Project Engineering Manager

Assignment description

The Project Engineering Manager directs and assesses the engineering team for one or more projects within the Ett program of works. The PEM provides technical leadership and guidance to a team of direct reports and engineering subcontractors to achieve a complete design to construct portions of the Ett facilities. The PEM is responsible for managing cost and schedule for all design engineering and for insuring designs are constructable within the budgets for the scope in question.

Responsibilities:

The project engineering manager is responsible for:

• Development and management of the engineering scope, budget and schedule for assigned projects
• Development and management of engineering performance monitoring tools, such as EVMS
• Identification of resource needs for the project and working with Discipline Managers to staff the project.
• Interfacing and coordinating with other departments (Construction, Procurement, Project Controls, Operations) to insure design accounts for the needs of all stakeholders
• Managing the interfaces between design engineering disciplines to ensure design is coordinated and complete.
• Development of scope and deliverables lists for Engineering subcontracts for the project.
• Ensuring all work within scope is executed in alignment with standard Ett work processes and procedures
• Work with the Engineering Director and Discipline Managers to ensure audits of critical work are undertaken to ensure proper quality and completeness, and to eliminate wasteful overdesign (gold-plating).
• Ensuring safety in design reviews are conducted and agreed actions are incorporated into the design
• Ensuring constructability reviews are conducted and agreed actions are incorporated into the design
• Monthly reporting of engineering progress and performance to the Engineering Director
• Attending weekly all hands engineering meetings
• Reporting and attending meetings as directed by the Project Manager

Experience level

Level 3 - High level of experience from several similar assignments/projects. Can work independently and to some extent lead a small group and develop within the area.

Additional experience description

Required Skills:

The PEM shall have at a minimum the following skill set:

• Engineering degree from a recognized university
• A minimum of 10 years of experience designing heavy industrial facilities
• Experience managing multi-discipline engineering teams, including subcontractors, to execute facility design
• Ability to delegate work appropriately
• Experience in subcontract formation and management
• Experience using earned value management tools, or similar, to monitor engineering performance
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to analyze a problem quickly and with limited data and determine a path to a solution

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