Project Engineering Manager Gables Search Group
Ashland, KY30+ days ago
Highlights
The successful candidate will oversee engineering support for centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, provide advanced troubleshooting, manage engineering initiatives, and drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance operational reliability, equipment performance, and asset availability. A leading energy infrastructure company is seeking an experienced Supervisor, Compression Engineering to lead a team of engineers responsible for supporting the reliability, performance, and optimization of rotating equipment across a large compressor station network.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ownsboro, KY |
| Industry | Accounting and Auditing Services |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1979 |
| Website | http://www.rwr.com |
Description
Supervisor, Compression Engineering
About the Opportunity
A leading energy infrastructure company is seeking an experienced Supervisor, Compression Engineering to lead a team of engineers responsible for supporting the reliability, performance, and optimization of rotating equipment across a large compressor station network.
This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical expertise with team management. The successful candidate will oversee engineering support for centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, provide advanced troubleshooting, manage engineering initiatives, and drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance operational reliability, equipment performance, and asset availability.
Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership
Experience supporting:
Experience within the energy, natural gas, industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, or related process industries is highly desirable.
Technical Competencies
A leading energy infrastructure company is seeking an experienced Supervisor, Compression Engineering to lead a team of engineers responsible for supporting the reliability, performance, and optimization of rotating equipment across a large compressor station network.
This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical expertise with team management. The successful candidate will oversee engineering support for centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, provide advanced troubleshooting, manage engineering initiatives, and drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance operational reliability, equipment performance, and asset availability.
Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Compression Engineers providing technical support for compressor station operations.
- Establish engineering priorities and allocate resources to support operational and strategic business objectives.
- Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Coach engineers through complex technical challenges while promoting professional development.
- Provide engineering oversight for centrifugal and reciprocating compressor systems and associated rotating equipment.
- Support performance analysis, diagnostics, and optimization of compressor station equipment.
- Lead advanced troubleshooting efforts involving vibration, pulsation, and equipment performance issues.
- Develop engineering solutions that improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and lifecycle performance.
- Drive initiatives that improve equipment availability and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Support predictive and preventive maintenance strategies through engineering analysis and data-driven decision making.
- Identify recurring equipment issues and implement long-term reliability improvements.
- Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance teams to optimize asset performance.
- Lead engineering projects from planning through execution, ensuring technical quality and timely delivery.
- Support capital improvement initiatives involving rotating equipment and compressor systems.
- Drive process improvements that enhance engineering effectiveness and operational efficiency.
- Manage engineering priorities, budgets, and resource utilization.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Project Engineering, and external equipment vendors to resolve technical challenges.
- Support implementation of engineering standards, best practices, and quality initiatives.
- Promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning across engineering and operations teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience supporting industrial rotating equipment or compressor systems.
- Demonstrated experience supporting compressor station operations or similar industrial process facilities.
- Previous leadership or supervisory experience with engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of compressor performance analysis and engineering principles.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and lead organizational change.
- Experience with budgeting, planning, and resource management.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% as business needs require.
Experience supporting:
- Centrifugal compressors
- Reciprocating compressors
- Rotating equipment reliability
- Vibration analysis
- Pulsation analysis
- Compressor performance modeling
- Industrial mechanical systems
Experience within the energy, natural gas, industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, or related process industries is highly desirable.
Technical Competencies
- Compression Engineering
- Rotating Equipment
- Reliability Engineering
- Performance Optimization
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Vibration Analysis
- Pulsation Analysis
- Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
- Project Management
- Asset Reliability
- Engineering Leadership
- Continuous Improvement
- Budget & Resource Management
About Company
When Richard, Wayne & Roberts began in 1979, our goal was to operate on a level of professionalism commensurate with that of the companies we work for. We strive to be a business partner, a resource our clients can turn to with confidence to fill key positions in their companies.
Based on our repeat business rate (more than 70 percent of our assignments come from existing clients), we have proven that we are a trustworthy partner. Our recruiters all specialize in a particular industry. Because they do, they know exactly where to start looking for qualified candidates. They also understand special terminology, grasp job requirements quickly, and can better evaluate candidates. Finally, they know what the salary structures are and can help you formulate competitive offers.
We dedicate our work to the development and success of the recruiters we hire, the clients we represent, and the candidates we serve. Richard, Wayne and Roberts' goal is to leave a legacy of lives more fulfilled by our commitment to each of our candidates' and clients' unique talents and needs.
With over 40 years of successful service as a professional search firm, RWR consistently ranks in the Top 5 Permanent Placement Recruiting Firms by the Houston Business Journal; and as one of the Best Professional Recruiting and Executive Search Firms in America, by Forbes.
We recruit on a local, national, and international basis as required for each client engagement.
We are client-focused, keeping you our top priority throughout the placement process.
As an external representative of your company, we assure all candidates are treated with honesty and respect throughout the job search process, and we pride ourselves on communicating feedback promptly.
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