Engineering Manager
Gateway Recruiting
- Longview, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship to multi-disciplinary Engineering teams to develop high-quality solutions on time, within budget, and to customer requirements, in all locations where project work is being performed.
- Ensure Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards are emphasized throughout all phases of the project and demonstrate operational excellence in areas such as HSE, client service excellence, and team performance.
- Lead internal engineering teams and external EPC teams throughout the FEL process to develop commercial-scale design deliverables that meet the project objectives.
- Regularly evaluate & mitigate issues that create risks to meeting project objectives.
- Closely track and communicate project progress to stakeholders.
- Promote the use of the Company Capital Process and implement the appropriate Company Worldwide Engineering and Construction Capital Processes, e.g. Value Improving Practice, Gates and Audits, Front-End Loading, etc.
- Ensure involvement of appropriate personnel in the development and implementation of capital projects from Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations, and Maintenance (EPCOM)
- Use strict change management protocol to manage scope & schedule impacts.
- Work with Project Controls personnel and the Project Manager to monitor, report, and document the progress of work and provide feedback on budget and schedule deviations.
- Provide feedback to the Project Team on critical issues and action plans to preclude project problems.
- 15+ years of experience on large (>$100M) capital projects with multiple asset pillars in an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) process or comparable arrangement required.
- B.S. degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Chemical required.
- Candidate should have a thorough understanding of and experience with capital processes, from project definition through plant start-up.
- Candidate must have outstanding communication and coordination skills and demonstrated team leadership skills.
- Strong business acumen and judgment, with the ability to anticipate future opportunities or problems and develop effective strategies. The ability to be innovative and resolve issues involving complexity and ambiguity.
- Accountable, and able to set high goals and standards personally and with team members.
- Can be counted on to deliver what has been agreed to.
- Plans, prioritizes, and executes work based on clearly defined outcomes and expectations. Is clear about the results defined.
- Adaptability, showing resilience and flexibility when dealing with new people, situations, and changing conditions.
- Demonstrated ability to think quickly and flexibly while adapting to changing situations.
- Looks objectively at needed change and keeps the bigger picture in mind when faced with ambiguity or uncertainty.
- Proven history of executing change effectively, including influencing key stakeholders as change is being considered and implemented.
- Decisive, with a sense of urgency and ability to drive issues to closure, and with good negotiating skills.
- Anticipates consequences by thinking proactively about problems and opportunities.
- Quickly and confidently shifts direction, sometimes in the face of incomplete information.
- Leverage past experiences to adeptly formulate plans and take action. This includes a proactive, goal-orientated performance mindset with the initiative to influence events positively, lead project teams, and influence clients for decision-making.
- Articulate, with an outgoing style, with the ability to build commitment and inspire people.
- Projects a positive image of the organization internally and externally.
- The ability to build and sustain the required top-level external network.
- Able to influence a group of diverse individuals, each with their own goals, needs, and perspectives, to work together effectively for the good of a project.
- Has a track record of building highly effective teams.
- The ability to delegate effectively and hold people to account.
- Align people and organizations to achieve goals and objectives.
- Gains support from others by promoting ideas and concepts in a convincing manner through discussion and negotiation.
- Moves ideas forward without pushing or forcing.
- Global awareness and cultural acumen (sensitivity) are must-have competencies, given the globally distributed execution platforms, workforce, and client base.
- Can easily be direct or diplomatic depending on the needs of individuals and organizations.
- A high level of integrity
- Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to travel as needed based on project needs.
- Open to relocation to the investment site as project demands ramp up.