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Director I, Engineering Management

Fluor

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Compensation
$167–310K/yr
Location
Multiple U.S. locations
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Registration And Technical Society Participation, required

Job overview

The Director I, Engineering Management provides engineering execution leadership for large, complex, mega, or high-risk projects. The role is accountable for engineering team performance and delivery against the project baseline, and leads engineering strategy, scope development, and oversight of budget, schedule, and quality. It also manages interfaces across engineering disciplines, identifies execution risks and mitigations, and works with project leadership to support a positive team culture.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Communication, requiredJob-Related Technical Knowledge, requiredLeadership, requiredCustomer Focus, requiredBusiness Acumen, requiredInfluence, requiredStrategic Agility, requiredDecision Making, requiredPersonal Accountability, requiredOwnership, requiredFollow Through, requiredTeamwork, requiredMentoring, requiredCoaching, requiredStrategy Execution, requiredAttention to Detail, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Equivalent, required20+ Years Work Experience, requiredAssociate Degree or Equivalent, required22+ Years Work Experience, required24 Years Education or Experience, requiredProject Engineering Lead on FEED and Detail Design Projects, requiredProfessional Registration and Technical Society Participation, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to provide the overall engineering execution leadership on risk projects, large / complex / mega projects. This position has the overall responsibility and accountability for the performance of the engineering team and the successful execution of all engineering work on the project. This position also leads and guides the development and implementation of the execution strategy and oversees development and enforcement of engineering budget, schedule, and quality. This role also has the responsibility to promote Fluor’s competitiveness within the global marketplace by delivering quality services of unmatched value and technical competence.

  • Has overall responsibility and accountability for the performance of the engineering team, and the engineering execution and delivery as per the project baseline. This position performs Engineering Management responsibilities on a large, complex or mega size, and moderate to high risk EPFC/CM project (as defined by the Business Line) or services project or may be assigned responsibility for substantial area of a mega project.

  • Manage the interfaces between the engineering disciplines, by understanding the discipline work processes and looking ahead to identify critical busts and / or activities that need to be completed to support the execution strategy.

  • Set a positive project culture in conjunction with the Project Manager and Project Director. Monitor team morale and take steps if required to maintain a positive work environment.

  • Lead development of the Engineering component of overall project Scope of Services, Scope of Facilities, and other project baseline documents for all phases of projects.

  • Lead the development of the Project Execution Strategy for all engineering functions.

  • Understand Project execution norms for hours and schedule and use this knowledge to identify busts in execution that may require a different strategy. Identify risks and mitigations arising from the development of the strategy.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Basic Job Requirements

  • Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and twenty (20) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements. OR

  • Accredited two (2) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and twenty-two (22) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to twenty-four (24) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications to comply with local requirements.

  • Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.

  • Job-related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job.

  • Job related skills required - Strong leadership skills, customer focus, business acumen, influence, strategic agility, decision making, personal accountability, ownership and follow through, a team player, mentor, and coach.

  • Ability to translate strategy (“what”) into actionable steps / executions plans (“how”), ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.

  • Held positions as Project Engineering Lead on FEED and Detail Design projects.

  • Professional registration and active participation in technical society.

Other Job Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.

Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.

Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.

To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Salary Range: $166,500.00 - $309,500.00

How this job compares

Set against the 2,421 open Engineering Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$167–310K/yr
  • North Carolina median$143–231K/yr57 salary ranges
  • US median$146–264K/yr1,996 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $238K, is 24% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($192K) — in the top quarter of Engineering Management salary ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 70 open Engineering Management jobs in North Carolina and 2,421 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 20 years of experience — more than three in four Engineering Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 2,081 postings).
Education
902 of the 2,421 open Engineering Management jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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