Assistant Department Manager - Substation (San Juan, PR)

Burns & McDonnell; San Juan (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Puerto Rico is seeking an Assistant Department Manager to lead interns, designers and assistant engineers in the Substation Department. You will guide projects, ensure QA/QC, and mentor staff to deliver high-voltage substations.

You will advocate safety, recruit and develop talent, review performance, and collaborate with project managers to optimize staffing and profitability. This role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field, PE license, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction management, or related field from an accredited program.
• 5 years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective
• Must be an expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for safety within the department.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to the team.
• Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Substation department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff. Approve timecards and ensure that billable time goals are met.
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
• Responsible for fostering a healthy and vibrant employee-owner culture within the team through the leverage of sound team-building practices, the promotion and administration of effective conflict resolution, the promotion of ownership mentality, a healthy work-life balance, and community engagement.
• Assist the Substation Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies.
• Actively foster a culture based on our MacCulture principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie.
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns, designers, and engineers.
• Review employee performance and conduct development meetings (90-day and annual performance appraisals, mid-year reviews, coaching sessions, performance improvement, etc.).
• Identify training needs for engineers and support/develop training programs for the department. Collaborating with other departments on shared training.
• Assist with developing new clients and maintaining existing clients.
• Assist with developing and reviewing proposals.
• Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Provide input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality.
• Interpret policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure deliverables and services meet client expectations and follow internal QA/QC guidelines and processes. Perform design quality reviews.
• Develop design deliverables for greenfield and brownfield high-voltage (13kV to 765kV) electrical power substations.
• Serve as a technical liaison to clients; support field inspections for substation facilities.
• Meet and correspond with clients and external partners to build and maintain key relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Description

The Assistant Department Manager is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of interns, designers and assistant-level engineers within the Substation Department of the T&D Global Practice in the Puerto Rico office. This position involves leadership and technical execution with direct involvement in projects.

Specific areas of responsibility include the following, with other duties as assigned by Substation Department Management and Senior Management:

• Advocate for safety within the department.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to the team.
• Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Substation department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff. Approve timecards and ensure that billable time goals are met.
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.
• Responsible for fostering a healthy and vibrant employee-owner culture within the team through the leverage of sound team-building practices, the promotion and administration of effective conflict resolution, the promotion of ownership mentality, a healthy work-life balance, and community engagement.
• Assist the Substation Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies.
• Actively foster a culture based on our MacCulture principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie.
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns, designers, and engineers.
• Review employee performance and conduct development meetings (90-day and annual performance appraisals, mid-year reviews, coaching sessions, performance improvement, etc.).
• Identify training needs for engineers and support/develop training programs for the department. Collaborating with other departments on shared training.
• Assist with developing new clients and maintaining existing clients.
• Assist with developing and reviewing proposals.
• Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Provide input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality.
• Interpret policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure deliverables and services meet client expectations and follow internal QA/QC guidelines and processes. Perform design quality reviews.
• Develop design deliverables for greenfield and brownfield high-voltage (13kV to 765kV) electrical power substations.
• Serve as a technical liaison to clients; support field inspections for substation facilities.
• Meet and correspond with clients and external partners to build and maintain key relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction management, or related field from an accredited program
• 5 years of related professional experience.
• Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective
• Must be an expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Strong preference for the following:

• Recruiting experience.
• Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
• Experience in giving and receiving performance feedback for those they work with.
• Familiarity with tools/technology such as Pivot Tables, Data Models, Office 365 apps, and other efficiency/data tracking tools.
• Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Project Management

Primary Location US-PR-San Juan

Schedule Full-time

Travel Yes, 25 % of the Time

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #T&D