Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Occupational Summary :
This position is a senior level management position that will lead and grow our Charlotte Office. The Vice President of the Charlotte Office will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Charlotte Office including managing engineers and designers, and interfacing with clients to resolve project and technical issues. In addition to managing the operations of the office, they will also be responsible for marketing engineering services and developing new business with potential clients in the investor-owned, municipal and electric cooperative utility market.
This position reports to the Business Unit General Manager. This position does have direct reports.
Position requirements include :
- Responsible for employee engagement, performance reviews, interviewing / hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, mentorship and growth, project execution, client interaction, and business development.
- Ability to provide technical review of project scopes, develop budget estimates and prepare proposals
- Ability to prepare various specification for bid such as equipment specification, labor specification and relay specifications.
- Must have a good understanding of the technological, market, and commercial trends driving the current utility industry transformation.
- Will be responsible for all aspects of the line of business, including maintaining existing clients and generating new clients.
- Must actively support enhancing the Company’s overall strategic business vision by supporting the selling and delivery of multi-functional business solutions.
- Must have a general knowledge of all the engineering services that the Company offers and be able to effectively communicate the services to existing and potential clients.
Operational Responsibilities :
Provide professional oversight of Electrical Project Engineers, Project Managers, Designers and TechniciansManage accounts and maintaining long-term client relationshipsConduct career development reviews and identifying growth and learning opportunities for direct reports.Oversee office resource billable levels, forecast resource needs and monitor backlog to plan for additional resources / hiringEnsure and facilitate project team collaboration with internal and external team members from other offices and communicate across all disciplines to resolve design conflicts as requiredProvide Quality Control (QC) reviews on substation protection and control relaying design, relaying settings, and PE seal for construction design package and setting reportsResolve conflicts with both team members and clientsRequirements :
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical EngineeringMBA, PMP, or master’s degree in Engineering Management preferredRegistered Professional Engineer (PE) required, and ability to become licensed in additional states as required10+ years of substation and relaying experience preferred5+ years in the engineering consulting business5+ years managing peopleCompetent in developing and maintaining a strong business networkCompetent in researching engineering and design issues and evaluating solutionsAbility to learn new engineering topics to facility business and team growthProcess and improvement orientedStrong communication skills in recommending engineering solutions and leading teamsExperience with engineering and design programs and software (AutoCAD, CymTCC, SEL Software, Omicron Testing Universe, in addition to others.)Ability to travel up to 10% of the timeConstruction support experienceMust be proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and other MS Office applications.Knowledge of project management softwareThe above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.