Engineering Department Manager

Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:
Kent is looking for a Engineering Department Manager to be based in Houston, TX.

Skills and Responsibilities:
Manage the Engineering Department: Work with the Discipline Department Mangers to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery on all projects. Responsible for Engineering Team performance and adherence to Kent process and procedures. Responsible for Engineering work hour estimates. Responsible for Engineering Overhead Budget control through effective deployment of personnel and maximizing their utilization. Develop, implement, and manage strategies and organizational plans for project execution consistent with established program business plans, training objectives, and HSSEQ policies. Stay up to date on Engineering systems / tools and industry codes / standards. Develop and recommend improvements to Engineering and Design standards to ensure highly effective and efficient Engineering execution, improve Quality, and lower Cost. Identify potential Engineering risks and develop strategies to mitigate. Implement these strategies and monitor their effectiveness. Work with counterparts in other offices to ensure consistent execution and quality delivery across offices / regions. Ensure the availability of resources and their ability to execute quality and cost-effective Engineering Designs to meet project demands. Work with other Functional Leads to optimize interfaces with Engineering. Work with the Quality Team to support internal / external audit requests. Monitor Quality, Schedule Adherence, and Budget for all projects. In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification: Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. P.E. License in the State of Texas. Minimum of 20 years experience in the downstream O&G industry with a minimum of 3 years experience in an Engineering Management role. Mid to Large size EPC project experience. USGC. FEED and DD scopes. Broad understanding of multi-discipline Engineering / Design for all project phases. Multiple office project execution experience. Working knowledge of US and International Industry Codes and Standards.
Communication: Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Behavior/ Core Competencies: Strong leadership, motivation, and coaching skills. Capable of formulating resolutions to technically challenging and/or high-profile issues and effectively communicate with Clients and Senior Management. Must be self-motivated. Capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience. HSSEQ: The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.