{"id":3325284,"url":"https://alion.io/job/austin-powder-director-field-engineering","title":"Director Field Engineering","company":{"id":2666773,"name":"Austin Powder","domain":"austinpowder.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/austinpowder-2","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"}},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"head","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Beachwood, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":123000,"max_usd":232000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":2716},"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-13","last_verified_at":"2026-10-29T09:08:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.\nJob Summary\nThe Director, Field Engineering provides strategic leadership for Austin Powder Company's engineering organization and capital project portfolio across North America. This position is responsible for the planning, development, and execution of projects at our manufacturing assets, commercial distribution sites, and strategic capital investments supporting the company's long-term growth objectives.The Director leads a multidisciplinary engineering/project team and ensures that all projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable regulatory and company requirements. The role supports the company projects related to facility expansion, process improvements, manufacturing modernization, infrastructure upgrades, process safety initiatives, and strategic capital investments.\nThis position collaborates closely with executive leadership, commercial, manufacturing, SHES, supply chain, and external stakeholders to improve safety, reliability, production capability, quality, cost efficiency, and site utilization while supporting the manufacture and use of industrial explosives in a safe and responsible manner.\nEssential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities\nLeadership and Organizational Development\nDemonstrate and promote Austin Powder's mission, vision, values, and commitment to safety.\nLead, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing team of project engineers, engineering managers, project managers, and technical specialists.\nEstablish engineering standards, project execution methodologies, and best practices across all company facilities.\nFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, technical excellence, and safety leadership.\nProject Engineering and Execution\nManage a portfolio of capital projects ranging from site improvements and equipment upgrades to major manufacturing facility expansions.\nOversee all phases of project execution, including concept development, feasibility studies, scope definition, budgeting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.\nCoordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts involving mechanical, electrical, controls, instrumentation, civil, structural, and process engineering disciplines.\nEnsure project deliverables meet stakeholder requirements and operational objectives.\nLead project reviews and provide regular updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders.\nProvide engineering leadership supporting Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), and Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)\nEnsure all projects comply with applicable OSHA, ATF, EPA, NFPA, NEC, environmental, transportation, and local regulatory requirements.\nPromote continuous improvement in safety performance across all engineering and construction activities.\nCapital Project Portfolio\nLead project governance processes, including stage-gate reviews, capital authorization requests, and executive project reporting.\nEnsure capital projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved scope.\nMonitor and report portfolio performance, schedule adherence, budget status, capital forecasts, and project risks.\nPartner with executive leadership to develop long-term engineering, infrastructure, and manufacturing strategies.\nEvaluate existing and future manufacturing and distribution facility needs and recommend expansion, consolidation, or modernization initiatives.\nSupport site selection activities for new manufacturing, distribution, and operational facilities.\nIdentify opportunities for operational efficiency, automation, energy reduction, and manufacturing optimization.\nDevelop and manage annual engineering and capital budgets.\nPrepare capital expenditure requests, business cases, financial justifications, and project approval packages.\nManage project forecasts, committed costs, change orders, and contractor expenditures.\nEnsure effective utilization of engineering resources and external consulting services.\nVendor and Contractor Management\nEstablish and maintain relationships with engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, contractors, consultants, and other service providers.\nLead technical evaluations, contractor selection, bid reviews, and contract negotiations.\nEnsure contractor safety, quality, schedule, and performance expectations are consistently achieved.\nOther Duties\nPresent engineering strategies, project updates, and capital plans to executive leadership and other stakeholders.\nPerform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nEssential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities\nLeadership and Organizational Development\nDemonstrate and promote Austin Powder's mission, vision, values, and commitment to safety.\nLead, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing team of project engineers, engineering managers, project managers, and technical specialists.\nEstablish engineering standards, project execution methodologies, and best practices across all company facilities.\nFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, technical excellence, and safety leadership.\nProject Engineering and Execution\nManage a portfolio of capital projects ranging from site improvements and equipment upgrades to major manufacturing facility expansions.\nOversee all phases of project execution, including concept development, feasibility studies, scope definition, budgeting, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.\nCoordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts involving mechanical, electrical, controls, instrumentation, civil, structural, and process engineering disciplines.\nEnsure project deliverables meet stakeholder requirements and operational objectives.\nLead project reviews and provide regular updates to executive leadership and key stakeholders.\nProvide engineering leadership supporting Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), and Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)\nEnsure all projects comply with applicable OSHA, ATF, EPA, NFPA, NEC, environmental, transportation, and local regulatory requirements.\nPromote continuous improvement in safety performance across all engineering and construction activities.\nCapital Project Portfolio\nLead project governance processes, including stage-gate reviews, capital authorization requests, and executive project reporting.\nEnsure capital projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved scope.\nMonitor and report portfolio performance, schedule adherence, budget status, capital forecasts, and project risks.\nPartner with executive leadership to develop long-term engineering, infrastructure, and manufacturing strategies.\nEvaluate existing and future manufacturing and distribution facility needs and recommend expansion, consolidation, or modernization initiatives.\nSupport site selection activities for new manufacturing, distribution, and operational facilities.\nIdentify opportunities for operational efficiency, automation, energy reduction, and manufacturing optimization.\nDevelop and manage annual engineering and capital budgets.\nPrepare capital expenditure requests, business cases, financial justifications, and project approval packages.\nManage project forecasts, committed costs, change orders, and contractor expenditures.\nEnsure effective utilization of engineering resources and external consulting services.\nVendor and Contractor Management\nEstablish and maintain relationships with engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, contractors, consultants, and other service providers.\nLead technical evaluations, contractor selection, bid reviews, and contract negotiations.\nEnsure contractor safety, quality, schedule, and performance expectations are consistently achieved.\nOther Duties\nPresent engineering strategies, project updates, and capital plans to executive leadership and other stakeholders.Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.\n\nRequired Experience, Skills & Abilities\nMinimum 15 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, manufacturing, capital projects, or related industrial operations.\nMinimum 7 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.\nDemonstrated success managing capital programs and projects ranging from $500,000 to $50 million or greater.\nExperience within explosives, chemical manufacturing, mining, industrial manufacturing, energy, or other high-hazard operating environments.\nStrong understanding of project management principles, engineering design practices, construction management, and commissioning activities.\nWorking knowledge of Process Safety Management and Management of Change processes.\nDemonstrated ability to develop engineering organizations and build high-performing teams.\nExcellent business, financial, analytical, and strategic planning skills.\nEffective communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.\nAbility to travel extensively throughout the United States and Canada.\nAbility to maintain productive professional relationships with employees, customers, contractors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies.\nEducational and Professional Requirements\nBachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university required.\nMaster’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, or related discipline preferred.\nProfessional Engineer (PE) license preferred.\nProject Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.\nWork Environment\nSupports Austin Powder Company operations throughout the United States and Canada.\nWork is performed in office, manufacturing, construction, and field environments.\nRegular exposure to industrial manufacturing facilities and construction sites.\nWillingness and ability to travel on both scheduled and unscheduled basis up to 50%.\nKey Behavioral Traits for Success\nSafety Orientation: Commitment to “safety first” always and in all situations; accepting that safety is not something else to do, it is an element of everything we do for our employees and our customers. If it is not safe, we stop and do not go forward until it is.\nCommitment to Task: Able to take responsibility for actions and outcomes and persist despite obstacles; give dedication to the position; demonstrate dependability in difficult circumstances and show a sense of urgency about getting results.\nCommunication: Able to clearly present information through spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talk with internal / external customers; listen well.\nDecision Making & Problem Solving: Able to act in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues; able to use reason, even while dealing with emotional topics; review facts and weigh options with a strong attention to detail.\nPolicies, Processes, & Procedures: Able to act in accordance with established guidelines; follow standard regulatory procedures; communicate and enforce organizational policies and procedures\nIntegrity: Deal with others in a straightforward and honest manner, accountable for actions, maintaining confidentiality and supporting company values.\nAdaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands priorities in a changing environment.\nCustomer/Quality Focus: Anticipates and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate manner. Provides the highest quality service and product to all customers.\nAbout Austin Powder\nAustin Powder has been making explosives for nearly 190 years and we take great pride in improving the world we live in.\nIn 1833, the Austin family created a company to produce black powder that would help break the rock, mine the mi...","description_format":"text","description_chars":14022,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":15,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Mining","Chemical Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T09:44:25Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 3","filings_12m":3,"filings_prev_12m":0,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":87500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.837,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":16,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:6","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-10-29T05:49:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/austin-powder-director-field-engineering","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/austin-powder-director-field-engineering.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-29T19:31:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29019,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2666773},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2666773"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Faustin-powder-director-field-engineering"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Faustin-powder-director-field-engineering"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Faustin-powder-director-field-engineering"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/austin-powder-director-field-engineering\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Faustin-powder-director-field-engineering"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3325284}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"austinpowder.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3325284},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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