Vice President of Engineering

Type: Remote (Central Alberta preferred - Edmonton Drayton Valley or Calgary area) Full-Time

Travel:Up to 30% travel required including visits to industrial and operational sites.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced engineering leader who can provide technical direction lead multidisciplinary teams and help align engineering priorities with business operational and customer requirements.

As the Vice President of Engineering you will lead the Engineering function establish the technical direction of the organization and ensure engineering capabilities processes and priorities support corporate objectives and growth initiatives.

• Define and execute the Engineering strategy operating model and multi-year technical roadmap aligned with business objectives customer commitments and product priorities.
• Provide leadership across product development systems engineering project execution design sustaining engineering field support and engineering change management.
• Translate business operational and customer needs into practical engineering solutions and priorities.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for customers suppliers business partners and internal stakeholders.

• Support project scoping equipment selection site design considerations and engineering decision-making within compressed timelines.
• Ensure engineering projects are delivered safely on schedule within established budgets and in accordance with quality reliability manufacturability and serviceability requirements.
• Balance short-term project and customer commitments with long-term technology platform and capability development initiatives.
• Monitor industry trends technologies standards and market developments to support innovation and continuous improvement.

• Establish and maintain engineering processes project frameworks deliverables schedules budgets accountability measures and escalation procedures.
• Maintain engineering standards design controls documentation practices configuration management processes and technical decision records.
• Oversee applicable certification and regulatory approval activities including compliance with ABSA processes and other relevant Canadian provincial and industry requirements.
• Structure and maintain reporting related to project status risks resource requirements decisions and customer-impacting issues.

• Partner with Operations Manufacturing Quality Field Service HSE and other business functions to manage risk address corrective actions and drive continuous improvement.
• Support customer-facing and commercial activities by providing technical input for proposals solution design feasibility reviews scope development and product positioning.
• Work collaboratively with engineering manufacturing supplier customer and field environments to support business objectives.

• Lead the Engineering function and its leadership team by establishing clear goals accountabilities decision rights and operating rhythms.
• Develop organizational structures workforce plans and succession plans that support the companys growth objectives.
• Recruit mentor develop and retain engineering leaders and technical professionals.
• Contribute as a member of the leadership team and partner closely with the Vice President of Design and other senior leaders.

To succeed in this role candidates should demonstrate the following:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree considered an asset.
• Professional Engineer (.) designation in Canada.
• Alberta . registration preferred where applicable.
• Minimum 15 years of engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex product equipment or engineering programs.
• Experience developing engineering strategy and delivering projects or products within budget schedule customer and regulatory requirements.

• Strong technical background in natural gas fueling pressure regulation equipment gas systems packaged equipment industrial equipment or a closely related industry.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering standards and regulatory requirements including ABSA CSA ASME provincial and related industry standards.
• Experience with engineering project execution systems development quality management and technical governance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts and business considerations to diverse audiences.

• Experience leading engineering organizations through growth transformation integration or operating model changes.
• Experience with natural gas fueling infrastructure compression systems pressure regulation equipment mobile or modular equipment or alternative fuel technologies.

• Leadership and team development capabilities.
• Strategic thinking and sound technical judgment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operational demands.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Commitment to quality safety compliance and continuous improvement.

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