Engineering Manager-Gas

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

7d•$136,539 - $177,503•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Manager is responsible for planning, staffing, and executing engineering projects and overseeing technical support services for AEP’s new and existing power generation fleet. The role manages resources and coordinates and supervises engineering work across relevant disciplines, systems, and equipment groups, while guiding employees’ development and supporting continuous improvement and talent retention. The manager ensures engineering deliverables comply with Engineering standard work and Quality Assurance procedures. This position leads a multidisciplinary engineering and technical team supporting aeroderivative and heavy-frame SCGT/CCGT projects. It provides engineering leadership across the project lifecycle and integrates engineering efforts among internal teams, operating companies, engineering and construction firms, OEMs, suppliers, and consultants. The manager owns the portfolio’s New Generation EPC Specification, oversees technical decisions and risks, and ensures projects comply with applicable requirements and preserve traceable design documentation. The role also leads engineering turnover and closeout, supporting Operations, Maintenance, and long-term asset management. The position is onsite. The stated physical demand level is sedentary. Compensation is listed as $136,539 to $177,503.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering from a program accredited by ABET's Engineering Accreditation Commission.
At least 10 years of experience in utility engineering work.
Project or initiative leadership experience.
Significant progressive engineering experience in power generation, including gas-fired generation, major capital projects, or comparable industrial facilities.
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating engineering execution across project management, engineering disciplines, contractors, OEMs, and operating organizations.
Experience with SCGT and/or CCGT project development, design, construction, commissioning, startup, or operations.
Experience managing technical risk, design decisions, project interfaces, and engineering requirements on complex projects.
Experience establishing and maintaining traceable design-basis documentation, including technical decisions, assumptions, deviations, configuration changes, and engineering records throughout the project lifecycle.
Leadership ability to organize, direct, and coordinate the work of other personnel.
Ability to communicate effectively and present ideas clearly orally and in writing, including presentations and recommendations to senior management and external audiences.
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
Strategic risk-assessment, customer focus, and business awareness to support technical decision-making.
Focus on continuous improvement and employee development.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Physical demand level is sedentary.

Nice To Haves

Direct supervisory experience is preferred.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and manage a multidisciplinary engineering and technical team supporting the aeroderivative and heavy-frame SCGT/CCGT portfolio, including staffing, workload, performance, succession planning, resources, and budgets.
Establish organizational priorities and foster safety, accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, inclusion, employee development, and continuous improvement.
Lead engineering execution across the project lifecycle, from development and proposal support through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, performance testing, turnover, and closeout.
Serve as the primary engineering integrator among Project Engineering, Self-Development and Self-Build Project Management, Engineering Services, Operating Companies, AE/EPC firms, OEMs, suppliers, and consultants.
Direct resolution of technical interfaces, design changes, deviations, nonconformances, engineering issues, and project risks affecting safety, quality, cost, schedule, reliability, operability, or regulatory compliance.
Own and maintain the New Generation EPC Specification for the portfolio, keeping it accurate, complete, and aligned with applicable design criteria, technical specifications, standards, portfolio requirements, and lessons learned.
Ensure project engineering and design comply with the New Generation EPC Specification, Engineering Services requirements, codes and regulations, permits, quality requirements, and contractual commitments.
Provide engineering leadership for design reviews, safety-in-design, constructability, operability, maintainability, quality, commissioning, startup readiness, and other technical activities.
Promote standardization, proven engineering solutions, and the application of project and operating experience to future projects and the New Generation EPC Specification.
Ensure design-basis decisions, assumptions, engineering rationale, deviations, findings, risk assessments, lessons learned, and decision records are documented and traceable throughout the asset lifecycle.
Ensure completed and acquired facilities have complete, accurate, organized, and retrievable engineering records that preserve design intent and reflect the final facility configuration.
Lead engineering turnover, project closeout, and acquisition transition to support Operations, Maintenance, and long-term asset management.
Maintain safety as the highest priority and demonstrate behaviors that support zero harm at work and at home.
Demonstrate ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
Organize, direct, and coordinate the work of other personnel; communicate effectively and present ideas and recommendations to senior management and external audiences.
Support strategic risk assessment, customer focus, business awareness, continuous improvement, employee development, teamwork, and strong planning and organization.