Manager, Engineering

Job Summary

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we've been addressing the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you'll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Kemco Systems plays a critical role in delivering specialized water solutions that protect both people and the environment. By joining our team, you'll contribute to our shared mission of protecting global industrial operations and shaping the future of environmental stewardship.

The Engineering Manager is 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.

Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline).
• 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.

Licensing or Certifications:

• Knowledge of ASME, AWS, UL, NSF, NEC, NFPA, IEC, standards.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 20% travel.

ADA Requirements:

Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job. Visits to our manufacturing facility and suppliers' facilities is required to monitor active projects and address design issues.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

We Offer:

We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and much more.

At CECO, we are committed to a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

ABOUT US

CECO's Commitment to Our People

At CECO, our people are at the center of everything we do. Whether you're a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring opportunities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with CECO.

ABOUT CECO

CECO Environmental is a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment across the globe, serving a broad landscape of industrial air, industrial water and energy transition markets.

We serve these markets and our global customers through our key business segments: Engineered Systems and Industrial Process Solutions. Learn more about CECO by visiting About Us.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CECO is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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