Group Operations Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise Applications Engineers and support CAD Designers as assigned.
• Assign and balance engineering workloads to meet project schedules, customer commitments, and internal priorities.
• Recruit, train, mentor, and develop engineering personnel to strengthen technical capability.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and establish professional development plans.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on complex fire alarm and life safety projects.
• Review and approve fire alarm and life safety system designs for technical accuracy, constructability, and code compliance.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet Bosch BT standards, sales requirements, project specifications, and applicable codes.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce engineering best practices, design standards, and quality control procedures.
• Review final drawings, calculations, sequences of operation, equipment selections, and submittal packages.
• Serve as an escalation point for code interpretation, design standards, and AHJ-related engineering concerns.
• Ensure engineering deliverables support successful project execution and reduce field rework.
• Assist sales teams with system concepts, budgetary guidance, preliminary designs, and technical approach.
• Review project scope, plans, and specifications during proposal development.
• Validate engineering assumptions, estimate inputs, and project requirements when needed.
• Participate in technical reviews, design meetings, and project kickoff meetings.

Requirements

• 2-year technical degree in Electronics or equivalent experience/training.
• 5+ years of Construction Project Management experience or related field.
• BS degree in Electrical, Construction Management, or other related studies is excellent.
• Ability to manage a team of 5 or more members.
• An understanding of basic computer operating systems.
• The ability to configure and debug basic computer problems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• A clear and concise ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• An ability to understand empathetically the issues and perceptions others have and to creatively and successfully work through these issues to achieve a successful outcome and customer and employee satisfaction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple engineers, projects, deadlines, and priorities at the same time.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, and develop technical employees.
• Strong awareness of company culture, customer expectations, and the industry environment in which the team works.
• The ability to understand the issues and perceptions of others and to work through them professionally to achieve successful outcomes, customer satisfaction, and employee development.
• Prior technical leadership, training, mentoring, project coordination, or supervisory experience preferred.