Director, Nuclear Components, Piping & CAD

Enercon Services, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 178,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Enercon Services, Inc. seeks a Director to lead the Components, Piping, and CAD organizations supporting our Commercial Nuclear, New Nuclear, and Federal Nuclear businesses.

You will provide strategic direction, oversee engineering and design activities, and ensure capability plans align with project needs. The role requires 15+ years of engineering/design experience, 7+ years in leadership, and strong proficiency in CAD/3D modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Nuclear, or related Engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering and/or design experience, preferably in nuclear, power generation, federal facilities, or other highly regulated industries.
• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience managing engineering, design, or multidisciplinary technical organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in component engineering, piping engineering, piping design, plant design/layout, CAD, or 3D modeling.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary projects through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design and/or modifications to operating facilities.
• Demonstrated experience with workforce planning, resource management, recruiting, talent development, and organizational leadership.
• Strong understanding of engineering design processes, design control, quality requirements, and disciplined engineering practices.
• Proven ability to lead geographically dispersed teams and collaborate across Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and business leadership.
• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to travel overnight as required to support employees, projects, offices, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Leadership & Strategy: Lead the Components, Piping, and CAD organizations and establish priorities and long-range capability plans aligned with the needs of our Commercial Nuclear, New Nuclear, and Federal Nuclear businesses.
• Team & Talent Development: Lead and develop the managers and technical leaders responsible for each organization. Build a strong talent pipeline through recruiting, training, mentoring, career development, succession planning, and knowledge transfer.
• Engineering & Design Performance: Drive consistent performance across the organization with a focus on safety, quality, schedule, budget, productivity, and accountability. Ensure effective execution of component engineering, piping engineering/design, and CAD activities.
• Workforce & Capacity Planning: Maintain a forward-looking view of demand across all three nuclear markets and develop staffing and capability plans to support current commitments, future projects, and anticipated growth.
• Design Capability & Technology: Ensure the organization has the standards, processes, tools, and skills necessary to efficiently deliver high-quality engineering and design products. Champion the advancement of 3D modeling, digital engineering, standardization, and integrated design practices.
• Business & Project Collaboration: Partner with Commercial Nuclear, New Nuclear, and Federal Nuclear business leaders, Engineering, Chief Engineers, Project Management, and Operations to align resources and capabilities with project priorities and promote consistent, efficient execution across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering leadership

Piping design

CAD

3D Modeling

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil/Structural, Nuclear, or related Engineering discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

CAD Software

3D Modeling Tools

Job description

Enercon Services, Inc. seeks a Director to lead the Components, Piping, and CAD organizations supporting our Commercial Nuclear, New Nuclear, and Federal Nuclear businesses.

You will provide strategic direction, oversee engineering and design activities, and ensure capability plans align with project needs. The role requires 15+ years of engineering/design experience, 7+ years in leadership, and strong proficiency in CAD/3D modeling.