{"id":3331298,"url":"https://alion.io/job/austin-powder-engineering-manager","title":"Engineering Manager","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":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":121000,"max_usd":248000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1354},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-19T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-19","last_verified_at":"2026-10-27T14:52:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":69,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":69},"description":"Join the Family - Come work for an exciting company offering great benefits, challenging opportunities, and colleagues who feel more like family.\nJob Summary\nOverviewThe Engineering Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and oversight of all engineering activities at the Red Diamond Plant. This role is accountable for the development of engineering personnel, execution of the site's capital portfolio, implementation of engineering standards, and delivery of continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the site's strategic objectives.\nThe Engineering Manager leads a multi-disciplinary team including Controls, Process, Mechanical, and Project Engineers and is responsible for ensuring resources are effectively prioritized and utilized to support plant safety, reliability, productivity, quality, and cost objectives.\nThe Engineering Manager is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, justifying, and executing capital and improvement projects that support the site's strategic goals. This role maintains ownership of the site engineering project portfolio, typically consisting of 10-20 active projects and approximately $10MM in annual capital spending.\nKey Responsibilities and Duties\nCapex Program\nOwn the site capital project portfolio, ensuring projects are prioritized and aligned with business objectives and strategic plans.\nLead the site capital planning, review, and prioritization process.\nDevelop and maintain short and long-term capital improvement roadmaps.\nProvide engineering input and realistic cost estimates to support business cases and capital requests.\nEnsure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and achieve expected business benefits.\nMonitor capital spending, committed costs, and forecast accuracy throughout the year.\nEstablish project management standards, templates, and governance processes.\nConduct routine project portfolio reviews and communicate project status, risks, resource constraints, and mitigation plans to site leadership.\nWork closely with the Site Manager to develop annual and long-range capital plans.\nApprove engineering aspects of capital requests prior to submission.\nSafety, Health, and Environment\nEnsure engineering compliance with all applicable Process Safety Management requirements.\nServe as a key stakeholder in the site's Management of Change (MOC) process and ensure engineering-owned actions are completed on time.\nParticipate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Hazard Reviews, and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies.\nEnsure engineering standards, safeguards, and risk reduction measures are properly implemented and maintained.\nDrive closure of engineering-related PHA, audit, incident investigation, and compliance actions.\nSupport the development and maintenance of safe operating envelopes, process safety information, and engineering documentation.\nPartner with Operations, Maintenance, and SHES teams to identify and reduce process safety risks.\nOther Key Responsibilities and Duties\nEngineering Integrity\nImplement and maintain APHC engineering standards for all plant equipment and installations, ensuring these standards are complied with.\nEnsure that APHC SHES standards are implemented in all aspects of engineering. \nCheck that all necessary engineering controls are implemented and working as required.\nContinually implement an Austin engineering audit program and ensure compliance. \nProvide necessary recruitment and training of engineering personnel and complete engineering audits to ensure compliance.\nProject Management\nOwn the site engineering project portfolio and ensure projects align with business objectives and strategic priorities.\nResponsible for maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of the Project Management System at Red Diamond.\nIdentify, prioritize, justify, and execute capital and improvement projects that support the site's strategic objectives.\nLead the planning and execution of a capital portfolio consisting of multiple concurrent projects and approximately $10 million in annual capital spending.\nResponsible for approval and sign-off of engineering aspects of all capital submissions.\nEnsure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and achieve expected business benefits.\nConduct regular project portfolio reviews and maintain visibility of project status, schedule, budget, resource requirements, risks, and expected outcomes.\nEnsure engineering resources are appropriately prioritized and allocated across the project portfolio.\nDevelop competent Project Managers through selection, training, mentoring, coaching, and performance management.\nPerform project, design, and constructability reviews to ensure compliance with engineering and business requirements.\nEnsure project management activities comply with APHC Project Management, SHES, and regulatory requirements.\nValidate project benefits and return on investment following project completion.\nOther duties as assigned.\nLeadership\nLead, mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering organization consisting of Controls Engineers, Process Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Project Engineers, Project Coordinators, and technical support personnel.\nEstablish clear goals, priorities, performance expectations, and accountability measures for all engineering personnel.\nDevelop and maintain a multi-year engineering and capital strategy aligned with site business objectives.\nIdentify future opportunities for capacity expansion, cost reduction, process improvement, reliability enhancement, and risk reduction.\nDevelop future engineering talent through coaching, mentoring, technical development, and career planning.\nEnsure engineering resources are effectively utilized and aligned with site priorities and strategic objectives.\nBuild a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement.\nConduct hiring, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and employee development activities.\nHold engineering personnel accountable for project execution, deliverables, continuous improvement initiatives, and professional growth.\nMaintain and improve internship, co-op, and early-career engineering development programs.\nDrive continuous improvement efforts through the Process Engineering and Controls Engineering teams focused on safety, quality, reliability, throughput, automation, and cost reduction.\nPromote cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and SHES.\nMaintain visibility of all active engineering and capital projects and ensure effective communication of progress, risks, resource needs, and results.\nDevelop succession plans and talent pipelines for critical engineering positions.\nDrive a strong safety culture and continuously challenge the organization to improve safety performance, compliance, and risk management.\nEducation and Experience \nBachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related discipline required).\nMinimum 7-10 years of engineering experience in a high-hazard manufacturing environment.\nMinimum 3-5 years of leadership experience managing engineering teams, projects, or technical organizations.\nExperience managing multiple concurrent capital projects and annual capital spending exceeding $5 million.\nProven experience in capital project development, justification, execution, and commissioning.\nExperience with Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA).\nExperience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and developing technical talent.\nExperience supporting manufacturing operations, reliability improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nWorking knowledge of business, financial, and project management principles.\nKnowledge of engineering drawings, design standards, and engineering documentation systems.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.\nSkills and Knowledge\nStrong leadership, coaching, and talent development skills.\nStrong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all organizational levels.\nAbility to develop and execute strategic engineering plans aligned with business objectives.\nStrong project portfolio management and prioritization skills.\nFinancial acumen including capital budgeting, forecasting, and project benefit analysis.\nStrong time management, planning, and organizational skills.\nCritical thinking and problem-solving abilities.\nAbility to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.\nKnowledge of engineering, manufacturing, reliability, and process improvement principles.\nAbility to lead change and drive organizational improvement.\nStrong contractor and vendor management skills.\nNegotiation and influence skills.\nAbility to build effective cross-functional relationships.\nConflict management and decision-making skills.\nAdaptability and resilience in a changing business environment.\nEffective presentation and facilitation skills.\nData-driven decision-making and analytical capabilities.\nLocation Red Diamond Plant in McArthur, OH\nWork Environment\nThis role will be split between time in an office as well as time in our manufacturing buildings. This role will work around hazardous chemicals, outside elements, and a variety of chemical processing equipment.\nTravel to be less than 25%.\nAUSTIN POWDER’s Mission\nTo improve the world we live in through the safe and responsible use of explosives.\nAUSTIN POWDER’s Vision\nWe will be the global leader of explosive products, services and technologies as defined by our Customers, our Family and our Communities.\nAUSTIN POWDER’s Values\nSafety is our 1st priority; WE are customer focused; we leverage the Power of the Family; We treat everyone with respect.\nThis is an exciting opportunity for a proven leader to celebrate the company’s rich history beginning in 1833. This is an unique opportunity to drive future success through continued transformation of key manufacturing processes and lead the sites to best in class performance levels and culture.\nAustin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.\nAustin Powder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Austin Powder also participates in E-Verify.\nThis contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing compensation. 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