Manager, Engineering

CECO Environmental; Wetzlar; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team focused on air pollution control systems. This role involves overseeing project execution, ensuring high-quality product delivery, and fostering a culture of innovation and accountability. You'll collaborate with teams across multiple countries, manage engineering processes, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a company committed to sustainability and excellence. If you are a passionate leader with a strong engineering background and a knack for problem-solving, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of management experience in engineering in an international setting.
• Proficient in AutoCAD 3D or Solid Edge; skilled in Microsoft Office.

Aufgaben

• Lead engineering teams, ensuring project execution within time and budget.
• Foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement in the engineering team.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for project success.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Decision-making

Project Management

Problem-solving

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD 3D

Solid Edge

Hicad

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

At WK, a CECO Environmental brand, we’re a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At WK-CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

The Engineering Manager oversees project execution for the European CECO Industrial Air Solutions (IAS) team, specializing in air pollution control systems, packages, and aftermarket services. This role provides leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality products and services on time, within budget, and in compliance with customer requirements and applicable standards. The Engineering Manager leads engineering teams in Germany and coordinates with our teams across multiple countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, and India, while coordinating inter-brand engineering efforts to optimize productivity, reliability, and efficiency. They are responsible for supporting sales, project management, strategic procurement, quality control, and aftermarket service execution. This role fosters a culture of quality, innovation, and comprehensive solutions by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including customers and suppliers, to enhance processes, reduce time-to-market, utilize smart cost-saving solutions, and exceed customer expectations. The Engineering Manager owns the entire engineering process, including oversight of costs, timing, and technology for all projects, while ensuring strict adherence to technical specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards. Acting as a consultant and sparring partner for complex technical challenges, the Engineering Manager leads engineering communications and spearheads the continuous improvement and development of products and technologies.

Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Provide leadership to engineers, designers, and drafters, supervising, coaching, and mentoring to achieve departmental goals.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
• Recruit, develop, and manage team members, including performance management and HR-related tasks.
• Analyze project specifications and performance requirements to determine appropriate equipment designs.
• Provide analytical calculations to ensure that equipment meets governing codes and regulations.
• Evaluate and approve structural designs, product layouts, and system schematics.
• Direct or perform the preparation of product layouts, detailed drawings, and technical datasheets (regular and ISF formats).
• Review and approve general arrangement and detail drawings to ensure accuracy and compliance with engineering standards.
• Provide engineering and technical support to the Project Management team for Original Equipment projects.
• Provide technical information concerning manufacturing techniques, materials, properties, and process advantages/limitations.
• Confer with other personnel to resolve problems and develop suitable product designs.
• Offer technical support to the aftermarket team as needed.
• Evaluate field installations and recommend design modifications to address and eliminate malfunctions.
• Drive project execution, ensuring the development of drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and manuals within time, budget, and quality standards.
• Lead communication on engineering-related issues with internal and external stakeholders, including customers and suppliers.
• Help coordinate fabrication through in-house capabilities and external fabricators to ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Oversee drafting activities, reviewing and correcting design drawings produced in-house and by outsourced resources.
• Support the sales team by providing technical and budgetary input during the bidding phase.
• Develop scopes of work and cost estimates in coordination with the sales team to ensure feasibility and alignment with customer requirements.
• Lead product development initiatives and manage the pipeline of development projects from concept to execution.
• Analyze complex technical problems and develop creative, well-founded solutions.
• Recommend and implement design and process improvements to enhance productivity, reliability, and efficiency.
• Act as a key liaison between engineering and other business disciplines to ensure seamless collaboration and optimal results.
• Work with procurement and quality control teams to ensure compliance with quality, service, and cost objectives.
• Promote compliance with local and government regulations and represent the company in trade associations and community initiatives.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs), providing timely insights to executive management.
• Manage and track project budgets, trigger monthly invoicing, and issue status reports.
• Represent the business unit in industry and trade associations, and the broader community.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support company objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering and 8 or more years of management experience in engineer to order environment in international (and multi-cultural) setting.
• Demonstratable experience with excellent decision-making and leadership capabilities.
• Well-developed commercial sense, comfortable with and solid experience in working with external parties including customers and suppliers.
• Capable of developing, managing and coaching direct reports.
• A team player with a bias for action and driving projects to completion.
• Proven track record of managing multiple complex individual and team assignments autonomously and executing on time.
• Process and goal oriented. Can develop, implement and drive goals and new processes.
• Shows initiative to drive results and solve problems (dealing with technical discrepancies or exceptional situations) including ability to influence others.
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD 3D or Solid Edge or Hicad and skilled in working with Microsoft Office.
• Experience in European package supplies to meet European Norms and Standards (PED, Machine Directive and CE marking etc.).
• Strong background in engineering of process equipment.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings.
• Knowledge of material types and their properties, standards and technical/functional/purchasing specifications and construction sites.
• Knowledge of the company’s working guidelines and procedures as stated in the QA manual.