Project Engineering Manager

: Job Title: ENG-Y Project Engineering Manager Location: Oak Ridge, TN Career Level From: Manager Career Level To: Manager Organization: Y-12 Division Managed Design (51392268) Job Specialty: Proj Engineering - Technical

What You'll Do

The Project Engineering Manager is responsible for providing leadership and oversight to the Project Engineering and other support personnel within the Division Managed Design organization. This group consists primarily of project engineers The group is responsible for managing complex, multi-discipline engineering services (both internal and subcontracted) and component or bulk material procurements in support of projects. The Manager will ensure the organization's performance of the established scope of work. The Project Engineering Manager oversees activities and work processes implemented by multiple Project Engineers to ensure consistency in identifying scope of current and future activities, including budgets, forecasted schedules and priorities. Identifies obstacles that may hinder ability to support the requested activities and develops solutions to resolve those obstacles. Other responsibilities will include maintaining safe working conditions and safety awareness, establishing goals and expectations, advising senior leadership of staffing needs necessary to address both forecast and emerging workload, and conducting performance reviews of responsible employees. The successful candidate must possess a demonstrated knowledge of (and the ability to) manage using project management techniques such as tracking and trending, scheduling and cost estimating to meet reliability, operability, cost, schedule and quality expectations; knowledge of engineering principles and their application to risk analysis, qualitative risk assessment, facilities and systems operation, and manufacturing processes and systems; working knowledge of engineering principles and standard industry operations.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physcial science/information technology from an Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program in the United States or designated equivalents from Canada or Mexico, the Washington Accord, or the list of substantially equivalent as documented by ABET with a minimum of 7 years of relevant project engineering experience. In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related scientific major and 4 years nuclear experience; or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A).

Preferred Job Requirements

• A Professional Engineering License (PE).
• Knowledge of and experience in engineering disciplines being supervised to provide comprehensive direction to staff and work group.
• Knowledgeable of business and operations support, resources, practices, processes, and policies needed to solve problems and accomplish work
• Skills in effective planning, writing, organization, communication, schedule compliance, personnel management and design management.
• Computer-literate and have good working knowledge of software tools that support engineering design activities including computer-aided design
• Extensive technical expertise and full knowledge of related engineering systems, engineering calculations, applications of engineering and construction methods and materials, and engineering application of computers
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards and design criteria pertinent to various engineering disciplines.
• Ability to apply technical skills of engineering to the design of facilities and/or appurtenances to facilities
• Ability to prepare, read, and/or interpret complex engineering drawings.
• Ability to conduct formal presentations to plant personnel and other interested parties.
• Ability to review projects for technical accuracy.
• Ability to present information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired. If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level. Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required. This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.