Unit Manager - Engineering (Materials and Welding)
Bechtel Plant Machinery
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
POSTED
26 days ago
Job Title: Unit Manager - Engineering (Materials and Welding)
Status:Full-time Manager
Annual Salary Range:$122,300 - $203,500
*Salary commensurate with education and experience.
Job Summary
As a Unit Manager, Engineering (Material and Welding) at BPMI, you will lead a high-performing team in applying engineering principles in design, analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and problem resolution, while ensuring compliance with technical standards for naval nuclear propulsion plant and servicing components. You will drive innovation by developing and implementing new materials and welding technologies that advance capabilities and align with strategic objectives.
The Unit Manager, Engineering (Materials and Welding) will also possess a strong blend of technical expertise, project management, and leadership skills to guide and oversee their team effectively and drive success, leading and developing a high-performing team to achieve organizational and strategic goals while maintaining quality, innovation, efficiency, and technical excellence.
As a human-centered leader, the Unit Manager fosters a trusting and inclusive team culture, sets clear expectations, and empowers employees by providing mentorship, actionable feedback, and professional development opportunities. By driving results and championing continuous improvement, the Unit Manager ensures alignment of team activities with organizational and strategicobjectivesand delivers high-quality outcomes.
Essential Duties:
- Lead and oversee the execution of technical work, ensuring adherence to engineering and scientific principles related to materials and welding support, failure analysis, technical consultation and guidance of propulsion plant and servicing components.
- Lead and coordinate team efforts to complete engineering and scientific tasks, analyses, and projects focused on materials and welding applications in the fabrication of plant equipment, pressure vessels, or servicing equipment.
- Build strong, constructive relationships by collaborating with BPMI colleagues, suppliers, laboratories, shipyards and the NNPP representatives (e.g., NAVSEA, ANSTR, NRLFO) to provide effective technical support for NNPP components.
- Ensure compliance with technical standards and specifications, quality assurance protocols, and program requirements through accurate documentation and rigorous evaluation of supplier submittals or internally developed content for technical adequacy.
- Provide technical leadership by guiding the development and implementation of new materials and welding technologies aligned with the company's strategic goals, leveraging continuous improvement methodologies.
- Deliver clear, concise summaries of work progress, technical details, and issues to senior leadership while driving collaboration and ensuring alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Foster team growth and capability by providing continuous performance feedback, mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities while balancing workload demands across the team.
- Define team responsibilities, delegate tasks effectively, and hold team members accountable for delivering high-quality technical work in alignment with organizational objectives.
- Represent BPMI at technical meetings with suppliers, other prime contractors, laboratories, shipyards, and NNPP representatives, ensuring alignment with technical and strategic priorities.
- Establish and maintain the team's annual budget, analyzing and reporting key metrics to monitor and improve performance.
- Ensure adherence to NNPP guidance regarding the effective classification, security, and documentation of technical efforts within the team.
- The essential duties identified are representative but are not intended to be an exhaustive or inclusive list of all the responsibilities of the position.
What You Can Expect:
- A culture that values people through recognition of accomplishments, work-life balance, anda sense of community.
- A diverse group of talented individuals working toward the common goal of supporting the United States Navy in their pursuit of national security.
- Competitive and attractivepay andbenefitswith a stable organization.
- Opportunities to participate in BPMI sponsored committees and clubs, each with their own mission and purpose.
- Career advancement and professional development programs.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- BS degree in related technical field (e.g., Materials, Welding, etc.) or B.S. degree in another engineering discipl
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