About The Position

Pond is seeking an experienced Engineering Technical Manager to support its Aviation Fuels team as the mechanical/fuels technical lead. The role provides engineering oversight, manages project execution, supports client relationships, and mentors engineering staff across DoD, federal, commercial-airport, municipal-airport, and cargo projects. 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. Travel to airports, military installations, and remote project locations may also be needed.

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.
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