Director of Substation Engineering

DIRECTOR OF SUBSTATION ENGINEERING (PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER)

SEnergy is seeking a proactive, assertive, take-charge leader who has a high level of experience in Substation Engineering and a Professional Engineering license to lead and mentor a division of the Company.

The successful candidate will have 15 or more years of successful experience in Substation Engineering for the power industry. The candidate should be an analytical thinker and have a history of experience in solving complex problems. This candidate should have 15+ years of experience in leading teams with a progressive track record.

The Engineering Director is a senior engineer that is recognized for achievement in the industry and within our Company. They are leaders focused on cross-organizational mentoring, employee development, process improvement and connecting project work to business strategy. The role involves being a force multiplier by advocating for best practices, reminding staff of why processes exist and helping less experienced engineers and consultants “level up”.

The Engineering Director collaborates with executive leadership and contributes to business strategy.

The Engineering Director role is designated to key industry leaders and Subject Matter Experts that serve the most key role internally and externally for our primary lines of business. Internally, the Engineering Director is responsible for innovation, driving best practices, mentoring and training, market analysis, quality control, and final project delivery standards. The Engineering Director may also from time to time serve as project manager for key projects, or key Clients where their direct oversight is essential to the project success.

Externally, the Engineering Director is responsible for representing our services in the line of business to the Client base, and potential Client base. The Engineering Director is a key element to existing Client Maintenance and to that end will work in partnership with the Business Development group for scheduling, leading, and participating in Client check‑ins, attending key development meetings, and building a booking of business for the specialty they lead.

For marketing, the Engineering Director is responsible for partnering with the Business Development group on new proposal and qualification development, maintaining/improving project approaches, and focusing on economics of services and market position. They must partner and work with the Business Development group to identify key leads and develop key strategic relationships in alignment with Company objectives.

• Developing an effective Quality Assurance Plan (technical competence of engineers, designers, and consultants).
• Executing an effective Quality Control Plan (technical accuracy of products and services).
• Representing line of business to Clients.
• Performing market analyses for line of business with new market BD targets.
• Develop revenue forecast and work to meet backlog and annual revenue growth targets for existing Clients.
• Turn commoditized services into value-added solutions. Identify the unique value of the solutions and educate SE staff on unique benefits, customer insights, and points of differentiation. Collaborate with the Business Development & Marketing group to develop value-added solutions.
• Developing skills, knowledge, abilities in engineering, design, and consulting staff. Developing core competency documents to guide this development.
• Developing and training best practices.

• Leads and coordinates various engineering and consulting functions and operations including cross-organizational execution of the quality assurance plan.
• Be an ambassador for Company both internally and externally. Lead by example.
• Monitor pulse of Clients regarding satisfaction with SE services and SE personnel while addressing and resolving any sensitive issues that arise, internally and externally.
• Establishes, communicates, and implements engineering, consulting, development policies, practices, processes, standards, and quality assurance measures to ensure effective and consistent products and services.
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