Join us at Urenco USA (UUSA), where we're leading the way in nuclear energy innovation. Our state-of-the-art facility located in Eunice, NM, is one of the only uranium enrichment sites in North America. We are actively looking for individuals who are ready to work collaboratively on-site in Eunice, NM, and we're pleased to offer relocation support to help make this opportunity accessible to talented individuals like you. Come be a part of the future of clean energy.

Summary of Responsibilities
The Project Engineering & Design Manager serves as the Technical Single Point of Contact for the project, and is responsible for providing overall engineering leadership and management throughout the full project lifecycle, FEED, Detailed Design, Construction, Commissioning, Handover, and Closure phases. The role reports directly to the Project Director and will act as the project manager for Engineering ensuring the successful delivery of all engineering activities, design outputs, and technical services required to achieve project objectives safely, efficiently, and in accordance with quality, schedule, and performance expectations. In the capacity of a member of the project core team, the Project Engineering & Design Manager leads and coordinates multidisciplinary and cross-functional engineering teams, including both internal personnel and external contractors, consultants, and suppliers. This position serves as the primary engineering authority for the project, ensuring effective integration of engineering disciplines, alignment with project requirements, and support of successful project execution.

The Project Engineering & Design Manager is accountable for ensuring that all engineering activities are conducted in compliance with company policies, standards, procedures, and governance requirements, as well as applicable site-specific requirements, industry standards, and statutory and regulatory obligations. Through strong leadership, technical expertise, and stakeholder engagement, the Project Engineering & Design Manager drives engineering excellence and contributes to the successful delivery of strategic business objectives.

Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related science or technical field or a Professional Engineer (PE) license obtained by an accredited examination.
• Demonstrable evidence of leading and delivering complex Engineering and Design organizations and technical scope on multiple projects exceeding 500 million.
• Demonstrable evidence of managing multiple stakeholders, interfaces and complex design integration on full lifecycle projects.
• Experience of managing internal and external multidiscipline Engineering and Design resources of up to 50 people
• Experience of working both in a client and contracting organization, with strong experience on contracting models, baseline data and information and change management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree, or PhD in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Professional certification in project management is preferred.
• Experience in highly regulated industries, specifically industries which deal with the DOE
• Demonstrable sound knowledge and experience of leading and or supporting onsite construction & commissioning.
• Experience working and living outside of country of origin or similar experience working with foreign colleagues, vendors, stakeholders and entities.

Key Skills

• End to End Engineering and Design Lifecycle Delivery
• Project Planning, Scheduling and Estimating
• Budget and Cost Control
• Risk and Change Management
• Procurement and Contract Management
• Quality Management
• Supplier and Supply Chain Engagement and Management
• Team Leadership and Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management

Job Details

• Work Location: Urenco USA, Eunice, NM
• Emergency Response Requirements: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duty may be required; including being on-call (24/7) during your designated team duty week.
• Work Schedule: Professional 9/80 work schedule with minimal night/weekend support. Some nights and weekend work may be required. Employees are also subject to call-outs as needed
• Travel Required: 20% of the time or less as required
• Security Clearance Requirement: Controlled Access Area (CAA) Access and an L or Q level security clearance is required
• Work Environment: Radiological exposure expectations of < 100 mrem/yr. General Office, Plant Production Areas. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets etc.

Primary Functions

• Lead all Engineering meetings, responsible for representing Engineering at all project related meetings and in the steering committee in support of the Project Director.
• Accountable for Health, Safety and Environment of Engineering and Design
• Day to day management of all the Engineering & Design resources matrixed into the project.
• Accountable for the resource demand, forecast and planning to ensure the business functions provide the correct resources
• Accountable for the performance of all the resources including performance management
• Accountable for the development of all resources
• Responsible for ensuring the baseline information is correctly cost and resource loaded
• Responsible for the escalation of all personnel issues to the steering committee and functional management
• Accountable for evaluating major engineering & design changes and all change management impacting the project
• Accountable for all technical project risk and the evaluation and planning of management of technical risk
• Technical support/Support in the collation of requirements, scope / content; The engineering execution concept; The cost estimate / hourly budget; Definition of resource requirements to deliver agreed scope.
• Ensure with the functions the SQEP of Engineering resources allocated to the appropriate engineering teams
• Accountable for all Engineering and Design quality, safety and compliance.
• Engineering support to contract management.
• Approval of all Engineering and Design work packages and responsible for the quality of the output throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage all requests for information and technical queries, ensuring technical correct responses
• Accountable for Engineering CPI and SPI and Compliance with the cost and hourly budget and defining the requirements to form the budget.
• Compliance with the schedule and defining the requirements and inputs to the schedule.
• Responsible to agree with the Urenco Design Authority a design assurance plan including (amongst others) the review and approval matrix for Internal design reviews stage gate review/approval/release)
• Complete, realistic and on schedule reporting, in accordance with the predetermined reporting structure within the project and organizational structure.
• Complete work packages (technically and economically optimized, safety reviewed and approved).
• Managing, clarification and resolution of interfaces.
• Ensuring all scopes of work, work packages and specifications are fit for purpose.
• Duly assigning costs to the originator and cost controlling
• All information management including, document control, exchange of information, export controls, digital modelling and documented traceability.
• Capture engineering and technical lessons learned, ensure incorporation into future standards, procedures and best practices.
• Coordinate all Procurement, Construction, Quality and Operational Teams
• Procurement, expedition, inspection. Involvement in supplier selection / supplier assessment for services and equipment.
• Providing and managing technical support for construction and the assignment of Engineering to any design change during construction
• Technical first point of contact to the operations representative on all engineering and design related queries and responsible for the coordination of all technical related resources and support required from operations
• Lead and manage all quality related activities and coordinate the quality control and assurance tasks for the project
• Assessing relevant technical modification requirements at site and, where required, organizing engineering activities.
• Providing and managing technical support to commissioning and the assignment of Engineering to any testing and commissioning activities
• All LTQR and final release of as-built documentation.

*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Benefits
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*Please note that we continually evaluate our plans and make adjustments as necessary to meet market and business requirements.

Compensation starting at: $ 217528 - $ 261034 / year and up dependent on candidate experience.

Urenco USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Urenco USA encourages protected veterans and persons with disabilities to apply. Urenco USA supports a drug free environment.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact UUSA HR at HRUUSA@urenco.com.
Urenco USA | A trusted leader in meeting the world’s demand for sustainable energy.
Urenco USA (UUSA) is part of an international company that operates on the cutting-edge of the nuclear energy industry, utilizing the world’s most advanced, energy-efficient, and cost-effective method to enrich uranium. As the only enrichment facility in North America, UUSA helps provide clean, sustainable energy while operating under a framework of high environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance standards. Our world-class facility is located in the middle of the EnergyPlex. We strive to promote the production of nuclear energy to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy while remaining dedicated to safety and investing in community outreach.

If you are already an employee of Urenco USA and are interested in applying for another job within the company, please apply and upload a completed Internal Candidate Application form (HR-2-3000-15-F-2), and your resume to the internal career portal.

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