Assistant Department Manager – Transmission (Minneapolis, MN)

Planet Group; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group is seeking an Assistant Department Manager - Transmission to lead engineering teams in Minneapolis, MN. You will advocate safety, foster a culture of quality and inclusion, and mentor engineers and interns while coordinating staffing for timely, cost-effective delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5 years of experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to influence change.

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.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for safety within the department
• Foster a culture based on our principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns and engineers
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems
• Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Transmission department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff
• 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
• 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 Transmission Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies
• Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency
• Providing input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality
• Interpreting policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff
• Approve timecards and ensure billable time goals are met

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical/problem solving

Recruiting experience

Present complex information

Performance feedback

Change management

Professional Engineering license

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Pivot Tables

Data Models

Office 365 apps

Data tracking tools

Job description

Job Title:Assistant Department Manager - Transmission
Location:Minneapolis, MN 55437
Contract length:Direct Hire
Pay:Compensationdiscussions are handled directly with qualified candidates during the interview process. You can assume market pay for these roles and our base and bonuscompensationpackage will meet the requirements.

Assistant Department Manager - TransmissionQualifications

• 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.
• Strong preference for the following:
  • Recruiting experience
  • Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
  • Experience 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
  • Professional Engineering license
  • History of high performance as demonstrated and documented in the Client performance management system

Assistant Department Manager - TransmissionDescription

• Advocate for safety within the department
• Actively foster a culture based on ourprinciples, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie
• Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns and engineers
• Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems
• Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Transmission department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff
• 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
• 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 Transmission Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies
• Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency
• Providing input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality
• Interpreting policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff
• Approve timecards and ensure billable time goals are met