Engineering Manager, Operations

Engineering Manager, Operations

Company Overview

At Mitsubishi Power, we're not just building better clean energy technologies; we're architecting a better future. Our team is boldly redefining power generation and energy storage to fast-track the world's energy transition. We operate as one team, pushing toward our vision of the future. At Mitsubishi Power, we value problem-solvers, prioritize collaboration, and support each other in an inclusive culture created through accountability and authenticity by demonstrating our core values of: Safety, Family, Innovative, Inclusive, Accountable & Courageous. Together, we’re building the future we all aspire to — making net zero a reality. One team, one future.

Role Overview

The Manager of Engineering Operations is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing the integration of Project Management best practices and optimizing scheduling and task management processes across the engineering teams. The primary objective of this position is to ensure that the NGS Engineering teams are equipped to meet on-time execution commitments while staying within budget. This includes supporting Project Proposals, Project Execution, New Product Development (NPD), and other engineering support requests.

This role is also responsible for reporting and supporting engineering direct labor hours activities, including forecasting and re-forecasting, while ensuring alignment with inputs and outputs from the broader NGS business. This involves collaborating with Engineering disciplines, Project Management, Product Line Management (PLM), Global Sourcing, and Accounting.

This leadership position is responsible for driving collaboration across the Engineering teams to promote and execute initiatives that support better labor estimation process and/or enhance overall performance and quality of work. This role is critical in ensuring efficient project management and effective collaboration among various teams to achieve the organization's objectives.

Ket Responsibilities

Primary duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate across NGS business functions to enable integration of Engineering scheduling into broader NGS project management, scheduling, and execution.
• Create standardized processes for project labor estimation, budget management, schedule adherence, and project reporting while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Cultivate knowledge of best practices and standardize task management and project management processes and tools.
• Work closely with engineering production system leaders to understand and communicate priorities and resolve constraints.
• Optimize resource utilization and align Engineering scheduling with project deliverables contractual dates.
• Utilize project management and task management tools for schedule and task creation, project reporting, and active task management.
• Lead efforts to standardize engineering schedules and task networking for project planning, and execution.
• Conduct impact analysis for emergent work. Communicate feasibility and risk to on-time execution of contractual requirements.
• Implement and manage systems to support knowledge management and collaboration among the engineering teams.
• Develop and implement training/certification and other development programs that enhance staff skills & knowledge and improve the quality of work.
• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration and communication between engineering and other departments.
• Evaluate and report on engineering data related to task and resource management. Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Requirement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Engineering from four-year college or university; or six (6) plus years related experience in leading resource planning, scheduling, or management in engineering design or power generation projects and equivalent working experience. PMP certification from the Project Management Institute is preferred but not required.
• Computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation tool and database, data manipulation and any other tools as required for the role. MS suite of tools, Visio, Power BI, MS Project, SAP a plus, and Primavera P6 preferred.
• Travel overnight (expected 5 to 15%) by land and/or air.

Why Should You Apply?

• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays.
• Committed to quality products and services.
• Great working environment and culture.
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.

Mitsubishi is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer actively seeking to diversify the workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. Therefore, all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.