Engineering Supervisor

What will you do?

In this Engineering Supervisor role, approximately 50% of your time will be dedicated to automation and control systems engineering activities and project execution , while the remaining 50% will be focused on supervision, people leadership, and team development activities .

As a working supervisor, you will be responsible for leading a team of up to 8 engineering professionals while remaining actively engaged in project work to support customer delivery and business objectives.

Travel : Ability to travel up to 15% within North America as required

Key Responsibilities:

People Leadership and Team Development (50%)

• Direct supervision, coaching, and leadership of up to 8 employees within the engineering organization.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to support employee engagement, development, and performance.
• Establish and maintain individual development plans and career progression discussions for team members.
• Complete annual performance reviews, goal setting, and ongoing performance management activities.
• Identify training and development opportunities to build technical and leadership capabilities within the team.
• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee growth.
• Address employee relations issues and partner with Human Resources to resolve concerns as needed.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Manage resource allocation and support day-to-day operational activities of the engineering team.

Engineering Delivery and Operational Leadership (50%)

• Serve as a lead engineer, project engineer, or technical contributor on automation and control system projects while maintaining approximately 50% billable utilization.
• Leverage project assignments as development opportunities by coaching and mentoring engineers to assume increasing levels of project leadership responsibility.
• Intentionally create opportunities for team members to lead customer engagements, project planning activities, technical execution, and project delivery efforts.
• Delegate responsibilities and provide guidance to help engineers grow into independent project leads capable of managing projects with minimal supervisory involvement.
• Participate in project planning, execution, and delivery activities to ensure quality, schedule, and budget objectives are achieved.
• Participate in monthly project reviews and operational meetings.
• Collaborate with project managers and engineering leaders to effectively allocate resources across projects and customer commitments.
• Develop engineering estimates, scope definitions, and technical solutions to support proposals and business development activities.
• Lead selected projects and provide technical guidance to project teams when required.
• Collaborate with Proposal, Service, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and other business functions to ensure successful project execution and business continuity.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance engineering processes, project execution methodologies, and operational effectiveness.
• Act as delegate for the Engineering Manager as required.

Success in this Role:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively balance people leadership and customer project delivery , developing a high-performing team while remaining technically engaged and maintaining approximately 50% utilization on billable project work . A key measure of success is the ability to grow engineering talent by coaching and mentoring team members into project leadership roles, creating a sustainable succession pipeline, expanding organizational capability, and enabling others to independently lead successful project execution.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in industrial automation, process control, or systems engineering.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex automation projects.
• Strong interpersonal, coaching, and leadership skills with a passion for developing others.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers into expanded technical and project leadership roles.
• Proven track record of delegating project responsibilities and building team capability through structured mentoring, knowledge transfer, and on-the-job development.
• Experience developing engineers to lead customer engagements, project execution activities, technical reviews, and project delivery with increasing levels of independence.
• Strong leadership mindset focused on talent development, succession planning, and creating growth opportunities for team members.
• Experience conducting performance evaluations, career development planning, and workforce management activities.
• Ability to balance technical project responsibilities with people leadership and operational oversight.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with customers, project teams, and business leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Schneider Electric automation technologies, including Foxboro DCS, Triconex Safety Systems, EcoStruxure platforms, and Modicon PLCs.
• Experience executing projects within the Oil & Gas, Chemicals, LNG, Refining, Energy, or Industrial sectors.
• Knowledge of project execution methodologies, engineering resource planning, and financial management principles.
• Experience supporting sales pursuits, proposal development, and engineering estimates.

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