Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Make-to-order)

Our Clearwater based manufacturing client is searching for an Engineering Manager. The manager will be responsible for leading the safe, code-compliant design of industrial water-heating, wastewater-treatment, and energy-recovery systems for complex capital projects—delivered on time, on budget, and to scope. The position sets engineering standards, oversees custom engineered to-order solutions, and provides day-to-day technical direction. The Engineering Manager also drives continuous improvement and builds a flexible, high-performance team through lean practices, coaching, and systematic knowledge capture.

Job Responsibilities :

• Build and lead a responsive engineering team from order receipt through start-up and commissioning, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Develop and deploy equipment, component, and design standards grounded in customer expectations and best practices; maintain the technology roadmap and evaluate emerging water-heating and wastewater-treatment technologies to guide product evolution. Provide continual improvement to current equipment, including water heaters and heat-recovery equipment, as well as wastewater equipment, design standards, manuals, and engineering procedures.
• Drive lean / value engineering practices across product lines to optimize cost, performance, and manufacturability. Implement and oversee initiatives in design-for-manufacturability and design-to-cost to ensure projects meet performance, schedule, and margin targets. Standardize components and systems wherever possible to streamline design cycles and reduce variability.
• Leverage expertise in engineered-to-order (ETO) and make-to-order (MTO) capital equipment manufacturing to lead the development and deployment of scalable engineering processes. Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, operations, and supply chain to improve throughput and reduce lead times.
• Plan and control the engineering budget, capital-expenditure requests, and resource allocation; monitor project costs versus estimates and act on variances.
• Establish business systems, KPIs, and dashboards that expose bottlenecks, drive accountability, and align with company objectives.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performance, cross-trained engineering organization; handle staffing, reviews, feedback, and career development. Lead design and risk reviews (DFMEA, HAZOP), manage document control, and ensure compliance with ASME, UL, NFPA, ISO 9001, and internal quality procedures.
• Own engineering documentation (P&IDs, 3-D CAD models, BOMs, manuals); maintain rigorous revision control, release packages to manufacturing / service, and integrate data with ERP / PLM systems.
• Manage supplier and external engineering interfaces—including specification development, technical reviews, quality verification, and capital equipment procurement—to ensure delivered components meet requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and cost estimates during bid / proposal phases, collaborating with business development teams to align scope and mitigate risk.
• Champion lean tools (value-stream mapping, kaizen, 5S, PDCA) and institutionalize tribal knowledge through formal, revision-controlled standards.

Job Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline)
• Knowledge of ASME, AWS, UL, NSF, NEC, NFPA, IEC, standards
• Minimum five years of progressive engineering experience in capital equipment design, with at least three years in an engineered-to-order environment
• Strong fundamentals in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and process design; familiarity with combustion and wastewater treatment Working knowledge of process equipment instrumentation and controls
• At least two years leading a multidiscipline team of engineers, designers, and drafters
• Experience supporting field service and customer technical support activities
• Track record of implementing lean engineering, product standardization, and cost-reduction initiatives
• Demonstrated experience establishing engineering metrics, documenting tribal knowledge, and leading continuous improvement programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

This is an ON-SITE Position with less than 20% Travel.