Senior Engineering Manager

H&S - New Orleans, LA

Full-time - Senior

New Orleans, LA

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Senior Engineering Manager at H-S International, LLC is responsible for providing engineering management throughout the planning, design, and execution phases of capital projects. This role involves overseeing the engineering scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring that all engineering deliverables meet project objectives within the specified timeframe and budget. The Engineering Manager leads the engineering team, integrates various engineering disciplines, and collaborates with other corporate functional groups to ensure project success.

Responsibilities

• Ensure inputs to scope definition for the appropriate Stage Gate are firm and meet company requirements before commencing work.
• Approve the Engineering Execution Plans (EEP) and contribute to the Project Execution Plans (PEP).
• Review the engineering budgets to meet the scope and execution plan for the project.
• Review the engineering schedule and overall project schedule to ensure it meets project requirements.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and other Corporate functional groups early in the design effort.
• Regularly review and appraise the structure of the engineering project team and recommend appropriate changes.
• Ensure engineering risk assessments and HAZOPs are carried out and all identified issues are addressed.
• Identify and/or develop options for value optimization through application of best practices.
• Ensure compliance with Freeport-McMoRan technical standards throughout project development and execution phases.
• Develop and maintain Project Engineering Management framework to facilitate world-class delivery of capital projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline and ten (10) years of experience in engineering field.
• Master's degree in Engineering discipline and eight (8) years of experience in engineering field.
• Experience managing design engineering teams working on large scale projects.

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive technical knowledge of engineering systems, design, applications of engineering processes and materials.
• General knowledge of industry, regulatory standards and design criteria in engineering disciplines.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and organize at an advanced level.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project planning, controls and understanding of multi-discipline interdependencies.
• Knowledge of drawing production and document control methodologies.
• Knowledge of progress assessment and measurement and engineering control strategies.
• Extensive knowledge of administrative practices and strong communication skills across all levels.
• Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders involved in the project.
• High degree of understanding of how engineering interacts with procurement and contracting, construction and commissioning disciplines throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others, transfer expertise, and provide a coaching role to others.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance