Manager of Engineering Services

JOB TITLE: Manager of Engineering Services

LOCATION: Woodbury, MN

SALARY RANGE: $138,580 - $163,364


POSITION SUMMARY:


To direct, oversee, mentor, and evaluate all Engineering Group staff; to ensure overall profitability of all projects; to act as Project Manager on large, complex, and/or controversial projects; and to develop new streams of project opportunities, grow the Engineering Group and solicit work with new and existing clients.

General Duties:

• Be an ambassador of Company; internal and external.
• Uphold nd fulfill Company 's mission, purpose statement, strategic plan, nd core values.
• Maintain commitment to excellence nd quality.
• Communicate effectively, work collaboratively and proactively with peers, employees, and management.
• Interact with clients nd represent Company in professional nd courteous manner.
• Perform administrative work on time (timecard review and approval, pre-bills, reimbursables, meeting ttendance, etc.).
• Foster nd promote positive work environment nd healthy company culture.
• Follow all Company's policies and procedures.
• Customarily nd regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment, which will affect matters of consequence to the business or our customers.
• Travel, s necessary, to support the firm and clients.
• Share profession-related talents with others in the firm.
• Perform other duties s necessary to support the success of the company.

Management & Leadership:

• Recommend yearly workgroup business plan targets to service council leader.
• Lead, coordinate nd collaborate with the service council leader, office leader, and other workgroup managers to provide leadership and consistency in the following areas:
  1. Workload nd staffing.
  2. Quality control nd standardized procedures.
  3. Training and education.
  4. Mentoring staff nd developing skills.
  5. Recommend/Introduce initiatives to improve or strengthen workgroup performance.
• Complete staff performance reviews on time.
• Conduct disciplinary actions in coordination with human resources and the service council leader.
• Ensure compliance and advocacy of Corporate Services functions and processes.
• Ensure compliance nd dvocate the use of financial reporting dat to improve performance.
• Demonstrate leadership and connection with all departments and other offices within the firm.
• Meet Engineering business metrics set yearly by the board.
• Continue to build nd show growth in the Engineering Group.

Project-related:

• Ensure the success of projects completed within the workgroup for the firm and client.
• Act s project manager on specific projects; meet budgets nd deadlines.
• Assign and schedule project managers and teams to projects.
• Maintain project schedule nd project budget.
• Provide research nd respond to technical questions.
• Mentor nd direct project team members regarding project scheduling, budgeting, and work scope.
• Coordinate with your workgroup on project issues nd concerns.
• Oversee ll projects, including those managed by others in the workgroup.
• Manage large, complex, nd/or controversial projects.
• Lead overall budget nd contract administration for managed projects.
• Direct nd oversee the design nd CAD work of ll Engineering staff.
• Ensure project managers have the resources necessary to meet scheduling nd budget commitments.
• Delegate scope nd budget for tasks assigned to others, monitor their performance, and mentoring them on ways of how to stay within scope and budget.
• Prepare complete proposals nd budgets.
• Understand, negotiate, and prepare complete contracts and negotiations for private and public clients.
• Review reports for quality control nd ensure they comply with project scope.
• Visit project sites regularly for initial site visit and to confirm design issues, monitor construction, etc.

Financials:

• Maintain profitability of your workgroup.
• Meet your chargeability target s set nnually by the company.
• Meet workgroup chargeability target s set nnually by the board of directors.
• Responsible for accounts receivable and bad debt.
• Forecast work volume nd staffing needs.
• Carry overall responsibility for project profitability.
• Meet budgets and deadlines.
• Submit timely billing files, timecards, and reimbursables.
• Develop budgets, tasks, nd contract negotiation for clients.
• Maintain project schedule nd project budget.
• Oversee workgroup ccounts receivable nd bad debt.

Business Development & Networking:

• Initiate, develop, nd maintain strong relationships with ll outside parties involved in the market sector, including contacts, professional organizations, clients, specialty consultants, and gencies.
• Attend or lead client interviews/presentations.
• Attend client, agency, and consultant meetings as required.
• Continue to develop expertise in chosen Company market sector.
• Engage in continued education to be recognized expert within your workgroup.
• Prepare complete proposals in coordination with the marketing group.
• Sign/Seal drawings if authorized.
• Oversee the business development efforts of project managers.
• Travel s necessary to support the firm and clients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or another related field.
• Minimum twelve (12) years of experience.
• Current knowledge of professional codes, laws, computer applications, and trends.

Licensing and Certification:

• Minnesota and/or Wisconsin Professional E ngineer (PE) license in good standing.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to drive vehicle for company business nd to comply with Company's Motor Vehicle Policy.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skill:

• Familiarity with utoCAD, utoCAD Civil 3D, nd other relevant engineering software.
• Proficiency in one or more project management software.
• High level of expertise in managing specific sector's project and client type.
• Ability to analyze complex problems nd to work with junior staff to develop and implement creative solutions.
• Ability to mentor nd direct junior staff on engineering concepts and designs.
• Ability to lead nd mentor staff.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Excellent customer/client service skills nd multi-tasking bilities.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, nd Excel).

Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Requires bility to visit worksite.
• Requires bility to work in ll outdoor nd weather conditions.
• Requires use of fingers, hands, and arms to handle office materials.
• Requires talking and hearing.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, and sitting.
• Requires color vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, nd the bility to djust visual focus.
• Requires the bility to work in environment with a moderate noise level.
• Occasionally requires climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Occasionally requires lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally requires exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and/or risk of radiation and vibration.

BENEFITS SUMMARY:

• 100% Paid Health Premiums for our Employees (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
• Telemedicine
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible work arrangements
• ESOP
• 401(k) with an Employer Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life, AD&D, & Long Term Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Volunteer Time Off
• Learning & development program
• Mentoring opportunities and clear paths for career growth
• Unparalleled company community and more!

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