Director of Design - Power Delivery
The Haskell Company · St Louis, MO · 2 days ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- Lead projects as described in the Project Design Director job description.
- Apply knowledge of architecture and engineering business practices to lead team members to achieve effective project outcomes and financial goals.
- Manage project assignments of team members assigned and advise business unit leader when staff are expected to be under or over-utilized.
- Coordinate with business unit leader on assignments of projects to team members.
- Plan for organizational changes and assist D&C leadership in change management communications plans.
- Assist D&C leadership in developing budgets and monitoring utilization and expenses of assigned team members.
- Report on deviations from budget and assist in developing business strategies related to team members.
- Serve as a champion for D&C and corporate strategies and initiatives.
- Conduct performance reviews and career development for team members.
- Participate in the development of D&C policies and procedures as assigned.
- Travel as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- Minimum 12+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience leading utility or transmission design projects.
- Demonstrated client relationship management experience.
- Experience supporting business development activities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently in client-facing situations.
- Prominent technical leadership capabilities.
Core Competencies
- Accountability: Accepting responsibility for actions and anticipating problem areas.
- Customer Focus: Prioritizing service to internal and external customers, focusing on exceeding expectations, and recognizing key stakeholders.
- Effective Communication: Listening for understanding, encouraging open feedback, presenting clearly and effectively, and considering the audience in message preparation.
- Execution/Empowerment: Demonstrating the ability to get results, managing competing demands in a fast-paced environment, and identifying and creating contingency solutions to ensure timely execution.
- Learning & Development: Learning new skills and increasing capabilities, taking action to address development needs, identifying gaps and learning opportunities, and improving technical job proficiency.
- Values Team: Collaborating and demonstrating respect for team members, partners, and everyone with whom we do business, and communicating openly.
- Excellence: Striving for quality and safety, executing best-in-class work, being creative and innovative, and dedicated to continuous improvement.
- Service: Being passionate about customer service, both internal and external, and creating superior value.
- Trust: Maintaining high standards of ethics, personal accountability, transparency, credibility, and fairness.