Department Manager - Industrial

Electrical Consultants, Inc.; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrical Consultants, Inc. is seeking an experienced Industrial Department Manager to lead a growing team on industrial, utility, renewable energy, and infrastructure projects in Montana.

The role requires 10+ years in industrial automation or related fields, a P.E. license, and a proven track record building teams, managing budgets, schedules, and client relations. You will shape technical direction and mentor engineers to deliver high quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading industrial engineering teams on large multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong technical background in industrial electrical, automation, power, instrumentation, or related engineering disciplines.
• Proven ability to build teams, mentor staff, and create a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and client service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary industrial engineering department serving industrial, utility, renewable energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure clients.
• Direct department operations including staffing, quality, project execution, safety, mentoring, client relationships, and financial performance.
• Guide complex engineering programs from strategy through delivery and develop standards and execution practices that improve quality and client value.

Skills

Industrial leadership

Executive communication

Project oversight

Staff mentorship

Budget management

Client relationship

Education

BSEE

MSEE

P.E. license

Job description

ECI is seeking a motivated and experienced industrial engineering department manager to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on challenging industrial, utility, renewable energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects while collaborating with some of the industry's most respected engineering professionals. At ECI, our leaders do more than manage projects — they build teams, strengthen client relationships, shape technical direction, and create the conditions for engineers and designers to do outstanding work. This role offers the opportunity to lead a growing engineering organization, influence company strategy, work on industry-defining projects, and make a meaningful impact on clients, employees, and communities.

The Industrial Department Manager is responsible for the successful implementation and completion of the following tasks, including but not limited to:

• Leading and growing a multidisciplinary industrial engineering department serving industrial, utility, renewable energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure clients.
• Directing department operations including staffing, quality, project, execution, safety, mentoring, client relationship, and financial performance.
• Guiding complex power, controls, instrumentation, automation, civil/structural, and multidisciplinary engineering programs from strategy through delivery.
• Developing standards, tools, processes, and execution practices that improve quality, consistency, efficiency, and client value.
• Partnering with office and corporate leadership to support business development, capture planning, proposals, and long-term growth.

The successful candidate combines technical mastery with proven leadership experience and a passion for developing people with expertise including but not limited to:

• Extensive experience leading industrial engineering teams and large multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong technical background in industrial electrical, automation, power, instrumentation, or related engineering disciplines.
• Proven ability to build teams, mentor staff, and create a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and client service.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets, schedules, utilization, risk, and client expectations.
• Executive-level communication skills and the confidence to represent ECI with clients, partners, and industry organizations.

Minimum Requirements:

BSEE, BSEET or MSEE preferred; BSME, BSMET or other degrees with significant heavy industrial controls and automation background will be considered; 10+ years direct experience in industrial automation or process control or combination of education and experience; P.E. required; excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organization and planning skills; ability to lead a team; commitment to quality and accuracy; and a willingness to meet fast-paced project schedules. Strong desire to grow and mentor a team while simultaneously developing a client base in the region through direct outreach and business development activities. The successful applicant may be subject to client-mandated drug and background checking. Occasional travel/driving is required; therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to ECI’s auto insurance carrier requirements.