Engineering Technical Manager - Aviation Fueling

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Technical Manager to support our Aviation Fuels team. This position is open to fully remote candidates, with occasional travel to Pond offices for team building, professional development, and training. A hybrid arrangement is preferred for candidates within commuting distance of our offices in Peachtree Corners, GA; Atlanta, GA; Tampa, FL; The Woodlands, TX; or Denver, CO.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience and a background in aviation fueling, petroleum, POL, tank farms, pipelines, or hydrant systems. This role will serve as the mechanical/fuels technical lead, providing engineering oversight, managing project execution, supporting client relationships, and mentoring engineering staff across DoD, federal, commercial-airport, municipal-airport, and cargo projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the mechanical/fuels technical lead for aviation fueling and petroleum infrastructure projects.
• Develop fuel-facility assessments, basis-of-design documents, plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Lead coordination of tank farms, hydrant systems, pipelines, pumps, filtration systems, and associated controls.
• Plan and manage projects from initiation through closeout, including scope, schedule, budget, work planning, QA/QC, and client communications.
• Produce and maintain project deliverables, including kickoff materials, design criteria, basis-of-design documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, design-review packages, submittal packages, and commissioning and closeout documentation.
• Coordinate interfaces with civil, structural, electrical, controls, environmental, construction, and client teams.
• Support business development and project pursuits involving AFCEC, USACE, NAVFAC, DLA, FAA, and airport authorities.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, providing technical guidance and reviewing engineering deliverables.
• Support construction administration, testing, flushing, commissioning, and startup activities.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Experience in aviation fueling, petroleum, POL, tank farms, pipelines, or hydrant systems.
• Experience with fuel receipt, storage, pumping, filtration, truck/rail offloading, hydrant distribution, and facility commissioning.
• Ability to lead design packages, prepare technical specifications, manage client relationships, and perform QA/QC.
• Familiarity with UFC 3-460-01, FAA AC 150/5230-4C, API 650/653, NFPA 30/407, and PEI/RP1300
• Ability to support DoD, federal, commercial-airport, municipal-airport, and cargo projects.
• Willingness to travel to airports, military installations, and remote project locations as needed.