Supervising Engineer (Civil and Structural)

About Us

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is one of the core values that guides us in everything we do. We are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that brings diverse perspectives to every area of our business.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

About The Position:

The Supervising Engineer Civil & Structural Design is responsible for leading a team of civil engineers for the successful development, engineering, and support of non-nuclear projects across Ameren Missouri. The Supervising Engineer oversees and supports the activities of project civil engineers, project managers, consultants, contractors, internal customers, and outside organizations. This role is responsible for oversight of civil & structural engineering activities across Ameren Missouri Customer & Power Operations. It is expected that such support and leadership oversight will be performed in a form that encourages all personnel to perform in a positive, highly effective manner, and at their highest level.

Among the leadership skills associated with this position are the following:

• Build and maintain positive relationships across diverse work groups, contractors, consultants, and suppliers to support team objectives.
• Evaluate and allocate resources, remove obstacles, and support work activities to successfully achieve goals in timely, cost-effective manner.
• Deliver clear and concise communications to engineering team and across the organization.
• Good decision-making, problem-solving, and strategic thinking in the development of effective technical solutions, delegating tasks and responsibilities, and constructive, thoughtful feedback.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Directly supervise, train, and evaluate a team of civil and structural engineering professionals in the design, support, and management of civil engineering projects. Provide leadership and guidance to the team in the project development and planning processes including preliminary engineering, design engineering, procurement of materials, services, equipment, and engineered items, and project construction and start-up activities.
• Support project development activities including establishing requirements, objectives, goals, schedules, estimates, and resources including external services, vendors, and contractors.
• Serve as technical expert and point of contact for civil and structural engineering requests from internal customers.
• Supervise the development of civil and structural engineering technical standards and specifications for Ameren Missouri.
• Ensure projects and work activities follow all applicable policies and procedures.
• Support O&M and Capital budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and reporting and monitoring functions.
• Foster a culture of safety and zero unsafe acts by supporting safety objectives, and ensuring safety is a value of every co-worker.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of workgroup and departmental goals as required.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering. Five or more years of relevant experience required. Professional Engineer (P.E.) License in Illinois and/or Missouri required. Relevant experience includes large-scale project management experience, project engineering and management experience, contractor management experience, etc. General understanding of energy center or utility operations and processes required. Knowledge and experience with engineering and project management processes and tools required. Team leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate: Proficient business skills in project planning, cost management and forecasting, procurement practices, and negotiations. Effective analysis and problem-solving capability evidenced with sound solutions. Effective team-building skills build productive relationships to achieve desired results. Decisive judgment and excellent communication skills at all levels. High expectations for project success and multi-tasking capabilities.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.