Civil Structural Engineering Leader

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Civil, Structural, & Architectural Mechanical Engineering Leader plays a key role in partnership with Global Capital Delivery, business units, manufacturing plants and other key business stakeholders in leading aspects for medium to large projects within Owens Corning's business units. The role serves as civil, structural and architectural lead for major capital projects typically ranging from $10MM to $150MM. This role provides technical direction for capital projects as it relates to site development and building construction, including architectural guidance when a brownfield/greenfield project, which includes office space. The individual in this role will provide a knowledge base of common and commercially available methods from the general construction industry and develop internal OC specific solutions as required. Design work is typically done by external engineering firms on smaller projects, but when new site or buildings are involved, the Owens Corning philosophy is to execute the work utilizing an EPC contract. This role is critical in leading various external resources in multiple forms of construction SME's, in order to deliver a successful project. Another key function is the ability to leading international projects by gaining an understanding of the local building norms and develop EPC packages utilizing what is normal for the region.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: GCD Engineering Group Leader

Span of Control: Large capital projects may be in any Insulation or Composites plant, primarily supporting the Americas and Europe, and usually fall in a range from $10MM to $150MM. Project results of this role impact plants financial performance, customer satisfaction and return on investment over the life cycle of installed equipment. Work of this role impacts key operational results at all these facilities.

Location: Granville, OH. This position requires 20-30% travel. Travel may be domestic or international depending on plant location.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides design leadership and management of design resources on civile, structural & architectural improvements to improve product quality, equipment uptime, and line utilization throughout the business.

* Develop EPC packages for Brownfield/Greenfield site development and building work.

* For smaller projects direct work of local engineering firms to create traditional design-bid-build construction packages.

* Support process areas in best practices and/or optimize solutions for structural work supporting the process. This often takes the form of shoulder taps for minor issues where the process engineer is simply looking for validation of an approach. Sometimes the engineer needing guidance is the external engineering firm. You are the Owens Corning authority allowing the engineer to relax what is often a very conservative solution to an effective design.

* Challenge the external, and sometimes internal, engineering resources to seek solutions that may be unconventional but support reducing project timelines. This could take the form of transferring activities from an outage and moving it to pre-downtime, or possibly include more preassembly thus reducing time required during an outage.

* Be a catalyst for highly effective and efficient constructability reviews.

* Improve safety through the reduction of labor hours, labor density, and changing the work tasks to a safer alternative.

* Continue the culture change inside OC to establish modular and offsite construction execution strategies in our project where it adds value - business case and life cycle analysis.

* Prioritize efforts that bring the most value to the business including capital cost reduction, critical path activities, and process-level specification changes. Leverage the long-range planning guide.

* Ensure the use of best practices though steering team, gated reviews, and specification-level changes.

* Assist Sourcing organization in evaluating potential EPC or EPCM suppliers for major building/site development projects.

* Track and report progress of the projects against established metrics.

*Support to strategic initiatives such as; SAFE, HazOps and Critical 6 requirements as needed new processes for existing & new facilities.

*Adhere to all plant and position-specific safety policies, procedures, and standards.

*Monitor projects for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.

*Utilize effective project management techniques to lead projects.

*Ensure all projects are delivered consistent with scope and expectations around operability and cost.

*Achieve zero injuries in capital projects by ensuring safety through design and in construction and start-up.

*Provides consultation services as needed to be a subject matter expert on all civil, structural, & architectural issues.

*Helps to develop personal growth and development plans with their immediate supervisor to ensure projects are supported with accurate engineering data in a dynamic marketplace. Provides concepts for construction effectiveness and capital efficiency opportunities on an individual basis and for the GCD team. Coaches, trains, mentors and provides leadership to key people within GCD.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Civil/Structural Engineering (or equivalent) from a certified institution.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering role.
• Background in design and execution of building and site development.
• Gated process engineering design/project experience
• Ability to travel 30-40%. Work rarely requires work on off-days, but may include weekends or holidays to minimize production downtimes.
• Understanding of nationally standardized estimating systems.
• Ability to utilize typical software platforms (Word, Database management, Spreadsheet skills, etc.)
• Compliance with company policies and regulations
• Demonstrated track record of driving results in difficult situations and implements strategies in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Ability to lead up and down the organization and drive critical decision making
• Effective communicator, ability to clearly articulate program objectives and outcomes at all levels of the organization and drive with simplicity and clarity the key decisions that need to be made
• Presentation skills for effectively communicate messages to leadership and management.

PREFERREDEXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Engineering.
• Experience with multiple execution strategies for Capital Investments. Engineering Procurement Construction Management (EPCM), Design Build, EPC, and client led.
• Experience working in global locations and with global teams.
• Use of AutoCAD viewing tools (3D preferred) or other similar design packages.
• Experience in 3D design environments and engineering software.
• Familiarity with parametric design including fully parametric 3D models.
• Leadership experience in a matrix environment
• Leading in union and non-union environments
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, and Lean manufacturing
• Implementing strategic plans
• MBA in business, marketing, engineering, or related field preferred
• OSHA 10 hours certified

• PMP Certification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: Ability to quickly assess situations, develop appropriate solutions, and manage execution
• Change Agent: Comfortable with the "what could be" mindset, innovative and able to drive change by fostering teamwork and engaging others
• Consultative Skills: Ability to influence engineering peers in their decision-making. Shape solutions by helping peers articulate what they need.
• Continuous Improvement Knowledge: Demonstrates ability to recognize waste and drives waste elimination efforts.
• Global Cultural Competence: Understands, communicates, and effectively interacts with people across cultures and embraces diversity. Is aware of one's own cultural worldview; one's attitude towards cultural differences; one's knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and skills to interact effectively. Effectively achieves business results working across and with multi-national teams. Ability to direct and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Communication: Clearly conveys relevant information and ideas with confidence and in a manner that inspires the audience. Adjusts approach to capture audience attention and ensures there is an understanding of the message. Seeks to understand others through active listening.
• Knowledge and experience in project management including writing scope and cost estimates, contractor bid packages, evaluating vendor proposals, and preparing Capital Appropriation Requests for approval.
• Strong project leadership skills and able to manage projects through to completion.
• Able to utilize data and data collection systems for problem-solving and decision-making to eliminate manufacturing losses and unnecessary costs.
• Strong planning, resourcing and delegation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and/or projects at one time.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.