Assistant Department Manager - Transmission

This position is in addition to normal Transmission design engineering duties. This position is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of interns, designers, and Level 8, 9 & 10 engineers within the Transmission Department of the T&D Global Practice in the Upper Midwest Region. Specific areas of responsibility include the following, with other duties as assigned by Transmission department management and senior management:

• Advocate for safety within the department.
• Actively foster a culture based on our MacCulture principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie.
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns and engineers.
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
• Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Transmission department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
• Review employee performance and conduct development meetings (90-day and annual performance appraisals, mid-year reviews, coaching sessions, performance improvement, etc.).
• Identify training needs for engineers and support/develop training programs for the department. Collaborating with other departments on shared training.
• Assist with developing new clients and maintaining existing clients.
• Assist with developing and reviewing proposals.
• Responsible for fostering a healthy and vibrant employee-owner culture within the team through the leverage of sound team-building practices, the promotion and administration of effective conflict resolution, the promotion of ownership mentality, a healthy work-life balance, and community engagement.
• Assist the Transmission Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies.
• Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency
• Providing input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality.
  Interpreting policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff.
• Approve timecards and ensure billable time goals are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction management or related field from an accredited program

• 5 years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong preference for the following:Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
  • Experience giving and receiving performance feedback for those they work with.
  • Familiarity with tools/technology such as Pivot Tables, Data Models, Office 365 apps, and other efficiency/data tracking tools.
  • Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively.
  • Professional Engineering license
• EEO/Disabled/Veterans