Engineering Manager - Distribution | Build and Grow a New Team

This role is a unique opportunity to hire, develop, and grow your own engineering team while influencing technical strategy and building a lasting culture. The Distribution Engineering Manager provides engineering supervision and leadership to meet project demands while maintaining a limited project load. This position may be based in Lake Mary, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Las Vegas, NV or Boise, ID.

Responsibilities

• Accomplish human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieve operational objectives by contributing engineering information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining administrative system improvements; implementing change.
• Provide oversight, technical, and procedural direction to ensure proper engineering processes are followed throughout projects.
• Develop, nurture, and maintain trusted relationships with senior-level engineering, managers, and executives with current or prospective clients.
• Coordinate work with engineering offices where shared resources might reside.
• Work with the department to cross-train employees on multi-client standards for efficiency and scale, fostering a team concept.
• Actively coordinate with Business Development to ensure a consistent pipeline and backlog of workflow.
• Confidently present technical solutions to key customers, respond in real time to technical concerns, and answer questions in a knowledgeable, articulate manner.
• Delegate, plan, prioritize, and forecast upcoming engineering requirements/needs, including non-job-related training schedules.
• Direct and/or participate in client meetings/job site visits to collect or deliver design and engineering data.
• Provide technical support for quotes/estimating as it relates to engineering, project management, and client management input.
• Review and approve employee time sheets and expense statements for accuracy.
• Ensure project cost, quality, and schedule requirements are met.
• Conduct audits to ensure all design packages follow Qualus’ QA/QC process.
• Oversee internal training programs by identifying staff needs and coordinating resources that will perform training.
• Attend Project Kickoff meetings to discuss work scope, project specifications, budgets, schedules, and safety requirements with the project team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or related field) from an ABET-accredited school.
• Master's Degree in Engineering Management or MBA is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years in management within the energy sector.
• Experience in Utility Distribution design projects.
• Complex System Expansion or Government Conversion project experience highly preferred.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off and Holidays

Pay

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.