Construction Engineering Manager

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Argus Array, one of the most ambitious ground-based astronomy instruments now under construction, is hiring a Construction Engineering Manager to provide on-site engineering leadership and construction management as the observatory and its subsystems are built. This full-time temporary appointment is an interim bridge that allows this critical construction leadership to begin immediately, while the permanent position is classified, approved, and recruited. As the senior engineering manager at the construction site, the position joins the team to make engineering decisions on the integration and testing of the telescope and its subsystems, including significant independent on-site decisions, and is accountable for on-site schedule, budget, quality, risk, and safety during the construction of the Argus Array.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, engineering, or a related technical or scientific field.
• Experience leading the construction, integration, or commissioning of complex technical facilities or scientific instrumentation, including the direction of contractors and staff.
• Ability to work on-site at the construction location.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing, constructing, commissioning, or operating astronomical observatories, telescopes, or scientific instrumentation.
• Prior senior on-site technical or facility leadership with contractor and capital-project oversight.
• Experience managing project schedule, budget, procurement, and risk, and serving as a technical representative on contracts.
• Familiarity with telescope, camera, detector, and control/data systems, and with project-management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site engineering leadership and construction management.
• Make engineering decisions on the integration and testing of the telescope and its subsystems.
• Accountable for on-site schedule, budget, quality, risk, and safety during construction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree