Engineering Manager: Heavy Civil & Mining Leader

Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager for our home office in Evansville, Indiana. The role leads a multi-disciplinary engineering team and oversees design across divisions, ensuring schedules, budgets, and compliance with safety and quality standards.

The Engineering Manager will mentor staff, coordinate with clients and regulators, and drive initiatives to improve cost, delivery, and performance on major underground and heavy civil projects.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• Minimum 15 years engineering experience.
• Minimum 10 years in operations management / engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team of 10 Professional Engineers, along with more than eight engineers, designers, and detailers.
• Oversee engineering and design across Heavy Civil Tunneling, Mine Development, and OEM Equipment Manufacturing.
• Manage project schedules and budgets.
• Serve as technical liaison with Division Managers, clients, vendors, and regulators.
• Direct and coordinate engineering, operational, and quality initiatives to improve cost, delivery, and performance.
• Ensure designs meet commercial, customer, regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
• Lead three discipline managers in Civil/Structural, Mechanical, and Electrical.
• Mentor and develop engineering staff toward excellence and innovation.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Team Mentoring

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher (ABET-accredited)

Job description

Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager for our home office in Evansville, Indiana. The role leads a multi-disciplinary engineering team and oversees design across divisions, ensuring schedules, budgets, and compliance with safety and quality standards.

The Engineering Manager will mentor staff, coordinate with clients and regulators, and drive initiatives to improve cost, delivery, and performance on major underground and heavy civil projects.