Substation Dept Lead: Mentor, Deliver Projects

Burns & McDonnell

San Juan (PR)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.