Manager, Project Engineering (Conventional)

Aecon • Charlotte, NC

24d

About The Position

At Aecon Engineering Services Inc. (United), we are a team of engineers, builders, planners, and thinkers that design and build today’s infrastructure, for tomorrow. We come to work every day committed to drive growth and deliver projects that matter for our clients, ourselves, and our communities. Through our work in the nuclear, conventional generation, renewable and power delivery markets, we create resilient infrastructure to last generations. In December 2024, United Engineers and Constructors was acquired by Aecon Group Inc. Aecon and United have a proven working relationship and the United team continues to operate in the market as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. United Engineers and Constructors, an Aecon Company, is seeking a Project Engineering Manager to support engineering and design for Conventional Power Generating Stations. The successful candidate will lead the project engineering effort, working as a liaison with the clients. partners and with a team of Engineers and Designers on the support of conceptual, preliminary and detailed engineering and design development, working on engineering only tasks and/or in conjunction with fully integrated Engineering, Procurement and Construction project scopes of work.

Requirements

• B.S. Engineering Degree from an accredited university in an Engineering Discipline
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in any State with ability to be licensed in other States by Comity depending on position level.
• Minimum 6 years of experience working with power generation plant engineering and design, with respect to new generation and/or plant modifications.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership position or supervisory capacity.
• Ability to manage projects of moderate size and complexity.
• Takes ownership of engineering work performed on a project.
• Experience working with others in a Project Team environment.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work in a multi-tasked environment.
• Basic understanding of project performance metrics (PI and SPI).
• Field experience, and ability to perform site walk-downs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary representative for UECI as a liaison between the client, partners and engineering team.
• Provide engineering management and guidance to subordinate staff, enforces company and project policies.
• Plans and manage work activities to ensure successful project execution while maintaining safety, quality, schedule, and budget adherence.
• Often working under the supervision of a Project Manager or above, demonstrates and provides project leadership in their area of responsibility.
• Supervises and delegates tasks among project staff.
• Monitors day-to-day activities and consistently demonstrates the ability to proactively identify potential project problems or opportunities, analyze the issues using all appropriate resources, develop alternatives, and arrive at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of resources and capabilities of other groups for appropriate incorporation into project organization.
• Clearly understands the scope of work and contract requirements or those requirements that pertain to his/her area of responsibility.
• Supports or conducts formal status reporting and presentations to client and/or management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees