Engineering Manager

General Job Description:

The primary responsibilities of this role are to recruit, develop, supervise, and manage engineering department personnel, and the associated processes and standards. Other responsibilities include engineering group resource planning and cost control.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and direct recruiting effort for new engineering department staff
• Direct mentoring and training of Engineer Supervisors and Team Leads
• Collaborate with Sales Management in career planning of engineering and sales staff
• Oversee, assign, coordinate and schedule all incoming projects
• Ensure Project Managers defined scope is provided and delivered in accordance with project schedules
• Ensure application reviews are conducted on projects
• Daily supervision of engineering personnel and department activities
• Responsible for development and ongoing maintenance of standard BIM and engineering practices including quality assurance process and procedures in alignment with enterprise standards
• Responsible for performance and salary reviews for Engineering Department personnel and make recommendations to Director of Engineering
• Assist with pre-sales efforts including system selection / evaluation, code and application review, energy study and life cycle costing
• Evaluate potential projects and approaches to minimize corporate risk
• Develop a collaborative and engaged culture between engineers and other departments
• Develop and oversee departmental budget
• Effectively and professionally communicate with colleagues and project team members
• Manage time to meet project schedules and task deadlines
• Other duties as assigned by Manager

Position Requirements:

• BS in Engineering or Construction Management
• 10+ years of experience with 5 years in a leadership position managing engineers
• Professional Engineering license highly desirable
• Excellent understanding of engineering fundamentals and constructability
• Excellent familiarity with Building Codes and industry standards
• Strong understanding of building modeling
• Skilled in developing teams and managing people

ACCO Competencies:

• Proactivity / Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one’s level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows the wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.
• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals with others by supporting, encouraging, and sharing information in an authentic and approachable manner.
• Big Picture: Understands and contributes to organizations’ short- and long-term business strategy. On a personal level has independently developed a vision for short- and long-term career success.
• Motivation / Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals takes responsibility, and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity / Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feed, back; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.
• Problem-Solver: Ability to identify, analyze, and solve a problem in support of personal, group, department, or organizational objectives.

Physical Requirements:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The employee may regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision.
• The auditory/hearing abilities required by the job include the ability to hear customers calling by telephone.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is regularly required to walk and sit.
• This individual must be a responsible person and regular attendance is required.

Hours:

This is an exempt position from Monday through Friday. In general, work hours begin and end between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm and are determined by the department head.

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