Client is seeking an experienced Advisory Engineer to serve in a Project Engineer working capacity, providing staff augmentation support and engineering leadership on assigned projects. This is a senior-level technical role for a candidate who can initiate independent technical programs, resolve highly complex engineering problems, and provide project management leadership across engineering, design, and construction activities.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Initiate technical programs and advise management based on analysis of customer needs and technology trends
Resolve the most complex technical problems within area of expertise and influence solutions in adjacent disciplines
Apply advanced technical practices to complex requirements, special materials/processes, and difficult coordination challenges
Recommend and help plan research, development, testing, and quality assurance programs
Communicate results through reports, manuscripts, and presentations to oversight groups and professional societies
Mentor less senior professionals in technical and communication skills
Champion Total Quality (TQ) initiatives at the Division and Department level
Project & Program Management
Provide staff augmentation support, integrating and managing engineering activities for assigned projects
Establish design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, and priorities
Manage project tasks and deliver results against cost and schedule targets
Provide overall engineering and design direction, leadership, and management for assigned projects/tasks
Oversee administration, document control, project controls, and quality engineering functions through section supervisors
Resolve conflicts between project direction and functional/technical direction
Build project teams by requesting, evaluating, and developing engineering expertise
Evaluate subcontractor performance to ensure design output meets technical, cost, and schedule objectives
Establish design activity baselines and recommend subcontractor authorizations and baseline changes
Evaluate cost/schedule variances and implement corrective actions (EVMS experience required)
Review cost accounts for procurement of engineered materials
Define project scope of work, ensuring firm customer requirements are established
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience (one of the following):
PhD + approximately 15 years of experience
MS + approximately 17 years of experience
BS + approximately 21 years of experience
BS in Engineering or current Professional Engineer (PE) registration
Experience:
Providing overall engineering/design direction, leadership, and management for assigned projects and tasks
Integrating engineering resources including design criteria, resource forecasts, schedules, and tools
Providing administrative guidance to leads and managers
Managing project administration, document control, project controls, and quality engineering
Working with diverse teams and resolving cross-functional conflicts
Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
Security Clearance:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance (active clearance not required at time of hire; candidate will be notified when to apply based on work assignment)
Other Requirements:
Ability to perform field walk-downs at job sites, including uneven surfaces, active construction areas, walking distances over a half mile, climbing ladders, wearing protective clothing/respirators as needed
Strong attention to detail in producing quality technical documents
Excellent communication skills across management, engineering, facility, operations, QA, and test personnel
Ability to mentor junior team members
Preferred Qualifications
Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license in any state
Active DOE clearance (L or Q) held within the past two (2) years