Associate Director - Burlington, Canada - Ulteig Engineers

Ulteig Engineers

Verified Company

Burlington, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

The Opportunity

What You'll Do

_ Project Responsibilities - 20_%**- Manages and leads all engineering and systems integration activities during the proposal, design, quality control, and construction stages of power and renewable projects that are assigned.

Provides management and leadership for subconsultants
Provides project oversight, including managing engineering and/or systems integration scope according to technical contracts, developing change orders, and maintaining project schedules.
Directs and coordinates activities of several disciplines on a project of significant scope or a combination of large projects.
Maintains high levels of quality to meet internal and external client requirements in alignment with company expectations.

_Management Responsibilities - 40%_

Maintains and grows positive team culture.
Provides strategic direction, leadership and technical services oversight for employees on achieving individual, team, department, and organizational performance goals.
Oversees and approves team budgets for financial responsibility. Includes but is not limited to revenue, profitability, and indirect expenses (training expenses, reward and recognition expenses, team event costs, etc.).
Coaches, trains and develops management staff for growth and development opportunities. Responsible for regular management meetings, 1:1 meetings, career development discussions, talent assessment succession planning, quarterly reviews, individual promotions, team retention, and yearly team engagement survey results.
Regularly evaluates capacity and skillsets to direct growth in workforce planning, supports strong cross team and cross office resourcing collaboration, performs individual performance reviews, evaluates individual annual merit and bonus decisions, and provides training and professional development for team members.

_Business Development Responsibilities - 40%_

Participates and partners with members of the Sales team and engineers throughout the organization to promote revenue growth, cost containment and expansion of services with existing and prospective clients that support the territory sales plan execution.
Supports proposal efforts by developing, providing resources, and reviewing proposals, contracts, work orders, MSAs and NDAs by working with Proposal Development Team and Project Management group.
Maintains and builds positive client relationships.

What We Expect from You

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a Canadian university program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) or equivalent
15+ years of experience in the Engineering field preferred
P.Eng registration is preferred
Prior management experience required
Prior experience in one or more of the following is required: technical substation protective relay settings, metering, SCADA, Network, Solar/BESS Plant SCADA, project management in the power/renewable field
Must be analytical, selfmotivated, and possess the ability to work in highpressure situations while maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, and collaborative attitude
Focused and passionate around internal engagement and maximizing development of others
Strong business acumen and industry knowledge
Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, public and external agencies
High level of initiative and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with clear expectations and highly responsive, internally and externally
Excellent presentation and verbal/written communications skills
Displays a high level of initiative and explores new opportunities while understanding the risk to the organization
Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access) and additional software knowledge depending on specialty.
Must have valid driver's license
Must be able to travel 2540% including travel internationally
Must have authorization to work permanently in Canada

What You Can Expect from Ulteig

Ulteig is a purpose driven organization that has built a culture focused on people - both our clients and our employees for over 75 years.

Working at Ulteig is more than a job, it means you will have the opportunity to make a difference by creating and solving for a sustainable future.

We realize that a huge part of our success has relied heavily on the dedication and focus of our workforce; this is why we make investing in our employees a top priority.

Being 100% employee-owned means, we take our own success and the success of our clients personally.

We offer our team members: