Senior Fire Protection Engineering Leader - Nuclear

Enercon Services, Inc.; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Enercon Services, Inc. is seeking a Fire Protection Senior Engineering Manager for its Nuclear Services group. The role leads a team delivering post-fire safe shutdown and fire protection capabilities in accordance with NRC and NFPA standards.

The Senior Manager provides technical direction, oversees program implementation, engineering evaluations, and corrective actions, while ensuring regulatory compliance for ENERCON clients. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (fire protection or mechanical preferred); advanced degree preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 10+ years of fire protection engineering experience, including project leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in: Engineering project execution; Client relationship management; Leading multidisciplinary teams in a matrixed environment; Nuclear power plant fire protection.
• Strong knowledge of applicable industry codes, standards, and regulations.
• Technical leadership and decision-making.
• Client focus and relationship management.
• Project execution and accountability.
• Collaboration across matrixed teams.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Communication and influence.
• Approximate travel of 10% as needed.

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery & Execution: Lead the execution of engineering projects to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. Define and manage project scope, deliverables, and execution strategy in coordination with Project/Program Managers. Direct multidisciplinary teams of matrixed engineering resources assigned to projects. Ensure integration and coordination across all engineering disciplines
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction and oversight across assigned projects. Ensure compliance with applicable nuclear and conventional codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Serve as the responsible engineering authority for project technical decisions related to Post-Fire Safe Shutdown/Fire Protection. Drive resolution of complex technical challenges
• Client Engagement & Business Development: Act as a primary client interface for engineering execution and technical matters. Build and maintain strong client relationships and trust. Support proposal development, scope definition, and technical positioning. Identify opportunities for repeat business and growth
• Matrix Team Leadership: Lead and coordinate project-assigned engineering teams within a matrixed structure. Collaborate with Design Organization leadership on staffing, resource planning, and technical capability alignment. Provide project-specific direction, feedback, and performance input on assigned personnel. Foster a collaborative, high-performing project team environment
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Ensure adherence to ENERCON’s quality assurance and engineering processes. Promote continuous improvement and lessons learned across projects. Drive consistency in engineering execution and deliverables

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Nuclear fire protection

Engineering project execution

Communication and influence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Enercon Services, Inc. is seeking a Fire Protection Senior Engineering Manager for its Nuclear Services group. The role leads a team delivering post-fire safe shutdown and fire protection capabilities in accordance with NRC and NFPA standards.

The Senior Manager provides technical direction, oversees program implementation, engineering evaluations, and corrective actions, while ensuring regulatory compliance for ENERCON clients. Travel up to 10% is expected.