Manager, CAD Designer

Our Opportunity

GPJ is hiring a Manager, Engineering to join our growing team.

This role is on-site, requiring you to report to our Las Vegas office location a minimum of 5 days per week.

Your Role

As an Engineering Manager, you lead with a focus on engineering excellence and operational efficiency. With over eight years of experience in Engineering, including three years in managerial roles. You are a working professional with a history of CAD modeling, drafting, woodworking, architecture and metal fabrication in the exhibit and conferences industry. Your responsibilities encompass team management, where you mentor and motivate a diverse team of Engineering professionals to foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Quality assurance is paramount, and you establish and enforce rigorous quality control measures to ensure that the quality of Engineering deliverables output, including 3D CAD models, Floorplans, Construction Drawings and NC output from programmers meet strict quality standards and customer specifications. Additionally, you manage departmental budgets and expenses, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and environmental standards.

Your Skills

• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop a diverse team of Engineering professionals.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, analytical skills, and attention to detail, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and problem resolution.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and interface with customers, suppliers, and senior management.

Your Competencies

Urgency – Decisive, responsive, and fast acting you achieve goals quickly both when working on your own and in collaboration with others. You demonstrate adaptability and agility when making on-the-spot decisions never sacrificing quality or work interactions. Cool under pressure. For the sake of time, you are able to eliminate unnecessary steps and use network resources to aid in project completion.

Attention to Communication – Able to relate ideas to others in many forms (email, phone, in person) and ensure that all who need to be informed are kept in the loop, making sure no detail is left out. Provide ideas, options, and collaborate with the cross-functional team members.

Thoroughness – Ensure your work (and if applicable, the work of others) is complete and accurate. You can spot when details were overlooked, and take the initiative to complete the project, following up to ensure agreements/commitments are on track or have been fulfilled. When details are ambiguous, you ask questions to confirm you understand the expectations. Team members can easily follow your work, understand where you left off, and what comes next. You are prepared and organized for meetings and presentations.

Your Experience

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years Engineering experience with a proven track record of progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team of Engineering professionals, driving performance, and achieving operational excellence.
• Experience in implementing process improvements, automation solutions, and technology upgrades to enhance efficiency.

Travel & Mobility

• Less than 5% travel

Your Impact

The Engineering Manager plays a critical role in the success and growth of the Engineering team. Through effective team management, training, and development, they cultivate a skilled and motivated workforce capable of meeting the demands of a dynamic manufacturing environment. Ultimately, the Engineering Manager's contributions are instrumental in driving engineering excellence, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement across our operations, positioning the company for sustained success and future growth.

Who We Are

GPJ is the world leader in experiential marketing. Our 29 global offices are filled with fearless people dreaming up ideas that are transforming industries and bringing the most respected brands to life in powerfully, exciting ways. We are a part of the Project Worldwide family. An independent, employee-owned global network of complementary, wholly owned agencies.

You read that "employee-owned" part, right? You heard us correctly. You work hard, she works hard, we all work hard… we all succeed and reap the rewards. We have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – providing our employees with an ownership interest. We thought you would want to know that. In fact, there is a lot more you would want to know about us, like our FTO policy (no more "accruing" time off), our employer matching 401(k) plan (no vesting period), and our low contribution healthcare option. But we are getting ahead of ourselves here, let's talk about this exciting opportunity first and we can fill you in on our perks & benefits later.

GPJ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. In addition to federal law requirements, GPJ complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. GPJ expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.

Pay: $90, $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person