Position Overview:

Engineering Manager is a position that requires a committed individual who can receive and process information from a variety of sources, from which decisions critical to the success of the company are made. A wide degree of creativity and latitude for appropriate decision making is expected of the Engineer Manager. The Engineering Manager must rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading the application, design, and material requirement efforts related to the manufacturing of equipment and delivering accurate and timely fabrication drawings to purchasing and to the shop.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide technical direction and daily supervision as required to assist engineering, design, drafting and materials requirement support staff.
• Meet with customers, suppliers, and third-party manufacturers as required to broaden knowledge base on customer experiences, customer preferences, market trends, new materials, design modifications, etc.
• Maintain frequent communication, and liaise, with Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality departments via meetings and written updates.
• Develop and mentor junior engineers and other direct reports to improve both technical capabilities and business acumen.
• Prioritize new product development projects per corporate strategies.
• Assume role of Project Leader for high profile projects.
• Maintain company engineering standards and specifications for all products.
• Maintain current knowledge of competitors’ designs.
• Develop quarterly and annual performance goals; monitor and quantify results.
• Evaluate employee performance and make recommendations to hire, promote, discipline, and terminate.
• Lead efforts to update designs to be more economically engineered for materials as well as fabrication without compromising quality or customer experience.
• Ensure all equipment and designs are within code guidelines, checked for quality and accuracy, and utilize approved methods of calculation.
• Ensure product designs comply with best industry practices.

Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an Engineering Department supporting a complex and dynamic Manufacturing Environment
• Minimum 3 years managerial/supervisory experience
• Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master's Degree
• 7 years’ experience in Engineering Management.
• Experience in the midstream or upstream segment of the oil and gas industry preferred.
• Understanding of the selection and application Vapor Combustion Technologies in midstream and downstream applications
• Understanding and knowledge of applicable industry codes
• Functional understanding of piping codes and pressure vessel codes (ASME B31.3 & B31.8, and ASME Section VIII, etc.), piping and pressure vessel sizing criteria as related to this industry and industrial combustion processes and technologies.

Position Criteria:

• Self-directing and self-motivating.
• Decisive
• An active change agent
• An individual with a strong sense of urgency.
• An individual with a strong customer focus
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• • Ability to stand, sit and/or walk on a hard surface as well as safely bend, stoop, reach, climb steps and use ladder.
  • Lift up to 25 pounds.
  • Vision abilities required: close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Vision to accurately read all related distribution documents and computer monitor screens.
  • Travel 20%

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated record of success in positions of increasing Engineering management responsibility and will be exceptional at developing, managing, and leading directly or indirectly the full complement of financial, operational, and administrative responsibilities of the organization.
• Must be committed to the development of the Engineering team professionally through consistent and meaningful feedback, coaching, and recognition.
• Proven reputation for financial acumen, strategic thinking, business judgment, quantitative analysis ability, and leadership skills.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing and a keen appreciation for the issues confronting an evolving, dynamic, with operational complexities is required.
• Must possess the intellectual skills to guide the organization from the Engineering standpoint, and this intellect must be complemented by a strong process orientation, a demonstrated track record of being a user, as well as a provider of information, and a qualitative orientation toward all business practices.
• Must be well organized, persistent, and metrics-driven; and possess strong leadership and relationship instincts.
• Energy, creativity, focus, multi-dimensional thinking, strong work ethic and interpersonal skills are required.
• An entrepreneurial, open-minded individual with excellent communication skills is necessary.
• Ability to possess the highest levels of maturity, ethics, and professional integrity.