Director of Engineering - Akima, LLC

Akima Support Operations is looking for a Director of Engineering.  To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

• Demonstrated ability to successfully oversee an annual budget of ~$300M. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead a 150+ diverse engineering workforce.
• Manage engineering function with engineers matrixed into operations across multiple sites.
• Serves as Design Authority.  
• Develop designs that are recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices in compliance with regulatory and permitting requirements, maintaining configuration control of all design documentation, including as-built drawings. 
• Provide engineering services to maintain and optimize operations, including mechanical engineering, developing, and implementing system health monitoring and improvement plans, performing value engineering reviews and overseeing production of design products. 
• Provide design and engineering services supporting site upgrades, modifications, and installations. 
• Perform value engineering to reduce DOE’s real property asset ownership costs and perform cost benefit studies to evaluate alternate packaging and loading to reduce cost of waste disposition. 
•  Process engineering change proposals. 
• Perform hazardous analysis and engineering services for balance of plant activities, including facilities maintenance and capital and general-purpose projects. 
• Lead fire protection and security engineering.

• ≥20 years in engineering in DOE or similar oil and gas facility. 
• ≥10 years design and maintenance engineering for hazardous chemical operations.
• Prior management of ~150 people and budgets $$75M million/year. 
• Previous leadership of a project/program engineering organization with matrixed staff across multiple facilities and locations. 
• Demonstrated ability to improve site productivity through engineering innovations.
• Notable examples of successful delivery of site upgrades, modifications and installations resulting in improved production.
• Track record for improving project performance through value engineering.  
• MS, Engineering (chemical, mechanical, electrical) preferred.
• BS, Engineering (chemical, mechanical, electrical) required. 
• Training, Licenses, and Recognized Certifications.  
• Preferred = Registered Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), Root Cause Analysis (or other methodology).
• U.S citizen. 
• DOE Q clearance (or ability to obtain).