Director of Engineering - Power Systems

BCES Global; Charleston, Columbia, Phoenix (SC, MD, AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

100% employer paid benefits

Paid PTO

Career development opportunities

Travel and relocation opportunities

Job summary

BCES Global seeks a Director of Engineering to unify and lead the company’s electrical engineering function as a shared service across North America. You will design the operating model, build the team, set standards, and partner with business development to pursue large platform-level opportunities.

You’ll lead multi-site teams, drive governance, and ensure technical excellence while aligning with executive goals and growth across OpCos in the US and Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; P.E. designation required.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership.
• Experience operating within a shared-services or multi-entity organizational structure.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Canada and the U.S.
• Proven ability to lead engineering across multi-site operations and acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy as a shared service across all operating companies.
• Build and scale the engineering organization, including hiring and development of managers.
• Establish platform-wide standards, QA/QC, and budgeting for shared services.
• Lead business development input on proposals and client discussions.
• Represent engineering at the leadership table and with boards.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

P.E. designation

Job description

Charleston, South Carolina - United States; Columbia, Maryland - United States; Phoenix, Arizona - United States

WHO WE ARE

BCES Global is a North American electrical contracting platform delivering safe, reliable, and high-quality power-system services across industrial, commercial, utility, and mission-critical environments. We combine deep local expertise with enterprise-level resources to support grid reliability, system upgrades, predictive maintenance, and emergency response across Canada and the US.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 401K with 7% (US) / 5 % RRSP (CA) matching and immediate vesting
• 100% employer paid benefits
• Paid PTO
• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Travel and relocation opportunities throughout the larger organization

WHAT WE NEED

We're looking for a Director of Engineering to build and lead engineering as a true shared service across the entire BCES Global platform, owning the function's strategy, standards, and people across all operating companies, while also acting as a senior technical voice in business development, helping win and shape the larger, more complex work that a consolidated platform is uniquely positioned to pursue.

This is a build role. You'll design the operating model for how engineering is structured and delivered across a growing portfolio of acquired businesses, stand up the team and processes to support it, and represent engineering at the leadership table.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Engineering Strategy & Shared Services Leadership

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for engineering as a shared service across all BCES Global operating companies
• Design and implement the shared-services operating model: how engineering capacity, standards, tools, and expertise are governed and deployed across a multi-entity, multi-region platform
• Build out the engineering organization - hiring, structuring, and developing engineering managers and teams, whether centralized, embedded within OpCos, or a hybrid model
• Establish platform-wide engineering standards, methodologies, and QA/QC frameworks for design, testing, inspection, and technical services, ensuring consistency regardless of which OpCo a customer is served by
• Own the engineering function's budget, resourcing model, and cost/pricing structure for shared services
• Evaluate and implement engineering tools, systems, and technology platforms that scale across the organization
• Build the playbook and infrastructure to rapidly integrate the engineering capability of newly acquired companies into the shared-services model

Provide technical leadership and oversight for protection & control engineering programs across the platform, establishing design standards, review processes, and best practices for power system protection, relay coordination, control schemes, and commissioning activities

Lead and govern electrical engineering and design services across operating companies, ensuring technical excellence, code compliance, consistency in design methodologies, and the successful delivery of medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure projects

Business Development Leadership

• Sit as the senior technical partner to executive leadership and sales in shaping go-to-market strategy for engineering-driven work
• Lead technical input on major proposals, bids, and RFPs - particularly large, cross-OpCo, or platform-level opportunities that leverage the combined engineering capability
• Represent BCES Global in client, partner, and prospect discussions at a senior level, building credibility and trust in the platform's technical capability
• Identify and pursue opportunities where a unified engineering function creates competitive advantage - larger contracts, new verticals (e.g., data centers, renewable energy, EV infrastructure), and cross-border work
• Partner with M&A and integration teams to assess the engineering capability and technical risk of acquisition targets

Organizational Leadership

• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering leaders across OpCos, creating a bench of talent and clear career pathways
• Define and track KPIs for the engineering function: utilization, quality, delivery performance, and contribution to revenue growth
• Report regularly to the executive team and board/investors on engineering function performance, capacity, and growth
• Champion a consistent engineering culture and standard of technical excellence across a geographically dispersed organization

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline); P.E. designation required.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles managing multiple teams or sites
• Experience operating within, or building, a shared-services or multi-entity organizational structure - ideally within a PE-backed, roll-up, or acquisitive platform
• Proven track record leading engineering functions supporting electrical maintenance, power distribution, or related technical services
• Experienced managing and mentoring junior and remote teams throughout North America
• Strong commercial acumen, with direct experience supporting business development, proposals, or client relationships at a senior level
• Executive presence - comfortable presenting to boards, investors, and C-suite stakeholders, as well as clients where applicable
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or standing up new functions in a fast-growing organization
• Willingness to travel extensively across Canada and the U.S.

BCES Global is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local laws in Canada and the United States.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable accessibility and human rights legislation, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

As part of our hiring process, BCES Global may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to support screening and evaluation. All hiring decisions are made fairly, with human oversight, and in alignment with our commitment to equity and compliance.

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