Senior Engineering Manager – Nuclear/DOE Projects

Enercon Services, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ENERCON is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Oak Ridge, TN to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on technical excellence, client success, and staff development. The role requires PE licensure, 10+ years of design experience, and DOE familiarity, with travel to client sites up to 25%.

The position involves overseeing large-scale projects from concept to completion, ensuring schedule, budget, and quality, and maintaining compliance with DOE and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) required.
• 10+ years of engineering design experience.
• Familiarity with DOE projects.
• Experience leading designs of commercial projects.
• Experience in project and people management.
• Strong technical expertise in one or more engineering disciplines.
• Excellent communication, technical writing, and leadership skills.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to gain unescorted access to nuclear sites.
• Required to travel at least 25% of the time to client sites for project meetings, marketing meetings, conferences and to ENERCON regional offices.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and mentorship to a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Maintain and strengthen client relationships. Collaborate with Business Development to support proposals and win new work.
• Oversee major projects, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule alignment with the support of your engineering leadership team.
• Lead weekly team meetings to monitor progress and allocate resources.
• Lead and manage large-scale, multi-discipline engineering projects from concept through completion.
• Ensure project execution aligns with scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Conduct regular project reviews and risk assessments to ensure proactive issue resolution and capturing lessons learned.
• Coordinate task assignments and resource allocation across teams to balance workload.
• Monitor project performance metrics and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, client requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Apply deep engineering knowledge to complex system and equipment designs.
• Ensure compliance with DOE requirements and industry standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

DOE familiarity

Nuclear site access

Travel readiness

Engineering depth

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

PE license

Job description

ENERCON is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Oak Ridge, TN to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on technical excellence, client success, and staff development. The role requires PE licensure, 10+ years of design experience, and DOE familiarity, with travel to client sites up to 25%.

The position involves overseeing large-scale projects from concept to completion, ensuring schedule, budget, and quality, and maintaining compliance with DOE and industry standards.