Manager of Engineering Services

JOB TITLE:
Manager of Engineering Services
LOCATION:
San Leandro, CA
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.

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

• Recommend yearly workgroup business plan targets to service council leader.
• Lead, coordinate and collaborate with the service council leader, office leader, and other workgroup managers to provide leadership and consistency in the following areas:
• Workload and staffing.
• Quality control and standardized procedures.
• Training and education.
• Mentoring staff and developing skills.
• 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 and advocate the use of financial reporting data 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 and show growth in the Engineering Group.

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

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

• Initiate, develop, and maintain strong relationships with all outside parties involved in the market sector, including contacts, professional organizations, clients, specialty consultants, and agencies.
• 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 a 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 as necessary to support the firm and clients.