Facilities & Utilities Engineering Manager: Infra Projects & Safety

Fenix Marine Services, LTD; San Pedro (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fenix Marine Services, LTD is seeking an Engineering Manager for Facilities & Utilities to lead maintenance and infrastructure projects at the terminal. You will supervise design, bidding, construction, and regulatory aspects while ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and budget adherence.

You will coordinate with operations, finance, and external vendors, overseeing high voltage systems, energy storage, solar and EV chargers, with focus on cost savings and emission-reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of project/construction management delivering infrastructure, utilities, civil works, or capital projects.
• Experience managing projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, forecasts, and resource plans.
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, engineering design processes, and infrastructure delivery practices.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Experience with contract administration and procurement processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including preparation of executive reports and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead meetings, workshops, technical reviews and coordination sessions while driving decisions and accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and obtaining permits and approvals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facilities/utilities maintenance and projects from concept through planning, approval, regulatory permitting and engineering design, bidding, construction, and close-out.
• Plan, budget, scope, bid and propose new projects based on FMS’s business plan.
• Manage vendors and consultants/contractors, enforce contractual obligations and service levels.
• Coordinate with finance and procurement for funding approvals, resource planning, and vendor engagement.
• Coordinate with terminal operations for scheduling/executing the work.
• Develop capital initiatives with business cases and support annual budget planning, contributing to zero/near-zero emission goals.
• Perform or oversee related duties as assigned.
• Responsible for high voltage power systems, energy storage, solar, EV chargers, and utility liaison (e.g., LADWP).
• Manage infrastructure maintenance and repairs (underground utilities, electrical, paving, truck scales).
• Investigate and implement long-term cost savings to maximize terminal profitability.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder coordination

Regulatory permitting

Safety and quality

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Planner

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

Job description

Fenix Marine Services, LTD is seeking an Engineering Manager for Facilities & Utilities to lead maintenance and infrastructure projects at the terminal. You will supervise design, bidding, construction, and regulatory aspects while ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and budget adherence.

You will coordinate with operations, finance, and external vendors, overseeing high voltage systems, energy storage, solar and EV chargers, with focus on cost savings and emission-reduction initiatives.