Instrumentation & Controls Design Engineering Manager

Enercon Services, Inc.; San Luis Obispo (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Enercon Services, Inc. is looking for an I&C Design Engineering Manager in San Luis Obispo, CA. In this role, you will manage a skilled engineering team, ensuring quality and successful project outcomes. You will lead business development efforts and assist in team and staff development, driving the unit toward achieving business objectives.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, a PE License, and experience in the nuclear power industry, making this a critical role for continued success and growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience, including nuclear industry.
• 2+ years of leadership experience for a Manager role.
• Ability to gain unescorted access at nuclear sites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering unit, directing projects to ensure quality.
• Lead proposal preparation and develop relationships with clients.
• Assign engineering resources and conduct performance appraisals.

Skills

Engineering experience

Leadership

Nuclear Power knowledge

Technical writing

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

PE License

Job description

Overview

Locations available: Kennesaw, GA (Suburb of Atlanta); Charlotte, NC; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Pensacola, FL; Birmingham, AL; Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ; San Luis Obispo, CA; King of Prussia, PA; Baton Rouge, LA; Orlando, FL; Tampa, FL; Dallas, TX.

Join ENERCON’s Design Services Group as an I&C Design Engineering Manager. In this exciting role, you’ll oversee a talented engineering unit, directing projects to success and ensuring exceptional quality standards. Your leadership will extend to business development, staff development, and organizational support, driving the team toward achieving business goals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the focal point for initial unit contact to Management, Project Managers (PM), and other internal constituents; define the scope of work for proposals; direct/assign work to balance activities between work groups; maintain responsibility for the unit’s quality and enforce quality standards; accept the unit’s responsibility of budget and schedule for assigned projects; assign unit’s Responsible Engineers (RE) and recommend Lead Responsible Engineer (LRE) for unit-led projects; responsible for approval of engineering documents and certify design documents as required by state and local client and code requirements.
• Lead proposal preparation with input for scope and budget to PMs; develop professional relationships with client counterparts; assist in marketing the unit’s expertise and abilities to clients.
• Identify and promote opportunities for site work and training (e.g., owner’s groups, manufacturer, professional society); use deliverable review/approval as a technical training opportunity; provide timely performance feedback and coaching; promote professional development (e.g., professional license, certifications, and client qualifications); support company policies and procedures; demonstrate technical leadership, resolving technical issues through knowledge or coordination with Subject Matter Experts; support the Client Engineering Manager in maintaining, updating, and executing Continuous Improvement Plans; supervise a discipline-specific Engineering Unit comprised of work group lead engineers and staff.
• Assign engineering resources to projects; maintain short and long‑range staffing projections; approve timesheets and expense reports of direct reports; conduct unit’s annual performance appraisals; support management in recruiting new employees.
• Meet applied time goals set for position/division/discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of engineering experience, including experience supporting the nuclear power industry and 2+ years of leadership experience for a Manager role.
• PE License is required.
• Ability to gain and maintain unescorted access at nuclear sites.
• Experience working in a Nuclear Power Plant environment and familiarity with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) governing codes.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; effective communicator with team, clients, and management.
• Strong technical writing skills and attention to detail.
• Strong coordination and team building skills; demonstrated ability to work across disciplines, divisions, and teams.
• Ability to assess and understand team strengths and weaknesses and adjust the level of support/oversight as appropriate.
• Ability to motivate the team and achieve goals through a positive, winning attitude and effective leadership style consistent with ENERCON’s Defining Excellence fundamentals.
• Problem‑solving and general scientific evaluation skills.
• Required to travel up to 15–25% of the time to client sites (expected to travel at least once per month); activities at client sites may require pre‑job briefs and walkdowns, including occasional climbing.

Compensation Range

USD $136,000.00 – USD $204,000.00 / Yr.

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth. The compensation range listed is a good‑faith estimate of the compensation expected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity. Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre‑employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.