Mechanical Design & Reliability Engineering Manager

Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls, ID
$107,844 - $274,980Onsite

About The Position

Idaho National Laboratory needs a Mechanical Design & Reliability Engineering Manager to develop and execute transformative operational strategies that directly fuel America's energy leadership and next-generation technological breakthroughs, with work shaping policies and practices that advance nuclear innovation, national security, and energy solutions continuing a legacy of scientific excellence. You'll manage activities of a department or discipline through subordinate supervisors and professionals, provide guidance to your team within the latitude of established company policies, be responsible for effective operation of activities of major significance to the organization with decisions impacting others in the immediate team and influencing methods and techniques, and execute financials, business planning, organizational priorities, and workforce planning. Your responsibilities include ensuring budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained, typically managing employees who perform similar tasks potentially including supervisors and exempt and non-exempt staff, receiving objective-based assignments and determining resources to meet schedules and goals, being responsible for a single function, location, and technical discipline, recommending changes to policies and establishing procedures affecting the department or multiple disciplines, helping develop overall and long-term goals, working with subordinate supervisors and customers on matters between sections, partnering with contacts outside own area of expertise, and communicating results across disciplines.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering
  • 5+ years experience in DOE contractor experience
  • 2 years of leadership experience with at least 10 direct reports.
  • Experience with interfacing with DOE-EM and DOE- NE on future nuclear projects
  • Experience with Earned Value Management (EVMS) and as a Cost Account Manager
  • Successful record leading engineering execution of nuclear projects
  • Experience with Facility Information Management System (FIMS)
  • Experience as Design Authority for nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the activities of a department or a discipline through subordinate supervisors and professionals.
  • Provide guidance to your team within the latitude of established company policies.
  • Responsible for the effective operation of activities of major significance to our organization.
  • Decisions impact others in the immediate team and influence methods and techniques.
  • Execute financials, business planning, organizational priorities, and workforce planning.
  • Ensure that budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained.
  • Typically manage employees who perform similar tasks.
  • May manage supervisors, exempt, and non-exempt staff.
  • Receive objective-based assignments and determine resources to meet schedules and goals.
  • Responsible for a single function, location, and technical discipline.
  • Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect the department or multiple disciplines.
  • Help develop overall goals and long-term goals of the department and possibly the division.
  • Work with subordinate supervisors, customers, and functional peer group professionals, involving matters between sections and multiple units.
  • Partner with main contacts outside own area of expertise and other external partners.
  • Communicate results and recommendations across disciplines.
  • Third level of management with human resource responsibilities.
  • Typically, all work is performed through the management of others.
  • You will typically report to a direct report of a Director, Sr. Director, or Senior Leadership.
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