Engineering Manager

Seven Seas Water Corporation•Tampa, FL

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Seven Seas Water Group is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Project, Process, and EI&C Engineers responsible for designing water treatment plants that the company builds, owns, and operates. The plants primarily use seawater and brackish water reverse osmosis (SWRO/BWRO) systems for municipal and industrial customers in U.S. and international markets. The manager will ensure engineering deliverables support procurement and construction schedules and will develop the team and capacity strategy needed to meet project demands. The role owns engineering schedules across projects, planning drawings, Bills of Quantities, control system deliverables, and procurement packages backward from project timelines so long-lead items can be released early. It monitors deliverables against plan, identifies risks early, and coordinates cross-disciplinary checks among process, mechanical, and EI&C engineering. The manager partners with the 3D Plant Design group and facilitates HAZOPs and design reviews. The Engineering Manager serves as the quality gate for in-house and subcontracted deliverables, ensuring they meet company engineering standards. The position plans department capacity by forecasting project and pursuit demand and balancing core staff, lump-sum engineering subcontractors, and contract engineers. This is also a people leadership role, involving engineer mentorship and development plans, deliberate project assignments, and a team culture that encourages problems to surface early. The manager is expected to remain technically hands-on and review P&IDs and calculations when needed. The position is hybrid and based in the Tampa office, with 10–20% domestic and international travel.

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.
A track record of delivering engineering scope on schedule in a project-driven environment.
5+ 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, with 10–20% domestic and international travel.

Nice To Haves

Water treatment experience is strongly preferred; 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 and plan drawings, Bills of Quantities, control system deliverables, and procurement packages to support project timelines and early release of long-lead items.
Track deliverables against plan, identify risks early, and bring forward options to address them.
Coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering checks among process, mechanical, and EI&C disciplines.
Partner with the 3D Plant Design group and facilitate HAZOPs and design reviews.
Review and ensure the quality of in-house and subcontracted engineering deliverables against company standards.
Forecast engineering demand across projects and pursuits and plan department capacity using core staff, lump-sum engineering subcontracts, and contract engineers.
Mentor engineers, create development plans, and assign staff deliberately to projects.
Build a team culture in which problems are surfaced early.
Work as a technically hands-on manager, reviewing P&IDs and calculations and making technical decisions when needed.