Engineering Manager

Seven Seas Water Group•Tampa, FL

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Seven Seas Water Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its Project, Process, and EI&C Engineers responsible for designing water treatment plants, primarily seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis systems, for municipal and industrial customers in the U.S. and international markets. The manager owns engineering schedules and department capacity planning, ensuring engineering deliverables support procurement and construction timelines. This is a hybrid position based in the company's Tampa office, with 10–20% domestic and international travel. The role combines technical leadership and people management. The Engineering Manager serves as a quality gate for in-house and subcontracted engineering work, coordinates cross-disciplinary reviews, works with the 3D Plant Design group, and facilitates HAZOPs and design reviews. The manager forecasts staffing needs across projects and pursuits, using core staff, lump-sum engineering subcontracts, and contract engineers to address changing workloads. They mentor engineers, create development plans, assign people thoughtfully to projects, and foster a culture where issues are raised early. The role is hands-on and requires technical credibility to review P&IDs and calculations and make decisions when needed. Seven Seas Water Group designs, builds, owns, and operates more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants, delivering more than 20 billion gallons of water annually to industrial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. The company operates through its Water-as-a-Service model and is a portfolio company of EQT.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
8 to 12 years of engineering experience in a project-execution or system-integration environment.
Track record of delivering engineering scope on schedule in a project-driven environment.
5 or more years managing engineers, with a demonstrable record of developing people.
Experience managing engineering subcontracts and contract labor, including scoping lump-sum packages and holding outside firms to a quality standard.
Ability to read, check, and approve P&IDs, PFDs, GAs, specifications, and calculations across process, mechanical, and EI&C disciplines.
Ability to work a hybrid schedule from the Tampa office and travel 10–20% domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

Water treatment experience; SWRO/BWRO experience is a plus.
PE license.
PMP certification.
Spanish language ability.
Experience with ERP-driven project execution, such as IFS Cloud or similar.

Responsibilities

Lead Project, Process, and EI&C Engineers responsible for water treatment plant design.
Own engineering schedules across projects, planning drawings, Bills of Quantities, control system deliverables, and procurement packages backward from project timelines.
Track deliverables against plan, identify risks early, and bring forward options to address them.
Coordinate cross-disciplinary checks among process, mechanical, and EI&C engineering.
Partner with the 3D Plant Design group and facilitate HAZOPs and design reviews early enough to influence outcomes.
Review and approve the quality of in-house and subcontracted deliverables against SSWG engineering standards.
Own department capacity planning by forecasting demand across projects and pursuits and balancing core staff, lump-sum engineering subcontracts, and contract engineers.
Manage and develop engineers through mentoring, individual development plans, and deliberate project assignments.
Build a team culture where problems surface early.
Lead as a working manager, reviewing P&IDs and calculations and making technical decisions when needed.
Manage engineering subcontracts and contract labor, including scoping lump-sum packages and holding outside firms to quality standards.