Civil​/Structural Engineering Manager - Electrical Substations (Remote Eligible, U.S

Civil Engineering Manager (People Leader)

With the growth of the Grid Solutions Integration NAM Region business portfolio and increased work scope and complexity of our customer projects, the Civil Engineering Manager (People Leader) shall lead direct reports, sub-disciplines, and contractors. The Civil Engineering Manager is accountable to the Engineering Manager-PEM/Civil Engineering team to meet department KPI's and the performance of their team. The Civil Engineering Manager role is a hands-on role that may include detailed design project work.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Optimized resource planning, recruiting and hiring, retention, annual performance coaching, salary & bonus planning and communication, continuous quality improvement, training, and development plans for civil engineers.
• Guide and direct lead civil engineers at project launching phase & during project execution, engineering process follow up, and ensure the proper management of interfaces with our partners and main suppliers.
• Proper allocation of civil engineering resources required to execute the projects, to identify and review/approve design subcontractors to align resources with the workload plan and optimize design budget.
• Develop quality procedures, processes, and organizes knowledge capitalization to improve engineering efficiency.
• Lead civil engineering team to manage technical interfaces with sub suppliers & partners, prepare input data, and check consistency.
• Support team to analyze customer technical requirements and ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Support team to establish, based on tender and contract analysis, the civil design project strategy and the list of documents/studies/deliverables to produce.
• Ensure compliance with quality procedures defined at the project and region level, support internal and external audits, and resolve non-conformances in a timely manner.
• Develop and use Lean methods throughout the team through training, Lean projects, Kaizens, and other initiatives.
• Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure zero deviation plan from safety policies.
• Retain key talent through regular contact including recognition, coaching, and development planning.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• 15+ years of experience with high voltage substation civil/structural design including EPC projects.
• 5+ years of experience leading a substation civil engineering team.
• Professional Engineering License in the United States and willingness to review & seal drawings.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time, including international, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of experience managing civil engineers, including resource loading, performance reviews, recruiting/hiring, training/development plans, and salary planning.
• 15+ years of experience in civil structural design and execution of high-voltage substation EPC projects.
• Project Management experience on power systems EPC projects.
• Background in Substation 3D design including BIM (Revit) models.
• In depth knowledge of US/Canada utility customer design and construction standards & industry codes and standards in north America and experience leading an engineering team supporting tendering and execution teams.
• Fluent in English, speaking and writing.