Director of Engineering

ENERCON is seeking a Nuclear New Design Engineering Director to lead our New Design Engineering organization supporting our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business units. This high-impact leadership role will provide strategic direction and organizational leadership for our Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (I&C), Mechanical, and Structural Engineering teams.

The Nuclear New Design Engineering Director will be responsible for building and developing a high-performing, multidiscipline engineering organization capable of supporting complex nuclear projects from early-stage design through detailed engineering and implementation. This leader will ensure our teams have the people, capabilities, processes, and leadership necessary to meet the evolving needs of our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear clients.

This role can be located in one of the following locations:

• Kennesaw, GA
• Naperville, IL
• Overland Park, KS
• Baton Rouge, LA
• Chattanooga, TN
• Fort Worth, TX
• Kennewick, WA

We encourage you to explore this exciting opportunity and become part of our innovative and impactful team.

• Organizational Leadership & Strategy: Provide strategic leadership for the New Design Engineering organization, including Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering teams. Establish the organization's vision, priorities, and long-range capability plans to meet the current and future needs of our New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business units.
• Engineering Execution & Performance: Establish expectations for engineering execution, accountability, and organizational performance. Partner with project and technical leadership to ensure projects are appropriately staffed and engineering work is delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with applicable quality and technical requirements.
• Resource & Capacity Planning: Develop and maintain a forward-looking resource strategy across all New Design Engineering disciplines. Balance workload, staffing, hiring, and development needs across New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear programs to ensure the organization has the capacity and capabilities necessary to support business commitments and future growth.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development: Lead and mentor New Design Engineering Senior Managers and their respective engineering organizations. Establish a strong leadership pipeline through effective onboarding, training, career development, succession planning, mentoring, and leadership development.
• Recruiting & Organizational Growth: Develop and execute workforce strategies necessary to build and maintain a strong multidiscipline nuclear engineering organization. Anticipate emerging capability needs across New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear markets and address those needs through recruiting, training, development, strategic hiring, and knowledge transfer.
• Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement: Promote consistent engineering practices, strong design fundamentals, lessons learned, and continuous improvement across the organization. Partner with Chief Engineering and other technical leaders to strengthen engineering processes, improve efficiency, and maintain a culture of technical excellence.
• Business Unit &
  
  Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with New Nuclear and Federal Nuclear business leadership, Project Management, Chief Engineering, Operations, and other Engineering Directors to align engineering resources and organizational capabilities with project priorities and long-range business needs.
• Project Development & Client Support: Support proposal development, project estimating, execution planning, client engagements, and strategic pursuits requiring New Design Engineering capabilities. Ensure engineering…