Distribution Modernization (DMod) Department Manager (Southeast Region)

Description The T&D SER DMod Department Manager will be responsible for the managerial direction, leadership, development and growth of the DMod department in the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Southeast Region (SER) Atlanta Office. This role will report to SER’s DMod Business Line Manager, and will work closely with current T&D SER DMod managers, other T&D SER leadership team and national DMod leadership team. Along with the duties below, this position will continue to carry out DMod engineering assignments. Specific areas of responsibilities for this position include the following, with other duties assigned by senior management as needed: Organizational Advocate for safety within the business line and drive a culture focused on safety and compliance with company, regional and site safety policies. Actively foster a culture based on our MacCulture principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie. Provide overall leadership to the team through effective communication, empowering others, and servant leadership. Responsible for fostering a healthy, vibrant, and inclusive 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. Develop and lead initiatives that foster an innovation culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency. Accountable for the development of leadership within the department and for assisting with the overall leadership development within T&D SER. Proactively communicate to staff the vision, expectations, requirements, processes, and guidelines to meet department, global practice and company objectives. Interpret and support established policies, procedures, purposes, and strategic goals for the department and T&D SER Global Practice to staff. Build strong partnerships and relationships with the super region teams, Kansas City and other regional office teams, including the Burns & McDonnell India team. Collaboration / Growth Facilitate profitable and sound growth of the department by coordinating with management to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance. This includes coordination of resources with all other SER DMod offices. Proactively share information with the department through MacCentral and department meetings and continually look for ways to better disseminate the information. Make intentional efforts to maintain personal technical proficiency and connection to the core business line and various segments. Regularly coordinate and collaboratewith T&D SER business line management, account management, project management, and other leads to build cohesion and tie the needs of our people tothe needs of our business. Develop and maintain a strong relationship with national business line management, PMs, segment leads, and other key leadership to support the development of our people. Pursue alignment and support of all location office efforts and initiatives. Resource Management Work in various recruiting channels including but not limited to HR Recruiting team, staffing agencies, staff referrals and direct communication to proactively recruit the best candidates that align with MacCulture principles, department needs, growth strategies and business objectives and retainage of staff. Utilizes the T&D SER recruiting guidelines to purposefully interview, assess and hire prospective candidates while remaining diligent to uncover and combat unconscious bias throughout the entire interview process. Support HR on educational partnerships and internship programs. Support the early careers recruiting team to drive recruiting efforts at colleges and universities in the Southeast. Responsible for onboarding processes for those transitioning into the DMod department. This includes but is not limited to contract employees, interns, new grads, experienced hires, transfers and converted contracted employees. Support the development and integration of a strong Burns & McDonnell India team dedicated to the support of T&D SER projects. Proactively applies established retention measures and strategies. Including continuously educating the department about the various career paths offered within T&D and work with department staff to help them develop the knowledge, skills, abilities and opportunities to pursue their desired career path. Coordinating team and mentor assignments of department staff with DMod business line manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff. Responsible for timecard approvals, oversight and management of chargeability and proper investments of overhead labor and costs. Review employee performance and conduct development meetings (90 day and annual performance appraisals, mid-year reviews, coaching sessions, etc.). Work with Human Resources and staff to identify, prepare, communicate, and monitor performance plans for employees with areas of needed improvement. Advocate for staff by meeting regularly, listening and helping to implement their short- and long-term goals, providing guidance, direction, and facilitation of opportunities to meet those goals. Technical/Execution/Production Serve as technical advisor, providing senior level input and evaluation on DMod related items. Monitor progress on department related initiatives and provide input into areas of concern and direction/redirection to enhance achievement of quality, productivity and budgets. Act as a leader in innovation and use of new technology tools across all project teams. Advance and develop department tools and workflows to increase department efficiencies and quality. Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement across all SER T&D DMod offices and affiliated projects. Advocate for quality and ensure that the corporate and T&D quality initiatives are implemented, including coordinating with the appropriate teams to assign quality control reviewers. Responsible for QA/QC on DMod projects as needed to support department staff. Identify training needs for the department and support/develop training programs. Collaborate with other departments on shared training. Business Line Support Assist business line with achieving Objectives and Key Results. Including the development and execution of business line plans. Partner with the DMod Business Line Manager to drive the diversification of clients and services for the department. Support the development of proposal documentation while collaborating with management and marketing teams. Promote and support key initiatives in coordination with senior management. Serve in key project support roles for identified clients and/or new clients where required, and where new business is being developed. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction or related field from an ABET accredited program. Minimum seven (7) years related professional experience in design and/or project management. Registration as a professional engineer or currently pursuing professional registration strongly preferred. Previous consulting experience strongly preferred. Proven leadership in developing and implementing vision that has brought positive impact. Proven collaboration, facilitation and organization problem solving skills in previous roles. Demonstrated experience mentoring and team development. Demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems. This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified technical knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments. Demonstrated knowledge of project management methodologies and tools including Ecosys, Microsoft Projects, Power BI and other data modeling systems preferred. Demonstrated experience in project management including planning, project execution, design team coordination and communication, budgeting, schedule management, safety, quality and client coordination preferred. Demonstrated financial success on completed projects. Demonstrated experience in the pursuit and proposal process. Demonstrated experience in client and business development. Excellent written & verbal communication skills and able to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management and clients. Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, collaboration, organization and critical thinking skills. Strong planning, analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to influence lead and manage change thoughtfully and positively. Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered. Ability to handle difficult situations with tact, poise and discernment. This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled. EEO/Disabled/Veterans Job Engineering Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta Schedule: Full-time Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Req ID: 263781 Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #T&D #J-18808-Ljbffr Burns & McDonnell