External Engineering Manager

Serve as primary lead for managing external engineering service firms, consultants, and specialist contractors throughout project lifecycles Define scopes of work, technical deliverables, schedules, and quality expectations for external partners Coordinate and prioritize engineering analysis tasks with third-party firms, including chemical, mechanical, electrical, and safety analysis tasks Review, evaluate, and provide technical feedback on engineering work products from external firms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with internal requirements Act as a technical interface between external partners and internal engineering, project delivery, licensing, and operations teams to align work streams and resolve technical issues Drive performance management of external partners using metrics, deliverable quality reviews, schedule tracking, and targeted corrective actions where needed Lead contract and engagement governance in collaboration with Legal and Project Controls, ensuring deliverables are clearly defined and risks managed Establish and maintain governance frameworks for managing external engineering work, including milestones, reporting cadence, quality gates, and change control Identify opportunities to improve external engineering engagement processes, documentation standards, and cross-functional coordination Support scenario and risk analyses related to external technical dependencies, integration challenges, and multi-discipline engineering interfaces