Director of Engineering

Enercon Services, Inc.•Kennewick, WA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

ENERCON is seeking a Nuclear New Design Engineering Director to lead our New Design Engineering organization supporting our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business units. This high-impact leadership role will provide strategic direction and organizational leadership for our Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (I&C), Mechanical, and Structural Engineering teams. The Nuclear New Design Engineering Director will be responsible for building and developing a high-performing, multidiscipline engineering organization capable of supporting complex nuclear projects from early-stage design through detailed engineering and implementation. This leader will ensure our teams have the people, capabilities, processes, and leadership necessary to meet the evolving needs of our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear clients. This role can be located in one of the following locations: Kennesaw, GA, Naperville, IL, Overland Park, KS, Baton Rouge, LA, Chattanooga, TN, Fort Worth, TX, Kennewick, WA. We encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity and become part of our innovative and impactful team.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Nuclear, or related Engineering discipline
15+ years of progressive engineering experience, preferably including experience supporting nuclear facility design, new nuclear deployment, federal nuclear facilities, major nuclear capital projects, or other complex nuclear engineering programs
7+ years of progressive leadership experience managing engineering teams, departments, or multidisciplinary engineering organizations
Demonstrated experience leading engineering organizations within one or more of the following disciplines: Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering, with the ability to provide organizational leadership across all four disciplines
Experience supporting multidisciplinary engineering projects through multiple phases of design, including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design
Demonstrated experience with resource planning, workforce development, recruiting, succession planning, and organizational capability development
Strong understanding of nuclear engineering design processes, design control, quality requirements, and disciplined engineering practices
Ability to lead engineering organizations supporting multiple customers, business units, programs, and projects with differing technical and quality requirements
Proven ability to lead geographically dispersed organizations and collaborate effectively across Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and Business leadership
Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage competing demands, and drive accountability for organizational and project performance
Strong leadership, communication, relationship management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
Ability to travel overnight as required to support employees, projects, offices, and clients

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
Experience serving as an Engineering Director, Senior Engineering Manager, Design Engineering Manager, or comparable engineering leadership role within the nuclear industry
Experience supporting New Nuclear, advanced reactor, SMR, Department of Energy, National Laboratory, or other Federal Nuclear programs
Experience managing large, multidiscipline engineering organizations supporting multiple concurrent nuclear programs and projects
Experience supporting complex nuclear design activities involving Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering
Experience supporting engineering proposals, project estimates, resource-loaded schedules, organizational planning, and execution strategies for large or complex nuclear projects
Demonstrated success building engineering organizations, developing engineering managers, and establishing leadership succession
Experience working within multiple nuclear quality assurance and design control environments is preferred

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for the New Design Engineering organization, including Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering teams. Establish the organization's vision, priorities, and long-range capability plans to meet the current and future needs of our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business units.
Establish expectations for engineering execution, accountability, and organizational performance. Partner with project and technical leadership to ensure projects are appropriately staffed and engineering work is delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with applicable quality and technical requirements.
Develop and maintain a forward-looking resource strategy across all New Design Engineering disciplines. Balance workload, staffing, hiring, and development needs across New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear programs to ensure the organization has the capacity and capabilities necessary to support business commitments and future growth.
Lead and mentor New Design Engineering Senior Managers and their respective engineering organizations. Establish a strong leadership pipeline through effective onboarding, training, career development, succession planning, mentoring, and leadership development.
Develop and execute workforce strategies necessary to build and maintain a strong multidiscipline nuclear engineering organization. Anticipate emerging capability needs across New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear markets and address those needs through recruiting, training, development, strategic hiring, and knowledge transfer.
Promote consistent engineering practices, strong design fundamentals, lessons learned, and continuous improvement across the organization. Partner with Chief Engineering and other technical leaders to strengthen engineering processes, improve efficiency, and maintain a culture of technical excellence.
Partner closely with New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business leadership, Project Management, Chief Engineering, Operations, and other Engineering Directors to align engineering resources and organizational capabilities with project priorities and long-range business needs.
Support proposal development, project estimating, execution planning, client engagements, and strategic pursuits requiring New Design Engineering capabilities. Ensure engineering input is incorporated early in project development to establish achievable staffing, schedules, budgets, and execution strategies.