Engineering Section Manager

Title Engineering Section Manager
Categories US Job Openings
Location Des Moines, IA
Employment Type Permanent
Job Information

Descriptions of Duties:
Manage mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and design drafting functions. Develop and monitor capital, mechanical service, and departmental budget spending. Responsible for the coordination of the project engineering section with other divisional sections, production, service, and staff departments. Fills in for manager of engineering services as necessary.

Management Duties:
1. Assign projects and follow up on progress.
2. Conduct annual assessments of subordinates.
3. Supervise the preparation of cost estimates for refinement and modernization programs
4. Prepare presentations and present estimates, timelines, budgets, and programs to management.
5. Supervise the preparation of detailed cost analysis and schedules for projects.
6. Update and re-evaluate the cost and schedules of projects as they proceed and inform management.
7. Coordinate proper personnel and resources to assure adequate and correct project progress.
8. Review project and drafting backlogs, establish priorities, and obtain additional resources if needed.

Operational Duties:
1. Provide the following reports and / or information to management as required:
- Engineering backlog
- Project Schedules
- Capital and MS Expense budget updates
- Spending forecast for budgets
- Priorities and status information
- Shutdown plans and project lists
2. Provide emergency engineering assistance to the plant as necessary.
3. Schedule and track daily activities to accomplish objectives.
4. Interface with other plant staff to ensure proper priorities are inserted into the project planning process
5. Coordinate and direct database programming to meet changing directives.
6. Track and analyze spending to provide timely forecast for management planning
7. Write procedures to document work process for ISO / QS standards

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