Director of Substation Engineering

Seeking a proactive, assertive, take-charge leader who has a high level of experience in Substation Engineering and a Professional Engineering license to lead and mentor a division of the Company.

The successful candidate will have 15 or more years of successful experience in Substation Engineering for the power industry. The candidate should be an analytical thinker and have a history of experience in solving complex problems. This candidate should have 15+ years of experience in leading teams with a progressive track record.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Engineering Director is a senior engineer that is recognized for achievement in the industry and within our Company. They are leaders focused on cross-organizational mentoring, employee development, process improvement and connecting project work to business strategy. The role involves being a force multiplier by advocating for best practices, reminding staff of why processes exist and helping less experienced engineers and consultants "level up". The role focuses less on the day-to-day tactical and more on long-term strategy and action plans and developing efficiency, expertise, and skills within the organization. The position is unencumbered by the politics of titles and organizational hierarchy. The Engineering Director collaborates with executive leadership and contributes to business strategy.

The Engineering Director role is designated to key industry leaders and Subject Matter Experts that serve the most key role internally and externally for our primary lines of business. Internally, the Engineering Director is responsible for innovation, driving best practices, mentoring and training, market analysis, quality control, and final project delivery standards. The Engineering Director may also from time to time serve as project manager for key projects, or key Clients where their direct oversight is essential to the project success.

Externally, the Engineering Director is responsible for representing our services in the line of business to the Client base, and potential Client base. The Engineering Director is a key element to existing Client Maintenance and to that end will work in partnership with the Business Development group for scheduling, leading, and participating in Client check ins, attending key development meetings, and building a booking of business for the specialty they lead.

For marketing, the Engineering Director is responsible for partnering with the Business Development group on new proposal and qualifications development, maintaining/improving project approaches, and focusing on economics of services and market position. They must partner and work with the Business Development group to identify key leads and develop key strategic relationships in alignment with Company objectives.

Job Accountabilities:

• Developing an effective Quality Assurance Plan (technical competence of engineers, designers, and consultants).
• Executing an effective Quality Control Plan (technical accuracy of products and services).
• Representing line of business to Clients.
• Performing market analyses for line of business with new market BD targets.
• Develop revenue forecast, and work to meet backlog and annual revenue growth targets for existing Clients.
• Turn commoditized services into value-added solutions. Identify the unique value of the solutions and educate SE staff on unique benefits, customer insights, and points of differentiation. Collaborate with the Business Development & Marketing group to develop value-added solutions.
• Developing skills, knowledge, abilities in engineering, design, and consulting staff. Developing core competency documents to guide this development.
• Developing and training best practices.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Leads and coordinates various engineering and consulting functions and operations including cross-organizational execution of the quality assurance plan.
• Be an ambassador for Company both internally and externally. Lead by example.
• Monitor pulse of Clients regarding satisfaction with SE services and SE personnel while addressing and resolving any sensitive issues that arise, internally and externally.
• Establishes, communicates, and implements engineering, consulting, development policies, practices, processes, standards, and quality assurance measures to ensure effective and consistent products and services.
• Technical leader for a line of business. Maintains knowledge of new trends, developments, emerging technologies, materials, and best practices; applies this knowledge to continually improve our product and production efficiency. Represents a line of business to our Clients.
• Collaborates with the Company's executive leadership to develop and meet organizational goals while supplying expertise and guidance on projects to the engineering, technical, and consulting staff.
• Performs market analyses and submits reports to the Company's executive leadership.
• Creates project proposals.
• Performs project management duties as required with an emphasis on leveraging time by assigning projects and tasks to project managers. Develops and trains project managers.
• Collaborates with managers, leads, and supervisors to develop APR goals for engineering, technical, and consulting staff.
• Complete accurate timesheets daily.
• Various other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION
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Preferred - Masters Degree in Engineering; PE Certification; 15 years' experience in Substation design for the Energy industry & leading groups

Required - Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited program; PE License; Possess strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills and able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; 15 years' experience in Substation design for the Energy industry; 15 years experience in progressive management

SKILLS:

Strong (effective) written and verbal communication skills, exceptional computer skills, with emphasis in project management, spreadsheet and word processing applications.

Strong skills of time management, organizational and multi-tasking.

PHYSICAL:

This position requires the ability to listen and hear, good eyesight, sitting, standing, walking, and use of hands and arms.

Benefits:

• 100% Employer paid health insurance and 50% for first dependent
• 200% 401(k) matching up to 4.5% employee contribution
• Employer paid STD, LTD and Life Insurance
• Dental, Vision, Life and Supplemental offered
• Paid Holidays
• Starting at 3-week PTO with rollover
• $1,000 Annual Employer Contribution to Health Savings Account
• Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus based on Performance.