Senior Manager, Design & Engineering

The Senior Manager, Design & Engineering maintains responsibility for all aspects of the engineering functions including design, analysis, hazard evaluation, and engineering interfaces to other disciplines. They will collaborate with the Project Managers to staff all design and engineering support efforts as needed to meet the applicable design standards and agreed upon schedules. The Senior Manager, Design & Engineering is the overall process owner for the final engineering product that meets contractual and Falcon’s Attractions requirements, budget, schedule and profit objectives. They will hire, advise and oversee the development and mentoring of engineering and technical personnel. The Engineering Manager will collaborate closely with the other operations managers, project managers, and Principal/Project Engineers.

Core Duties

• Manage all functions of engineering including:

• system design and analysis
• design to cost targets
• design effort estimates & involvement in ongoing Estimate to Complete (ETC) for current projects
• engineering prototype efforts
• third party engineering resources as assigned

• Responsible for productivity improvement, finished product, production, engineering operations, and department safety compliance met through the effective implementation of applicable industry standards and HSE inititiatives.
• Assist in the sales efforts and expansion of customer base.
• Responsible for engineering personnel hiring, development, and operations.
• Personnel management and evaluation including employee motivation, determination of precise job requirements, and established pay scales to promotions.
• Determine the most effective and productive methods to enhance capabilities, safety maintenance, control UDCs and value engineering.
• Promote employee relations through support of the Human Resources Department.
• Report department activities and monitor operation to plan and profitability.
• Work is diversified and complex, resulting in problems which are not readily apparent; symptoms may be vague and facts may be incomplete. Solutions require use of independent judgment following company policies and procedures.
• Formulating methods and processes to perform each specific project / process in the most efficient and productive manner.
• Position requires frequent application of original and independent thinking in developing moderately complex methods, products or systems.
• Making decisions and taking independent action, following broad objectives on strategic and operational matter affecting a major function or department in the organization. Decisions are subject to guidance from executive/senior management. This may include determining the priority of projects, personnel requirements and control of overhead costs.
• Impact of Decisions - Probable errors may be of significant magnitude and could cause major expense, loss of important customer accounts or damage to company prestige and goodwill. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which top management bases important decisions.

The above listed duties are not an all-inclusive list. A big aspect of the Engineering Manager is the requirement for flexibility.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has supervisory responsibilities to all engineering-related functions which may include Principle, Staff, Project, Senior, entry-level engineers, and interns

Reporting Relationship

• This position reports to the Director of Project Management

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• An accredited college graduate engineer with a Bachelor of Science in an engineering specialty
• Master’s Degree in Engineering or Business preferred
• Personnel management training required
• 15+ years work experience in a technical field
• 8+ years in a responsible management role
• 5+ years in supervisory role with direct responsibility for other scheduled activities
• Demonstrated understanding of scheduling software (MS Project)
• Other computer software including typical office suites. (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
• U.S. Citizenship is required.