Manager Engineering- Strategic Portfolio

Manager Engineering - Strategic Portfolio
Perm/FT
Lithia, FL - hybrid on site

Are you ready to lead exciting water management projects? As the Manager of Engineering / Strategic Portfolio, you will oversee capital projects from start to finish. You will collaborate with a variety of teams, including operations, geotechnical and water planning, maintenance, permitting, EHS, site leadership, procurement, finance, and project controls. You will also work with third-party consultants, engineering firms, and contractors to ensure everything runs smoothly. Your goal? To make sure projects are planned, engineered, and executed safely and on time.
What you will do:

• Lead the Project Planning and Engineering group assigned to develop labor, equipment and material estimates and construction sequence to facilitate development of project schedules and budgets
• Provide input based on experience to management to ensure front end planning is sound and that realistic expectations for construction timelines are being set
• Collaborate on planning of projects and coordinate efforts and resources with relevant departments
• Manage capital spend / budget in conjunction with site leadership teams
• Lead capital budgeting process for the water portfolio of projects, oversee project forecasting, accruals and deferral processes for the water portfolio and coach project engineers on cost management
• Enforce use of Capital Process Management Process
• Collaborate on creating future year forecasts and execute front end engineering and scoping to create an accurate forecast
• Coach and develop team members to become effective project engineers and coordinators
• Enforce safety culture and lead safety initiatives and participate/ lead safety observation reporting process and interpretation for water portfolio

What you will need:

• Bachelors Degree required with an engineering discipline such as: Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Electrical.
• 10+ years of engineering, project management, or construction management experience
• Experience with leading technical / project teams
• Proficiency with standard office related software including: Microsoft Excel, Word, and Project along with other standard office related software
• Demonstrated leadership, communication (written and verbal), organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and on a team

Benefits Offered:

• 401k with a company match and annual company contributions
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A robust benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Optional HSA plan with company match