Manager of Engineering Operations
McCall-Thomas Engineering•Columbia, SC
•Onsite
About The Position
The Manager of Engineering Operations will focus on maintaining the profitability of the engineering department, as well as being responsible for scheduling, staffing, and client communications across two office locations—Orangeburg, SC and Moncks Corner, SC. This role requires strong leadership and the ability to manage staff, schedule, projects, and client expectations in a fast-paced engineering environment. The primary mission is to keep engineering profitable, scheduled, staffed, accountable, and client responsive. The Manager of Engineering Operations will own execution, not the technical seal.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Technology Management or equivalent degree
- 10 plus years in engineering, utility, construction, consulting, or project delivery
- 5 years of supervisory experience
- Eligibility to work in the US without employer sponsorship now or in the future
- Valid driver’s license with clean driving record
- Strong project budget discipline
- Experience with utilization, backlog, labor loading, and project margin
- Ability to hold project managers and engineers accountable
- Ability to enforce standards
- Strong client communication
- Comfortable using accounting or project management systems
Nice To Haves
- Utility engineering experience
- Professional services experience
- BQE CORE or similar system experience
- PMP or strong field utility background
- Strong understanding of engineering workflows, project economics, and resource planning
- Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across two office locations
Responsibilities
- Foster a culture of teamwork, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Maintain strong relationships with client engineering personnel and internal departments
- Assist with recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new team members
- Daily management of engineering personnel
- Weekly personnel utilization review
- Workload planning by person and office
- Project budget tracking
- Not to exceed tracking
- Schedule recovery
- Project manager accountability
- Client status follow up
- Scope change tracking
- BQE CORE compliance
- Reporting metrics to leadership weekly
- Ensure clear communication with clients, team members, and upper management.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- 100% company-paid medical insurance premium
- Company-paid long-term disability insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401k plan with employer match up to 5%
- Paid time off and holiday leave
- Stock ownership opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
