Senior Engineering Manager - Projects

X-energy; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 202,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with an employer match

Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the engineering team on large-scale EPC projects for our Oak Ridge fuel fabrication initiative. You will guide design, analysis, and execution, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget adherence.

You will manage multi-project resources, drive design sprints, and coordinate with suppliers, contracts, and procurement while mentoring engineers and promoting professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically twelve plus years of professional experience in project engineering after completion of undergraduate study.
• Graduate degrees typically count as two plus years of experience.
• Experience estimating time and resources needed to execute engineering activities.
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function of project engineering management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of engineering design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects.
• Manages the utilization of engineering resources across multiple projects and ensures qualified engineers are performing assigned work.
• Manage design cycle sprints and provide direction to ensure convergence of efforts for on-schedule, on-budget delivery.
• Manages engineering staff by ensuring staff meet expectations and promote professional development.
• Influences development of strategy, methodology, and technical tools for the area, including resource control and policy formulation.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, tools, or services.
• Uses high level of judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks in engineering operations and management.
• Assesses quality of information and asks pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Offers new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and provides actionable recommendations.
• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create the next generation nuclear reactor and related technologies.
• Perform work per design control procedures, document work, facilitate design reviews, and control product design configuration data.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior in all communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Communication

Nuclear industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Graduate degree counts as 2+ years experience

Job description

Job Description

Triso-X is looking for a forward-thinking Senior Engineering Manager, with a background in delivering large scale EPC projects in the nuclear, utility or heavy manufacturing. Lead and manage the engineering team in the planning, execution and the delivery while ensuring high standards of quality, efficiency and alignment with organizational objectives. This position will focus on large scale projects supporting our fuel fabrication plant in Oak Ridge, TN. The Senior Engineering Manager will have the approval authority to oversee project leads and handle reporting from various teams to create strategies that will lead to project success. The Senior Engineering Manager will interact with engineering firms, supplier technical reps, contracts, procurement, etc. Candidates should be able to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization and have the skillset to translate each objective.

Job Profile

Tasks/Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of the engineering design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program / project requirements.
• Manages the utilization of engineering resources across multiple projects and ensures qualified engineers are performing assigned work.
• Manage design cycle sprints and provide direction to ensure the convergence of efforts of engineering team members, partners, and suppliers to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality engineering work products that are on schedule and within budget as defined by the Project leadership.
• Manages (functional area) engineering staff by ensuring staff are meeting expectations and promoting staff professional development.
• Influences the development of strategy, methodology, and technical tools for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and policy formulation.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, tools, or services.
• Uses high level of judgement to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operations, product management, technology, or engineering.
• Assesses quality of information given and asks pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Offers new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations.
• Work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to create the next generation nuclear reactor and/or nuclear fuel related technologies.
• Perform work in accordance with design control procedures, ensuring thorough documentation of work, facilitation of internal and external design reviews, and control of product design configuration data.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Typically, twelve plus years of professional experience in project engineering after completion of undergraduate study.
• Graduate degrees typically count as two plus years of experience.
• Experience estimating time and resources needed to execute engineering activities.
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function of project engineering management.

Location

151 Lafayette Drive, Suite 300, Oak Ridge, TN

Work Site Expectations

5 days in office

Travel

10% potential

Hours

8:00am-5:00pm, Mon-Fri

Compensation

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives. Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth. The salary range for this position is: $201,500 - $226,500

Job Classification

Full time - Exempt

Benefits

• 401K plan with an employer match
• Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Company Culture

X-energy is delivering the next generation of carbon-free energy by reinventing nuclear power. We believe in leaving a cleaner planet for our children and grandchildren, while continuing to provide sufficient and affordable power to sustain growing populations around the world. That is why we have reinvented nuclear power, with a unique combination of proven technologies and new innovations, to meet our current and future needs. Watch our Anthem here

Accommodation & Disability

X-energy does not discriminate in employment against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability, and understands its obligation to make reasonable accommodation for individuals with physical or mental impairments that qualify as a disability under the ADA and ADAAA, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the company. It is an applicant’s or employee’s responsibility to participate in this interactive process by seeking an accommodation, assisting X-energy in reviewing accommodation alternatives and providing medical certification of the need for an accommodation. Any applicant or employee who wishes to seek an accommodation under this policy should contact the Human Resources Department via email at [e-mail]. Whether a requested accommodation would create an undue hardship will be determined based on the facts of each particular case.