Director of Engineering

Partners Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

STQ Partners in Houston seeks a Vice President / Director of Engineering to lead the multidisciplinary engineering organization supporting modular building, blast-resistant and technical buildings. Full accountability for engineering strategy, quality, and resources across Sales, Estimating, Project Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and Site Services.

The role collaborates with senior leadership to drive standardization, risk management and continuous improvement, while recruiting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience with leadership.
• Experience in engineer-to-order, modular construction, or EPC environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization.
• Establish engineering strategy, standards, processes, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Oversee engineering execution from proposal development through design, fabrication, testing, installation, and project closeout.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are accurate, coordinated, constructible, compliant, and issued on schedule.
• Develop engineering talent through recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ERP

Document management

CAD

BIM

Electrical design

Project scheduling systems

Job description

STQ Partners are currently working with a specialist Modular Building and Packaged Industrial Power Systems business with vast experience in electrical buildings, packaged equipment and execution on power projects.

Headquartered in Houston, the business has over a century long heritage, serving and supplying a range of clients across the industrial power systems world.

They are currently scaling to keep up with speciality project pipeline and engineering demands. Based on these demands they are now seeking to appoint a Vice President / Director of Engineering to lead their multidisciplinary engineering organization.

The overall objective of the job is to lead the engineering function supporting custom-engineered modular, blast-resistant and technical building projects, including E-Houses, modular substations, power distribution and control buildings. This role has full accountability for engineering strategy, technical quality, resource planning, schedule performance, standardization and team development, working across Sales, Estimating, Project Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and Site Services. The title may be Vice President or Director of Engineering depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization covering electrical, structural, mechanical, architectural, controls and other technical disciplines.
• Establish engineering strategy, standards, processes, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Oversee engineering execution from proposal development through design, fabrication, testing, installation, and project closeout.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are accurate, coordinated, constructible, compliant, and issued on schedule.
• Establish qualified technical authority and appropriate review processes for each engineering discipline.
• Strengthen electrical engineering capabilities, including industrial power distribution, equipment integration, controls, instrumentation, grounding, lighting, and communications.
• Partner with Sales and Estimating to validate technical scope, assumptions, engineering hours, execution strategy, and project risks.
• Partner with Project Management and Manufacturing to manage schedules, resolve technical issues, reduce rework, and protect project margins.
• Forecast workload, allocate resources, identify staffing needs, and manage external engineering support.
• Drive design standardization, document control, change management, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineering talent through recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning.
• Communicate technical risks and recommendations effectively to customers, project teams, and executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in engineer-to-order manufacturing, modular construction, industrial equipment, EPC, OEM, or a comparable project environment.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems and multidisciplinary equipment integration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical disciplines outside your primary area of specialization.
• Experience managing engineering schedules, budgets, resources, technical risks, design reviews, and change control.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of engineering’s impact on project cost, quality, manufacturing, schedule, and customer satisfaction.
• Effective executive, customer-facing, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Nice to have - Professional Engineer registration or an advanced degree.
• Experience with modular buildings, blast-resistant structures, technical enclosures, control buildings, substations, or packaged electrical equipment.
• Experience supporting projects from proposal development through fabrication, testing, installation, and commissioning.
• Familiarity with ERP, document-management, CAD, BIM, electrical design, and project-scheduling systems.

If you want to work in a fast paced, project-centric; growing business with a rich history in the Houston area- we look forward to hearing from you.