Associate Director, Substation

About the role

Ulteig is seeking an Associate Director for our Substation Department. This role focuses on advancing Key Client opportunities and ensuring strong execution across priority substation work. The Associate Director will partner with Sales, Project Management, technical engineering managers, and multidisciplinary teams to support client growth, proposal strategy, project delivery, and long-term relationship development. They will also provide leadership to technical teams and support selected projects as a lead engineer.

Responsibilities

• Project / Technical Leadership: Manages and leads all engineering activities during the proposal, design, quality control, and construction stages of substation projects. Manages and leads subconsultants. Provides substation project oversight, including managing engineering scope according to technical contracts, developing change orders, and maintaining project schedules. Directs and coordinates activities of several disciplines on a project of significant scope or a combination of large projects. Maintains high levels of quality to meet internal and external client requirements in alignment with company expectations.

• Management & Team Leadership: Maintains and grows a positive team culture that supports strong client service, collaboration, and accountability. Provides leadership, coaching, and direction to technical engineering managers and teams supporting Key Client work. Evaluates team capacity, technical skillsets, and resource alignment to support Key Client opportunities, project execution, and department growth. Develops team capabilities needed to deliver consistent quality, responsiveness, and technical excellence for Key Clients. Coaches, trains, and develops management staff through regular management meetings, 1:1 meetings, career development discussions, talent assessment, succession planning, quarterly reviews, individual promotions, team retention efforts, and engagement survey follow-up. Oversees and approves team budgets, including revenue, profitability, indirect expenses, training expenses, reward and recognition expenses, and team event costs. Supports hiring, development, engagement, and retention strategies aligned with department growth and client delivery needs. Leads the development and implementation of departmental continuous improvement and strategic initiatives to drive efficiency, innovation, and long-term success.

• Key Client Opportunity & Execution: Leads and supports strategic substation opportunities for Key Clients, including positioning, pursuit strategy, proposal development, and execution planning. Partners with Sales, Project Management, and technical leaders to align client needs with Ulteig’s delivery capabilities, growth objectives, and territory sales plan execution. Supports successful execution of priority Key Client work by helping remove barriers, align resources, manage expectations, and reinforce quality delivery. Supports proposal efforts by developing, providing resources, and reviewing proposals, contracts, work orders, MSAs, and NDAs in partnership with the Proposal Development Team and Project Management group. Builds and maintains trusted relationships with Key Client stakeholders through responsive communication, technical credibility, and consistent follow-through. Identifies opportunities to expand services with existing Key Clients while balancing delivery capacity, profitability, and long-term client relationship health.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering from an ABET accredited school or equivalent
• 15+ years of experience in the Engineering field preferred
• PE registration is required
• Prior management experience required
• Prior technical substation experience required

Qualifications

• Analytical, self-motivated, and capable of working in high-pressure situations while maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative attitude
• Focused and passionate around internal engagement and maximizing development of others
• Strong business acumen and industry knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain trusted Key Client relationships
• Experience supporting strategic pursuits, proposals, or client growth initiatives
• Proven ability to align technical teams, project execution, and client expectations
• Strong understanding of substation project delivery, client service, and operational execution
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, public and external agencies
• High level of initiative and demonstrates ability to manage multiple projects with clear expectations and highly responsive, internally and externally
• Excellent presentation and verbal/written communications skills
• Displays a high level of initiative and explores new opportunities while understanding the risk to the organization
• Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access) and additional software knowledge depending on specialty
• Must have authorization to work permanently in the US

Benefits

At Ulteig, we offer:

• A flexible workplace
• Employee ownership
• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative environment
• Innovative culture

Pay

The target base compensation range for this role is $160,200 - $216,600. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your job specific skills, education, training, job location, number of years of experience related to this role, and comparison to other employees already in this role.

Schedule

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 60 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.