Engineering Manager III
Fluor Corp
On-site
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
• Has overall/area responsibility and accountability for the performance of the engineering team, and the engineering execution and delivery as per the project baseline. This position performs Engineering Management responsibilities on a small to medium low to moderate risk EPFC/CM project (as defined by the Business Line) or services project or on an assigned segment of a larger project, including coordination of design activities.
• Manage the interfaces between the engineering disciplines, by understanding the discipline work processes and looking ahead to identify critical busts and / or activities that need to be completed to support the execution strategy.
• Set a positive project culture in conjunction with the Project Manager and Project Director.
• Lead development of Engineering component of overall project Scope of Services, Scope of Facilities, and other project baseline documents for all phases of projects.
• Lead/support the development of the Project Execution Strategy for all engineering functions
• Lead/support engineering schedule planning sessions to capture key inter-dependencies, verify key milestone dates are aligned with discipline control level schedules, key design reviews are incorporated in the engineering plan and level 3 schedule, and Model Reviews are scheduled based on meeting required pre-requisites.
• Own the project engineering schedule, and ensure that correct engineering sequence is maintained, or mitigations put in place. Achieve buy in and subsequent ownership from the discipline leads.
• Champion and support engineering through Project execution, by providing a culture that supports open communication of issues and concerns that is focused on resolution.
• Manage the interface between Engineering and the other disciplines on the project including Project Controls, Project Management, Procurement and Contracts, Construction, and the client team.
• Verify that the engineering work on the project/area is completed on schedule, meets Fluor’s quality standards including review meetings and checking procedures, performance is within the baseline effort hour and material budgets, required deliverables are produced, change management is executed in a timely manner, and Engineering Department Managers are apprised of issues related to their function.
• Be a focal point for resolution of interdisciplinary and technical issues, bring in others as needed to enable a path forward to be determined, aligned with the Project drivers. Be prepared to make risk-based decisions based on incomplete information, recording, and communicating any risk and mitigations.
• Translate global strategic initiatives and procedures and implement on project through project specific initiatives and procedures.
• Act as a leader in applying Cost Competitive Execution techniques and develop the most cost- effective total project solution for engineering.
• Engage Fluor’s global community, promoting a OneFluor mindset.
• Lead/support the projects set-up and alignment efforts for engineering including supporting the submission of any Unison waivers and publication of required practices using QRS.
• Lead/support implementation of progress measuring tool, lead/support development of activities and sequence of work for Engineering to support overall project schedule.
• Confirming the Engineering team has access to the Prime Contract and Baseline documents, understands and aligns to project Baseline, and executes and delivers to project Baseline.
• Promoting and coordinating the engineering Distributed Execution effort when implemented
• Review the status of the schedule and progress performance with the Discipline Leads on a regular basis, and keep the Project Manager, overall Engineering Manager and Engineering Department Managers apprised of issues.
• Lead/support, review and approve estimates and schedules, progress reports, including labor forecasts.
• Champion implementation of Fluor systems and tools, internally and with clients
• Establish, track, and monitor material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts with the support of discipline leads and dedicated Material Control resources mobilized on the project.
• Verify that the engineering discipline leads/area leads are internally aligned and adequately interact with one another and provide input to engineering departments regarding work process issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Publish the Project specific Job Bulletins to provide the required work process and systems to allow the engineering team to perform the work in a consistent and efficient manner.
• Verify that health, safety, and environmental factors are incorporated in the design.
• Prepare/review/approve scopes of work for third party contracts.
• Lead/support the implementation of Change Management procedures for engineering functions to identify deviations in job scope, estimate magnitude of changes, and review/approve trends or change orders.
• Plan, schedule and conduct the required design reviews in support of project schedule (Design Reviews, P&ID Reviews, Safety Reviews, 3D Model Reviews) and in accordance with corporate requirements, verify that design comments / Action items /parking lot items have been resolved and closed out.
• Execute project work in accordance with approved Activity Plans, procedures, and Unison Baseline
• Verify that technical work performed complies with industry codes and standards, local regulations, as well as departmental practices and procedures, and OSR.
• Implement/support the Technical Control Plan and verify the quality of the engineering execution and deliverable through PEMA audits, discipline audits, Gate Reviews, deep dives, etc.
• Direct and oversee audits prepared by the Engineering Management Department, as well as the Discipline Engineering Departments.• Conduct/participate regular Engineering/Execution Risk Reviews with discipline leads and implement and track mitigation measures
• Prepare/support Engineering input the Projects Status Review (PSR) and present the Engineering slides.
• Lead, promote and support the project value creation efforts.
• Contribute to and promote the use of Fluor’s knowledge management portals and communities.
• Participate in Fluor University® as necessary to follow the curricula as outlined in the Functional Development Frameworks and support development, updates of ENG courses as an SME. Function as instructor for ENG courses available through Fluor University.
• Lead proposal effort for Engineering input and proposal deliverables, and participate in various office and business line reviews.
• Develop and build external relations with client representatives, vendors, and subcontractors and interface closely with other discipline functions promoting Client Service Excellence
• Typically manage personnel and provide an environment for the development and professional advancement of staff members, including on-the-job and formal training and development opportunities, timely performance feedback, and performance appraisal input and counseling
• Analyze situations, identify, and forecast pertinent problems and evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implement appropriate course of action.
• Engage with Discipline Leads and Engineering Department Managers to ensure that staffing levels are appropriate to achieve the engineering schedule commitments and personnel assigned have appropriate ability and skills.
• Adhere to and support Fluor's Health, Safety & Environmental and Sustainability Policies
• Effectively develop and apply the Core Skills to the job.
• May need to travel to attend to project and business-related matters.
• May promote company branding by active participation in external technical organizations and Code committees and present technical papers or presentations through Fluor’s P4 process.
• Other duties as assigned• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and sixteen (16) years* of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements.
OR
• Accredited two (2) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and eighteen (18) years* of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to twenty (20) years* if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Job related skills required - Strong leadership skills, customer focus, business acumen, influence, strategic agility, decision making, personal accountability, ownership and follow through, a team player, mentor, and coach.
• Ability to translate strategy (“what”) into actionable steps / executions plans (“how”), ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Held positions as Project Engineering Lead on FEED and Detail Design Projects
• Professional registration and active participation in technical society
• Manage the interfaces between the engineering disciplines, by understanding the discipline work processes and looking ahead to identify critical busts and / or activities that need to be completed to support the execution strategy.
• Set a positive project culture in conjunction with the Project Manager and Project Director.
• Lead development of Engineering component of overall project Scope of Services, Scope of Facilities, and other project baseline documents for all phases of projects.
• Lead/support the development of the Project Execution Strategy for all engineering functions
• Lead/support engineering schedule planning sessions to capture key inter-dependencies, verify key milestone dates are aligned with discipline control level schedules, key design reviews are incorporated in the engineering plan and level 3 schedule, and Model Reviews are scheduled based on meeting required pre-requisites.
• Own the project engineering schedule, and ensure that correct engineering sequence is maintained, or mitigations put in place. Achieve buy in and subsequent ownership from the discipline leads.
• Champion and support engineering through Project execution, by providing a culture that supports open communication of issues and concerns that is focused on resolution.
• Manage the interface between Engineering and the other disciplines on the project including Project Controls, Project Management, Procurement and Contracts, Construction, and the client team.
• Verify that the engineering work on the project/area is completed on schedule, meets Fluor’s quality standards including review meetings and checking procedures, performance is within the baseline effort hour and material budgets, required deliverables are produced, change management is executed in a timely manner, and Engineering Department Managers are apprised of issues related to their function.
• Be a focal point for resolution of interdisciplinary and technical issues, bring in others as needed to enable a path forward to be determined, aligned with the Project drivers. Be prepared to make risk-based decisions based on incomplete information, recording, and communicating any risk and mitigations.
• Translate global strategic initiatives and procedures and implement on project through project specific initiatives and procedures.
• Act as a leader in applying Cost Competitive Execution techniques and develop the most cost- effective total project solution for engineering.
• Engage Fluor’s global community, promoting a OneFluor mindset.
• Lead/support the projects set-up and alignment efforts for engineering including supporting the submission of any Unison waivers and publication of required practices using QRS.
• Lead/support implementation of progress measuring tool, lead/support development of activities and sequence of work for Engineering to support overall project schedule.
• Confirming the Engineering team has access to the Prime Contract and Baseline documents, understands and aligns to project Baseline, and executes and delivers to project Baseline.
• Promoting and coordinating the engineering Distributed Execution effort when implemented
• Review the status of the schedule and progress performance with the Discipline Leads on a regular basis, and keep the Project Manager, overall Engineering Manager and Engineering Department Managers apprised of issues.
• Lead/support, review and approve estimates and schedules, progress reports, including labor forecasts.
• Champion implementation of Fluor systems and tools, internally and with clients
• Establish, track, and monitor material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts with the support of discipline leads and dedicated Material Control resources mobilized on the project.
• Verify that the engineering discipline leads/area leads are internally aligned and adequately interact with one another and provide input to engineering departments regarding work process issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Publish the Project specific Job Bulletins to provide the required work process and systems to allow the engineering team to perform the work in a consistent and efficient manner.
• Verify that health, safety, and environmental factors are incorporated in the design.
• Prepare/review/approve scopes of work for third party contracts.
• Lead/support the implementation of Change Management procedures for engineering functions to identify deviations in job scope, estimate magnitude of changes, and review/approve trends or change orders.
• Plan, schedule and conduct the required design reviews in support of project schedule (Design Reviews, P&ID Reviews, Safety Reviews, 3D Model Reviews) and in accordance with corporate requirements, verify that design comments / Action items /parking lot items have been resolved and closed out.
• Execute project work in accordance with approved Activity Plans, procedures, and Unison Baseline
• Verify that technical work performed complies with industry codes and standards, local regulations, as well as departmental practices and procedures, and OSR.
• Implement/support the Technical Control Plan and verify the quality of the engineering execution and deliverable through PEMA audits, discipline audits, Gate Reviews, deep dives, etc.
• Direct and oversee audits prepared by the Engineering Management Department, as well as the Discipline Engineering Departments.• Conduct/participate regular Engineering/Execution Risk Reviews with discipline leads and implement and track mitigation measures
• Prepare/support Engineering input the Projects Status Review (PSR) and present the Engineering slides.
• Lead, promote and support the project value creation efforts.
• Contribute to and promote the use of Fluor’s knowledge management portals and communities.
• Participate in Fluor University® as necessary to follow the curricula as outlined in the Functional Development Frameworks and support development, updates of ENG courses as an SME. Function as instructor for ENG courses available through Fluor University.
• Lead proposal effort for Engineering input and proposal deliverables, and participate in various office and business line reviews.
• Develop and build external relations with client representatives, vendors, and subcontractors and interface closely with other discipline functions promoting Client Service Excellence
• Typically manage personnel and provide an environment for the development and professional advancement of staff members, including on-the-job and formal training and development opportunities, timely performance feedback, and performance appraisal input and counseling
• Analyze situations, identify, and forecast pertinent problems and evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implement appropriate course of action.
• Engage with Discipline Leads and Engineering Department Managers to ensure that staffing levels are appropriate to achieve the engineering schedule commitments and personnel assigned have appropriate ability and skills.
• Adhere to and support Fluor's Health, Safety & Environmental and Sustainability Policies
• Effectively develop and apply the Core Skills to the job.
• May need to travel to attend to project and business-related matters.
• May promote company branding by active participation in external technical organizations and Code committees and present technical papers or presentations through Fluor’s P4 process.
• Other duties as assigned• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and sixteen (16) years* of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements.
OR
• Accredited two (2) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and eighteen (18) years* of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to twenty (20) years* if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.
• Job related skills required - Strong leadership skills, customer focus, business acumen, influence, strategic agility, decision making, personal accountability, ownership and follow through, a team player, mentor, and coach.
• Ability to translate strategy (“what”) into actionable steps / executions plans (“how”), ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Held positions as Project Engineering Lead on FEED and Detail Design Projects
• Professional registration and active participation in technical society