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Electrical Engineering Director

Electrical Engineering Director

ZAP Engineering & Construction Services, Inc.Denver, CO, United States
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Job Details

Job Location : Corporate Headquarters - LAKEWOOD, CO

Position Type : Full Time

Education Level : 4 Year Degree

Salary Range : $156000.00 - $234000.00 Salary

Travel Percentage : Up to 25%

Job Shift : Day

Job Category : Engineering

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE :

Electrical Engineering Director

DEPARTMENT : Engineering

REPORTS TO : VP of Engineering

FLSA : Exempt, Full-Time

WORK SCHEDULE : M-F 8AM to 5PM

TRAVEL REQUIRED : Up to 25%

LOCATION : Lakewood, Colorado

MANAGEMENT : Yes

EEO :

First / Mid Offs & Mgrs

JOB FAMILY :

First / Mid Offs & Mgrs

A Little About Us : ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast-pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role

This is a full-time, hands-on professional position responsible for supervising, mentoring, and overseeing technical deliverables generated by the discipline specific engineering department.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

  • QA / QC of Engineering deliverables

Perform discipline engineering tasks within the knowledge base of the Director’s background, education, and licensure.

  • Check project deliverables.
  • Function as the engineer of record on projects.
  • Professional Development and Team Guidance

    • Conduct 1-1s with supervisors and employees, as well as employee training on tasks

  • Provide technical guidance to supervisors and employees.
  • Conduct multi-person training.
  • Develop and maintain standards for department.
  • Develop and maintain workflow for department to ensure efficiency.
  • Department Resourcing

    • Review current staffing levels against upcoming work to ensure schedules can be maintained.

  • Allocate work to engineers within the department to ensure the task and skillset are aligned.
  • Complete the ZAP resourcing tool and attend weekly resourcing meetings.
  • Recruit employees to grow the department to meet company objectives.
  • Creating project budgets and schedules

    • Generate proposals as needed.

  • Review proposals generated by supervisors and other BD team members.
  • Review project schedules with project management to ensure workflow is correct and project timeline can be achieved.
  • Review hours spent against budget.
  • Client Interaction

    • Interface with clients regarding upcoming opportunities.

  • Review business development queue with BD team on a weekly basis.
  • Answer questions regarding projects when acting as project sponsor.
  • Assist with other duties as assigned .

    • Work Hours : Company Hours

    This position works 8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs.

    40 Hour Work Week

    Monday through Friday, Hours may vary with the workload.

    Evenings / Weekends / OT

    As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position.

    Benefits :

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Accrued PTO
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Basic Life / AD&D
  • Voluntary Life / AD&D
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Aflac

    • Qualifications

    Education

  • Bachelor’s degree of science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience required.
  • Professional Engineering license required.

    • Type of Experience Needed to be Successful

  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience acting as a discipline engineer on multi-discipline engineering projects.
  • 3 years of previous supervisory experience required.

    • Specialized Skills

  • Advanced communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills, to deliver complex information effectively and align people with the needs of the project / team.
  • Advanced problem-solving skills, to be able to manage complex situations with multiple layers and resolve to solution anticipating needs now and into the future.
  • Advanced awareness of workflow, and project tradeoffs to make decisions based on needs now and into the future.
  • Advanced leadership skills with experience leading large or technical teams through complex deliverables.
  • Expert user of technology and software required to execute daily tasks.
  • Must have a valid, active driver’s license and ability to maintain a good driving record.

    • Supervisory Expectations

  • The position supervises or manages the work of at least two full-time employees or the equivalent. The position includes decisions or recommendations regarding personnel actions such as hiring, disciplinary action, overtime, changes in pay and terminations.

    • Independence of Action

  • Results are defined; the incumbent sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow. Although precedents may exist, supervisor / manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.

    • Physical Demands and Work Environment : (The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions : "occasionally" means up to 1 / 3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1 / 3 and 2 / 3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2 / 3 and more of working time.)

  • The work environment is the typical office and construction environments. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment where there are significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others.
  • The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

    • Core Competencies

  • Oral Communication and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Able to read and interpret written information. Ability to communicate with clients or customers.
  • Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
  • Reasoning and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, identify complex problems, and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
  • Planning / Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
  • Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

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