NEW JOB OPENING
SENIOR ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGER
IN Chattanooga, TN, USA!

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university



Preferred Education:

• Advanced degree (e.g., Master’s) in Engineering or related discipline



Preferred Certifications/License:

Professional engineering license and project management certification are preferred.



Required Skills & Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 8 or more years or experience in utility engineering and technical support functions

• Experience with utility project management, engineering, environmental, operational practices, construction, health & safety, project planning & execution, and contract development & management is also required

• Must have the ability to analyze complex technical and managerial problems to determine optimal solutions

• Must have strong understanding of multi-discipline engineering roles to facilitate effective team work and collaboration to achieve results

• Must demonstrate sound judgment, decision making, organizational, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills as a leader on project teams

• Must have a thorough understanding of procurement, contract management, processes & procedures, and familiar with utility engineering standards

• Experience in engineering oversight for capital projects

• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle phases (scoping, design, procurement, construction)

• Experience managing engineering contracts and external partners (design firms, contractors, OEMs)

• Knowledge of QA/QC processes and industry compliance standards

• Experience with engineering budget and schedule management

• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Experience tracking project milestones and managing deliverables

• Ability to identify risks and escalate issues proactively



Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience working with Client standards or similar regulatory frameworks

• Familiarity with large-scale industrial, utility, or infrastructure projects

• Experience with engineering replication or standardization across projects

• Strong leadership experience in multidisciplinary project environments

• Experience with procurement processes and vendor coordination

• Knowledge of project management tools and tracking systems



This position is responsible for all engineering and technical oversight associated with assigned capital projects developed and executed by the respective department within GPFS. Duties include development of engineering contracts, control of project design, compliance with Client & industry standards, QA/QC, and management of engineering budgets & schedules. For assigned projects, this position leads engineering for scoping, study, design, procurement, construction, and ensures replication of engineering solutions. This role establishes and communicates engineering priorities to contract partners, project team members, and management. It also provides leadership and technical direction to the project design and execution team while ensuring quality products from design firms, contractors and OEMs meet or exceed project requirements.



Job Duties/Accountabilities:

• Decision making authority and accountability to translate the goals and strategies of Client into specific project engineering and work plan activities while providing leadership and technical direction to the project team.

• Resolves conflicts and gains consensus between vendors, partners, engineering, construction and management for projects.

• Lead for studies and designs, including drawings, engineering specifications, calculations, purchasing requisitions, bills of materials, procurement specifications, QA/QC plans, factory acceptance, etc.

• Provide technical direction for mechanical, electrical, I&C, civil, and structural engineering for project teams implementing various multi-disciplined projects with minimal assistance from others.

• Management and accountability of project engineering budgets, forecasts, and schedules to support project completion within pre-established targets to include metrics for safety, quality, and environmental goals.

• Provides engineering oversight and governance of engineered equipment suppliers including purchasing components

• Ensure product quality from contract engineering and construction partners, and compliance with Client processes, procedures, and standards associated with project design and associated documentation.

• Management, tracking, control and evaluation of engineering performance for continuous improvement and innovation through engineering contracts to execute engineering for projects utilizing matrix teams.

• Translate goals and strategies into specific initiatives and work plan activities.

• Supports all project engineering and technical functions, including development, design, equipment selection, procurement, project management, and construction management.

• Weekly in-person or teams’ meetings or more often if needed to review all projects going over the PM and PrgMrgs separate to do list to help keep each other from missing anything

• Keeps a log of all engineering milestones to make sure engineering partners and projects in phase one and phase two are tracking the milestones and doing everything needed to not miss these milestones

• Raises the flags as early as possible if any milestones are not on track

• Facilitates all JPTs for phase 1 and 2 meetings, leading the meetings with the engineering partners

• Ensures all items needed for design packages are being turned in in a timely manner

• Go-to between the engineering partners and the plant engineering teams

• Works with vendor engineering teams if needing items from them

• Keeps tracks of the engineering POs, making sure they are in budget and informs partner and myself if they are getting close to cost and if there needs to be a revision

• Notifies PM when invoices are in and approved in an expeditious manner

• Reaches out to engineering partners to make sure fee evaluations are done in a timely manner and not holding up the project from closing

• Follows the project tracking method that the PM keeps seeing when RFP packages are needed for projects beginning or changing from phase to phase

• Keeps PM informed of the proposal reviews and discuss together their thought process on the best partner for that project

• Captures lessons learned along the way

• Clean up late DCN reports from prior program managers

• Responds to emails and calls in a very timely manner

• Makes PM/PrgMgr communication a priority

• Goes to all sites visits required plus visits that are not

• Emphasizes safety expectations during meetings

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**