Attention to detail.

Experience Preferred:

• Previous personnel management experience.
  
• Proficient in STAAD, RISA 3D, RISA Foundation, and/or RISA Connection.