Project Engineering Manager

Penn Entertainment•Kansas City, KS

17h

About The Position

PROENERGY seeks a client-facing Project Engineering Manager to lead engineering delivery for PowerFLX engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects. The manager owns assigned project scope, budget, schedule, and change management, and leads multidisciplinary engineers producing engineering and design deliverables. Initially, the role provides oversight and management of third-party engineering teams while PROENERGY builds its in-house EPC engineering team. The position reports to the VP of PowerFLX Engineering and is based at the company’s Leawood, Kansas office. The manager will work with clients and PROENERGY’s integrated EPC teams, coordinate engineering across control, electrical, mechanical, structural, and process disciplines, and help establish engineering quality standards, guidelines, procedures, and deliverables. The role also includes developing team members, improving customer satisfaction and operating efficiency, and applying current technology and industry practices to project work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a similar field from an accredited program.
Six years of related work experience.
At least two years of engineering project management or lead-level discipline engineering experience in an EPC environment.
Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to employees, management, and clients.
Ability to multitask and manage numerous projects and tasks simultaneously, often on aggressive and compressed schedules.
Proficiency interpreting and providing direction on project controls and scheduling.
Ability to apply knowledge independently, ensure quality-program compliance, establish related processes, guide others, and support continuous improvement and change management.
Negotiation, presentation, and persuasion skills, including communicating ideas, gaining approval, and reaching resolutions with varied audiences.
Ability to manage projects and advance ideas to execution in a complex environment.
Strong analytical ability and capacity to interpret data and make recommendations.
Adaptability, collaboration, comfort with change and ambiguity, and systems-thinking ability.
Ability to work safely and effectively, follow oral and written instructions and policies, and understand warnings and equipment-use requirements.
Ability to work normal operating hours and overtime and weekends as required.
U.S. work authorization; candidates requiring sponsorship for a work-authorized visa will not be considered.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Nice To Haves

Registered Professional Engineer in any discipline, including mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, or instrumentation and controls.
Advanced ability to interpret engineering deliverable content as assigned.
Knowledge of engineering and design software such as E3D, Plant 3D, SmartPlant, Aeries, ETAP, Fathom, Tekla, or MathCAD.
Knowledge of Aconex Document Controls software.
Clear understanding of construction and constructability practices and principles.
Working knowledge of procurement and contract administration.
Working knowledge of project-controls and estimating processes and procedures.
Advanced knowledge of technical aspects of the proposal and estimate process.
Intermediate business and financial acumen.
Owner or client engineering background.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned projects’ scope, budget, and schedule, including change management.
Provide third-party engineering oversight and engineering management for multidisciplinary teams developing or integrating control, electrical, mechanical, structural, and process designs.
Lead multidisciplinary engineers in producing deliverables for PowerFLX EPC projects.
Own project technical design and, where applicable, serve as engineer of record or discipline engineering lead.
Coordinate with the integrated EPC team and clients on requests for information, deliverable reviews, change order requests, and engineering equipment buyout.
Develop the engineering project team’s vision, identify priorities, and align work with operational goals.
Own interdisciplinary coordination and remove roadblocks to support schedule and budget objectives.
Foster high-performing teams and mentor and develop team members, providing technical guidance.
Improve customer satisfaction, work-product quality, and operating efficiency.
Help develop, review, and implement guidelines and procedures for engineering standardization and templating of PowerFLX work.
Identify key performance indicators and establish KPI tracking and reporting.
Stay current with technology and industry practices and identify practical applications.
Develop and execute a communications plan to keep project team members informed about strategy, shared goals, policies, practices, and programs.
Provide guidance on department design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes.
Manage project changes directly with clients, with supervision from the Project Manager.