Engineering Manager II, TVA Projects

the Voith Group•York, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is the senior engineering management position for the regional operating unit within a worldwide group of companies. Manage multidiscipline engineering teams engaged in the completion of all required work necessary to manufacture or purchase Hydro Turbine components to meet customer requirements and/or to initiate improvements to the products. Provides supervision and mentorship to other engineers and team members in the department, and gives guidance to solve routine engineering design problems. The position mission is total customer satisfaction for engineered products installed in hydroelectric power plants, as reliable, timely delivered, cost effective, safe and to engineered commitments. The incumbent holds accountability for engineering quality, reliability, technical, project and product solution success often coordinated throughout the global network of company operating units and corporate engineering. Direct management and supervision of multi-discipline engineering teams engaged in hydro turbine engineering.

Requirements

Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability to prioritize tasks based on business needs
Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy to work product
Ability to drive engineering excellence culture
Flexibility and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Demonstrated ability to proactively plan upcoming work to ensure project delivery on schedule and within budget
Degree in Engineering with advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience in engineering environment, specifically energy/hydro power generation with a proven track record of successful project execution.
Minimum of 10 years of work experience as an engineering supervisor or manager.

Responsibilities

Manages multiple engineering teams and disciplines.
Develop engineering detailed plans, schedules and hours estimates in OTO to be implemented in the OTC phase.
Assists in maintaining an engineering organization capable of fulfilling the following responsibilities: Safe and reliable engineering deliverables for their specialized area in either turbines, generators, inlet valves, and related equipment and/or new product developments.
Effective and timely contract designs (layouts, calculations, etc.)
Assists in training and development of engineering resources to provide world-class hydroelectric solutions.
Provides for the commissioning and operation of hydro projects (Procedures, Manuals, Field Testing, etc.).
Assures that departmental and integrated engineering standards are strictly followed and executed with excellence.
Key engineering processes such as design strategies, reviews, design freezes and lesson learned, etc. are highly effective, completely fulfill purpose and requirements and are effective.
Key spokesperson for the organization internally and externally for effectively presenting critical and otherwise technical matters.
Coordinate an engineering team to perform engineering optimizations with an integrated approach through electrical and/or mechanical studies including FEA analysis to provide innovative designs on modernization or new projects, with higher efficiency machines, uprate power output, equipment life extension, safe and reliable operation.
Contributes to executing and meeting both annual fiscal year goals as well as long-term goals set for engineering and the business.
Contributes to the engineering department’s goal of mentoring and teaching the junior engineers through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports, Corrective Actions (CAR), and updating the Lessons Learned database.
Provide engineering support for sourcing, manufacturing and field operations to ensure high quality product throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Responsible for evaluating technical risks on both the Offer to Order (OTO) and Order to Cash (OTC) sides of the business. This includes but is not limited to conducting/participating in design reviews and FMEA processes.
Responsible for compliance and improvement of the engineering standards and executed technical design guidelines. Ensures total consistency and compatibility with the overall hydro division manual and guidelines.