Operations Leader, Heavy-Duty Services Engineering
Job in
North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, 29405, USA
Listed on 2026-08-22
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-22
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Operations Management -
Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Own the operating system for Heavy-Duty Services Engineering, including priorities, operating strategy, reviews, action tracking, leadership follow-up, and management cadences
- Lead global demand-capacity planning and resource deployment across customer commitments, strategic programs, technical risk reduction, and productivity commitments
- Maintain visibility into capacity, demand, resource constraints, contractor usage, labor productivity, and financial performance
- Support budget planning, operating plan execution, forecast accuracy, voucher and cost-center discipline, and productivity tracking for an approximately $220MM operating budget
- Define and improve dashboards, bowler metrics, and business intelligence mechanisms tracking organizational health and execution performance
- Drive lean operating rigor, standard work, daily management, KPI development, problem solving, waste elimination, Hoshin Kanri deployment, and breakthrough-priority governance
- Partner with quality, product safety, technical compliance, and engineering leaders to strengthen process and design quality
- Translate priorities into executable plans, governance, milestones, metrics, risk reviews, and stakeholder alignment
- Provide operational leadership for Engineering 2030, productivity actions, value stream improvements, capability development, and operating model improvements
- Interface with cross-functional stakeholders and represent the organization in Gas Power Engineering operations forums
- Act as trusted proxy and operating partner to the Executive Director, preparing executive materials and resolving cross-functional roadblocks
- Lead organizational communications, including leadership updates, operating reviews, All-Hands content, newsletters, and business updates
- Lead assigned operations resources with 12 reports, coach for performance, support development planning, and build organizational capability
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or comparable 4-year technical degree from an accredited university or college
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, engineering operations, program management, lifecycle management, product engineering, project engineering, or a related industrial technology environment
- Ability to lead operating rhythms, resource planning, and large-scale cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed organization
- Deep technical knowledge of Gas Power products, engineering lifecycle processes, and power plant systems
- Experience using KPIs, business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and Lean fundamentals
- Extensive experience managing teams and building consensus across diverse functions, regions, and leadership levels
- Strong capability in financial planning, productivity, and cost management
- Capability to prepare and present high-level materials for executive leadership
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable
Demonstrates expertise in engineering operations, resource planning, and financial management within a global matrixed organization. Proficient in leading cross-functional initiatives, developing KPIs, and utilizing business intelligence tools to drive productivity and operational excellence.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Engineering Operations Management
- Global Resource Planning
- Financial Planning and Cost Management
- KPI Development and Business Intelligence
- Team Leadership and Development
- Engineering Lifecycle Processes
- Gas Power Products Knowledge
- Program Management
- Project Engineering
- Lean Fundamentals
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Consensus Building
- Executive Communication
- Heavy-Duty Services Engineering
- Operational Leadership
- Productivity Tracking
- Hoshin Kanri
- Organizational Health Metrics
- Power BI
- Tableau
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