Director Engineering

The Director Engineering reporting to the office leader will manage mentor develop and collectively lead a diverse team of process mechanical plumbing electrical and automation engineers. The Director will display a high level of energy and drive thrive under pressure demonstrate a high level of personal and business integrity a strong business acumen and excellent interpersonal skills. 

The Director will coordinate closely with the Office Leader and their design and construction leadership counterparts including Directors Group Leads Project Directors and other Northeast Regional Leadership.

The Director core responsibilities are discipline leadership and people management which is estimated at 15 of the positions time.  Based on personal expertise other responsibilities could include project discipline lead project management and/or business development.  Billable project work would be between 60 75 based on the amount of business development responsibilities. 

Responsibilities

Discipline Leadership (Required)

• Drive development of all facets of the engineering discipline: Process Mechanical Plumbing Electrical and Automation.
• Externally help establish and bolster CRBs reputation and balanced engineering identity.
• Provide input to Integrated Project Delivery EPCM and DesignBidBuild construction methods. Areas of focus include project planning designing to budget phasing and logistics and constructability.
• Work with engineering leaders in all regions to share best practices.
• Drive a continuous improvement culture within our engineering practice by facilitating design discussion and crossdiscipline design opportunities. 
• Enable consistent effective progress on technical excellence to ensure local efforts are aligned with the larger company and will have the desired impact.
• Ensure project documentation from the discipline meets the high level of quality to meet client expectations and limit risk to CRB during construction.

People Management (Required)

• Provide team leadership by delivering: a great employee experience through meaningful project assignments; customized career development plans; conflict resolution and support; and a safe collaborative and productive working environment.
• Proactively ensure all team members have a balanced workload that meets the billability target established for each individual.  This includes direct communication with project managers and architectural counterparts within the office region and company.
• Provide resource assignment decisions and ensure resource commitments are maintained and that group members are not overloaded or given assignments for which they are not qualified. 
• Review and respond to resource planning reports on a biweekly basis.  Proactively communicate with Group Leads and Project Managers if resource plans require updates or clarification.
• Attend team office and regional resource planning meetings.
• Review and approve timesheets.
• Perform annual goal planning with the group members and their mentors.  Mentor assignments shall be based on technical career growth needs.  Work with individuals mentors office leadership and human resources to utilize CRB employee development tools such as individual development plans and succession plans.  Provide feedback and adjust goals on a quarterly basis at a minimum.
• Perform annual performance review of the group members.  Monitor the work quality performance of the group members on projects via direct review and 3rd party reviews from other project team members.  Address performance/behavioral issues in a timely manner.  Provide performance feedback to the individual on a quarterly basis at a minimum.
• Work with the office and team leadership to determine appropriate size of the staff to meet the longterm workload of the team.
• Take a leadership role in interviewing and hiring new group members
• Touch base with group members on a regular basis to best gauge employee satisfaction in an effort to reduce overall group turnover.

Business Development (Optional)

• Work with the Office Leader to help set and communicate the strategic vision and cultural atmosphere for the office
• Work with the Office Leader on annual business planning efforts for the office and define how the companys strategic vision and annual goals will be adopted and delivered through at an office level 
• Serve as client point of contact for new and existing clients by participating in business development and networking activities maintaining personal client relationships.
• Develop win and project delivery strategies for key pursuits and ensure an integrated approach is consistently applied to each project whenever possible
• Participate in local industry groups by representing CRB at local events
• Grow CRBs standing in the local market and nurture existing client relationships through engagement and a high level of personal and business integrity.

Project Management (Optional)

• Actively managing projects as a Project Executive Project Director or Senior Project Manager
• Be responsible for project staffing profitability client satisfaction and our employees experience
• Lead the projects management team consisting of additional project managers project engineers project coordinators project administrators and discipline leads 
• Provide remarkable experience for our clients and employees and ensure the technical quality of the project

Project Discipline Lead (Optional)

• Interface with client and external partners
• Plan and direct work and manage a project budget form a discipline design perspective on large complex projects
• Work with a Project Manager to proposal development manhour planning project scheduling for the scope of work on large complex level projects
• Identify and resolve intermediate noncompliant existing conditions during site walks and construction field surveys
• Develop construction drawing packages and write construction specifications on advanced and complex projects with little oversight
• Lead and advanced support of construction activities such as RFI responses submittal reviews punch list development and construction progress reports
• Conduct quality checking of documents for intermediate complex projects e.g. technical verification of design calculations and documentation and drive overall project quality

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree

• Professional Licensure
• Minimum 15 years professional experience
• Solid technical foundation in Engineering and thorough understanding of our marketplace.
• Externally facing and works well with clients
• Internally works collaboratively with leadership to define strategies that expand our engineering design capabilities while reinforcing CRB values and mission of technical excellence within an integrated practice.
• Experience working on life science projects
• Experience working on sustainable design concepts and projects

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LIRemote

Position Type

This is a fulltime exempt position.                                                                                                      

Benefits

CRB Offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.                                                                     

CRB is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V   

CRB is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry marital status veteran status age disability pregnancy genetic information citizenship status sex sexual orientation gender identity or any other legally protected category. Employment is contingent on background screening.

CRB does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CRB without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CRB. Please no phone calls or emails.

CRB offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime