Transmission Department Lead & Engineer Development

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

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.