Engineering Technical Manager - Aviation Fueling

Pond & Company • Tampa, FL

2d • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Technical Manager to support the Aviation Fuels team. The position is open to fully remote candidates, with occasional travel to Pond offices for team building, professional development, and training. A hybrid arrangement is preferred for candidates within commuting distance of offices in Peachtree Corners, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Tampa, Florida; The Woodlands, Texas; or Denver, Colorado.

The role serves as the mechanical/fuels technical lead for aviation fueling and petroleum infrastructure projects. It provides engineering oversight, manages project execution, supports client relationships, and mentors engineering staff across Department of Defense, federal, commercial-airport, municipal-airport, and cargo projects. The ideal candidate has 10 or more years of mechanical engineering experience and a background in aviation fueling, petroleum, POL, tank farms, pipelines, or hydrant systems.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience in aviation fueling, petroleum, POL, tank farms, pipelines, or hydrant systems.
• Experience with fuel receipt, storage, pumping, filtration, truck/rail offloading, hydrant distribution, and facility commissioning.
• Ability to lead design packages, prepare technical specifications, manage client relationships, and perform QA/QC.
• Familiarity with UFC 3-460-01, FAA AC 150/5230-4C, API 650/653, NFPA 30/407, and PEI/RP1300.
• Ability to support DoD, federal, commercial-airport, municipal-airport, and cargo projects.
• Willingness to travel to airports, military installations, and remote project locations as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the mechanical/fuels technical lead for aviation fueling and petroleum infrastructure projects.
• Develop fuel-facility assessments, basis-of-design documents, plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Lead coordination of tank farms, hydrant systems, pipelines, pumps, filtration systems, and associated controls.
• Plan and manage projects from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, work planning, QA/QC, and client communications.
• Produce and maintain project deliverables, including kickoff materials, design criteria, basis-of-design documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, design-review packages, submittal packages, and commissioning and closeout documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, controls, environmental, construction, and client teams.
• Support business development and project pursuits involving AFCEC, USACE, NAVFAC, DLA, FAA, and airport authorities.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, providing technical guidance and reviewing engineering deliverables.
• Support construction administration, testing, flushing, commissioning, and startup activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed