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Develops, directs, and coordinates mechanical and electrical engineering projects for packaging plants. Responsibilities include defining project scope, preparing engineering documentation, sourcing and purchasing materials, managing costs and schedules, coordinating vendors and installations, supporting equipment startup and training, troubleshooting plant machinery, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires safety leadership, cross-functional communication, occasional plant travel, and onsite on-call support during project go-lives.

Supports heavy industrial construction projects from estimating and design coordination through field execution. Reviews drawings and BIM models, manages RFIs, schedules, documentation, change orders, cost tracking, earned value, progress payments, and technical coordination with owners, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and field teams. The role is full-time on project sites, includes oversight of construction quality and progress, and provides a development path toward Project Manager.

Supports heavy industrial construction projects from estimating and design coordination through field execution and closeout. Reviews drawings and BIM models, manages RFIs, coordinates owners, engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and field teams, monitors productivity and earned value, tracks changes and costs, distributes documentation, updates schedules, and prepares status reports. Works full time on project sites and serves as a technical liaison, with a career path toward Project Manager.

Leads and coordinates solid rocket motor engineering projects across planning, staffing, design, manufacturing, delivery, schedules, budgets, and troubleshooting. Manages Integrated Project Teams, provides technical support, prepares engineering designs and specifications, monitors progress, resolves operational issues, and ensures technical quality, reliability, cost, and schedule requirements are met. Serves as an engineering liaison to program management, leadership, and customers while selecting resources, materials, equipment, and contractors.

Provides technical support for heavy lifting, specialty rigging, and risk management projects. Conducts jobsite walkdowns, develops AutoCAD layouts for heavy lifts and transports, evaluates rigging equipment solutions, performs minor design calculations under senior engineering guidance, and supports critical-lift risk management and safety evaluations.

Supports BESS construction estimating through quantity takeoffs, drawing and document reviews, vendor pricing requests, cost analysis, RFIs, bid documentation, and estimate reviews. Tracks subcontractor responses, identifies scope gaps and risks, maintains project records, and supports meetings, site visits, and bid deliverables. The role requires attention to detail, basic construction estimating knowledge, strong organization, and effective communication with vendors, subcontractors, and internal teams.

Manages concurrent cryogenic and industrial gas delivery system projects from proposal and design through procurement, installation, commissioning, and operational support. Develops estimates, layouts, technical solutions, and customer proposals while coordinating internal teams and external partners. Troubleshoots equipment, evaluates modifications, supports performance improvements, applies engineering judgment, and ensures safety, schedule, budget, and technical standards are met. The role requires engineering experience, CAD familiarity, strong communication, and willingness to travel 10–20%.

Manage and execute engineering projects from concept through commissioning, controlling scope, schedule, budget and risk. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, provide engineering/design support, select and procure equipment, manage contractors, and ensure HSE and quality compliance. Support testing, fabrication, and site integration activities and mentor team members.

Supports planning, coordination, execution, and closeout of a large-scale AirTrain transportation project. Responsibilities include managing project documentation, RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, cost tracking, change orders, subcontractor coordination, schedule monitoring, quality control, safety initiatives, testing, commissioning, punch lists, and turnover. The role coordinates station finishes, escalators, terrazzo, curtain wall, and architectural and structural interfaces while ensuring compliance with contract documents, codes, specifications, schedules, and owner standards.

Leads the direction, coordination, execution, control, and completion of multidisciplinary engineering projects. Responsibilities include managing deliverables, schedules, change orders, meetings, action items, RFIs, closeout activities, project specifications, MOC efforts, audits, workflows, staffing, and cost estimates. The role resolves project issues, facilitates cross-functional communication, and supports project managers across oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, refining, and related industrial environments.

Leads end-to-end project planning, execution, and delivery for fixed-bid and public sector projects. Manages timelines, budgets, resources, risks, changes, stakeholder communications, and cross-functional coordination. Serves as the primary client contact, provides status reporting and mitigation strategies, ensures regulatory and company compliance, and drives project management process improvements.

Design and manage municipal wastewater treatment and nutrient management projects. Responsibilities include facility evaluation, process and hydraulic modeling, design calculations, equipment sizing, technical and construction document preparation, construction-phase support, field visits, project coordination, scheduling, client engagement, and mentoring junior staff. Occasional travel is required for site visits and construction support.

Provides technical leadership for biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process systems. Leads equipment reliability, root cause analysis, maintenance optimization, capital projects, commissioning, contractor coordination, technology transfers, quality investigations, CAPA actions, documentation updates, validation reviews, audits, and safety execution. Supports the design, operation, and maintenance of facilities and equipment while managing project costs, schedules, compliance, and multiple engineering initiatives.

Lead end-to-end fixed-bid and public sector projects, managing planning, timelines, budgets, resources, risks, changes, and delivery. Serve as the primary client contact, coordinate cross-functional teams, conduct status meetings, provide stakeholder reporting, ensure regulatory and company compliance, and improve project management processes. The role requires extensive project leadership experience, strong communication skills, and accountability for scope, budget, and execution.

Manages project financial controls across the program lifecycle, including forecasting, invoicing support, accruals, monthly close, EAC and ETC projections, risk analysis, variance reporting, and management metrics. Collaborates with program managers and finance, contracts, billing, subcontract, and operations teams to monitor business plans, schedules, revenue, profit, cash backlog, risks, and opportunities.

Leads maritime and coastal engineering projects in Alaska, providing civil or structural design leadership, project management, client and supplier coordination, technical reports, proposals, and business development. Coaches engineering teams, manages safety and quality requirements, coordinates multidisciplinary stakeholders, interacts with regulators, and supports organizational leadership and market growth.

Lead engineering project execution for GE Aerospace Civil Computing System and Integrated Modular Avionics projects. Own integrated schedules, costs, risks, quality, dependencies, and customer alignment from contract award through production transition. Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage Earned Value performance, track risks and changes, support proposals and reviews, and prepare customer and leadership reporting. The role requires avionics process knowledge, U.S. Person status, and approximately 10% travel to customer, supplier, and partner sites.

Leads engineering execution for Integrated Modular Avionics and platform systems projects from proposal through certification and delivery. Owns scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, risk, quality, financials, EVM, estimates, bids, and customer interfaces. Directs cross-functional engineering teams, manages dependencies and critical paths, presents status to leadership and customers, mentors Deputy EPMs, and improves project processes. Travel to customer and partner sites is approximately 10–20%.

Manage enterprise and project documentation for transportation infrastructure projects, including electronic records, document distribution, classification, retention, reporting, and organization within content management systems. The role may lead departmental processes, train lower-level employees, and support project information management. AECOM requires a bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience or equivalent, a valid driver’s license, and an MVR check. Construction documentation and IDOT certification are preferred.

Leads project controls across industrial capital projects, including cost control, budgeting, estimating, forecasting, change management, purchase-to-pay, and project closeout. Establishes standardized controls processes, validates estimates, monitors portfolio KPIs, manages variance and schedule reporting, and provides executive dashboards. The role mentors cost controllers, coordinates with Finance, supports project managers, reviews contractor submissions, forecasts staffing needs, and drives predictable project delivery.

Supports an intelligence community customer across the systems engineering lifecycle. Responsibilities include developing Concept of Operations documents, capturing and allocating requirements, supporting project planning, integration and testing, conducting RF systems characterization testing, coordinating technical meetings, managing risks, and preparing Control Gate briefings. The role requires extensive systems engineering and RF communications experience, strong stakeholder communication skills, and an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.

Manage technical infrastructure projects from discovery through implementation and handoff. Responsibilities include solution planning, schedules, risk and scope control, client communication, engineering coordination, network and Microsoft 365 deployments, production cutovers, troubleshooting, validation, documentation, and technical handoff. The role combines project management with hands-on network and systems engineering across firewalls, switching, wireless, VPNs, VLANs, migrations, and cloud services.

Leads and manages complex, multidisciplinary transit engineering projects across the Southeast. Responsibilities include technical leadership, planning and design oversight, project delivery, quality assurance, budgeting, scheduling, scope development, team mentoring, stakeholder coordination, client engagement, business development, proposal support, and industry representation. Projects include light rail, BRT, commuter rail, streetcars, and multimodal corridors.

Own the Power Regulator product for Project Sunrise from architecture and requirements through qualification, flight, and high-rate production. Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams while designing and analyzing high-voltage, high-frequency switching converters, selecting components, developing controls, and managing thermal and reliability performance. Drive verification, qualification, anomaly resolution, design for manufacturability and test, automated production testing, yield improvement, cost, and schedule.

Leads complex port, marine, freight rail, intermodal, and goods-movement infrastructure projects as project manager and technical lead. Oversees planning, design, construction delivery, quality assurance, budgets, schedules, resources, standards, permitting, and regulatory compliance. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, mentors engineers, represents the firm with clients and industry groups, and supports regional business development, proposal development, pursuit strategy, and opportunity identification.