Advisory Engineer, Project Engineer

Jobtailor; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SRNS is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive technical programs, provide design direction, and manage complex projects. The role requires coordinating with management, engineering, facility, operations, and QA teams to deliver high-quality results.

You will mentor junior staff, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure program objectives align with strategic goals while reporting progress to oversight groups and professional societies.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Valid driver's license required
• Personal vehicles must have valid registration and be insured
• Registered PE licensure strongly preferred
• Experience providing engineering and design direction, leadership, and management for projects

Responsibilities

• Initiate technical programs and recommend programs based on customer needs and trends
• Solve complex technical problems in areas of expertise
• Provide technical leadership and expertise in a functional specialization
• Prepare schedules, budgets, and quality assurance requirements for major tasks
• Monitor progress, expenditures, schedules, and quality of work
• Lead implementation of quality initiatives and coordinate with multiple departments
• Mentor junior professionals in communication skills and technical knowledge
• Maintain technical credibility through reports, presentations, and participation in national organizations

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Project Management

Technical Problem Solving

Communication

Mentoring

Team Building

Conflict Resolution

Quality Assurance

Resource Forecasting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE Licensure

Registered PE Licensure

Tools

EVMS Tools

Document Control Systems

Job description

• Initiate technical programs and recommend technical programs to management based on customer needs and technology trends


• Solve complex technical problems in areas of expertise and adjacent technical disciplines


• Apply specialized or broad-based technical experience and leverage internal and external technical resources


• Incorporate advanced technical practices, complex technical requirements, new or special materials or processes, and difficult coordination requirements into problem solving and program planning


• Provide technical leadership and recognized expertise in a functional specialization


• Recommend and assist with planning research, development, testing, quality assurance, engineering, and technology programs


• Influence technical direction across the department and communicate technical information across disciplines


• Conceive and sponsor programs and new ideas within the department


• Prepare schedules, budgets, personnel requirements, research plans, development plans, testing plans, and quality assurance requirements for major technical tasks


• Monitor progress, expenditures, schedules, and quality of work


• Communicate results verbally and in manuscript form


• Regularly report results and represent SRNS and SRS to oversight groups and professional societies


• Mentor less senior professionals in communication skills and technical knowledge


• Maintain technical credibility through reports, presentations, and participation in national technical organizations


• Lead implementation of Division and Department TQ initiatives and serve as a resource for TQ initiatives


• Provide engineering and design direction, leadership, and management for assigned projects and tasks


• Establish project design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, engineering tools, and scopes of work


• Provide administrative guidance to leads and managers


• Manage project administration, document control, project controls, quality engineering, schedules, priorities, and baselines


• Resolve conflicts between project and functional technical direction


• Evaluate subcontractor work and authorize new work or baseline changes


• Evaluate project cost and schedule variances and implement corrective actions


• Perform engineering work-site field walk-downs


• Travel only after procurement approval through a fully funded requisition and Task Order Authorization

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required


• Valid driver's license required


• Personal vehicles operated by the candidate must have valid registration


• Personal vehicles operated by the candidate must be insured, with proof of insurance in the vehicle


• Registered PE licensure in any state strongly preferred


• Experience providing overall engineering and design direction, leadership, and management for assigned projects and tasks


• Experience integrating engineering resources, establishing design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, and engineering tools


• Experience providing administrative guidance to leads and managers


• Experience managing schedules, priorities, project tasks, and assigned projects


• Experience managing administration, document control, project controls, and quality engineering sections through section supervisors


• Experience resolving conflicts between project and functional technical direction


• Experience participating in programmatic issue resolution and quality improvements


• Experience building teams and developing engineering expertise


• Experience evaluating subcontractor tasks against technical, cost, and schedule objectives


• Experience establishing design activity baselines and engineering work requests


• Experience recommending subcontractor authorizations for new work and baseline changes


• Experience evaluating cost and schedule variances and implementing corrective actions


• Experience with EVMS tools


• Experience reviewing cost accounts for procurement of engineered materials


• Experience working with diverse teams to deliver results


• Experience establishing project scope of work


• Ability to perform field walk-downs on uneven construction surfaces, walk distances over a half mile, climb ladders, wear protective clothing, and work in respirator-required environments


• Ability to produce high-quality, detail-oriented documents meeting management expectations


• Ability to coordinate and communicate with management, engineering, facility, operations, quality assurance, and test personnel


• Ability to communicate clear, concise, and accurate reports, evaluations, documents, procedures, reviews, comment resolutions, emails, and oral presentations


• Ability to mentor junior team members and develop their design knowledge

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in engineering and design direction, project management, and technical leadership while effectively communicating across diverse teams. Proficient in managing project administration, quality engineering, and resolving conflicts to ensure successful project outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Engineering Direction


• Project Management


• Technical Leadership


• Quality Engineering


• EVMS Tools

Hard Skills

• Project Administration


• Document Control


• Cost Evaluation


• Schedule Management


• Design Criteria Establishment


• Technical Problem Solving


• Field Walk-Downs


• Subcontractor Evaluation


• Quality Assurance


• Resource Forecasting

Soft Skills

• Mentoring


• Communication


• Team Building


• Conflict Resolution


• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Registered PE Licensure


• Valid Driver's License

Industry Keywords

• Technical Programs


• Quality Improvements


• Engineering Resources


• Programmatic Issue Resolution


• TQ Initiatives