Director of Engineering (PE)

About the role

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

What You’ll Do

• Actively participate in milestone and final reviews of design deliverables to ensure the highest quality work product.
• Collaborate with Discipline Leads and Project Managers to review and mark up drawing sets and specifications.
• Identify and rectify errors or omissions in drawings and specifications, fostering a culture of excellence within the Technical Delivery Team.
• Solicit input from Discipline Leaders and Project Managers to gather valuable Lessons Learned from each project.
• Develop actionable plans to implement continuous improvements, ensuring enhanced performance on future projects.
• Administer daily workload priorities for all projects, maintaining efficient project assignments.
• Collaborate with Discipline Leads and Project Managers to manage workload planning.
• Forecast resource needs and facilitate their acquisition, either temporarily from other offices or permanently through recruitment.
• Foster collaboration with other Engineering Managers to optimize workload resourcing, production quality, and professional development.
• Monitor weekly labor utilization for maximum productivity.
• Aid in proposal preparation by defining scope and estimating the level of effort required for new work activities.
• Mentor and empower team members to enhance their knowledge and capabilities in alignment with our practice goals.
• Promote design coordination across all disciplines.
• Monitor productivity during the design development process.
• Ensure the team comprehends project scope and client expectations, facilitating design coordination with regular milestone reviews.
• Recognize and manage out-of-scope engineering work requests to assist Project Managers and Discipline Leads with change management.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 7 years of experience managing multi-discipline design teams (Consumer Products or Food & Beverage industry experience preferred, with additional experience in Life Science or Industrial markets as a plus).
• Minimum 15 years of experience in design and construction document production (Consumer Products or Food & Beverage industry experience preferred, with additional experience in Life Science or Industrial markets as a plus).
• Experience as Engineer of Record.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and clients.
• Proficiency in MS Office, MS Project, and Bluebeam.
• BS degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited school (MS in a related field is desired).
• Professional Engineer Licensure.