Director of Engineering

Job Id:  190 # of Openings:  1

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• Self-knowing & self-development seeks to improve and maintain personal effectiveness in leadership and high demand situations; remains energized, enthusiastic, and confident in the face of challenges and ambiguity. 
• Deliver on customer acquisition targets 
• Build relationships with key employees among customers 
• Create plans to address clients’ business needs 
• Schedule regular meetings with customers to ensure satisfaction 
• Act as point of contact for complaints and escalate issues as appropriate 
• Ensure both the company and clients adhere to contract terms 
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. sales, engineers, senior management) to address customers’ needs  
• Successfully mitigate customer escalations 
• Plans and coordinates the work of engineering staff. 
• Oversees engineering staff and ensures that they meet goals and objectives. 
• Recruits additional engineering staff as needed. 
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive. 
• Provides training and mentoring as needed. 
• Oversee Program engineering Responsibilities 
• Develops new products from concept to testing to production. 
• Lead the engineering team and provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members. 
• Oversees progress and timeliness of projects. 
• Reviews project reports to ensure projects are on schedule and within budget. 
• Performs other related duties as required. 
• Provide steady and reliable communication. 
• Identifies, recommends, and implements new technologies and systems to improve organizational processes and decision-making. 
• Ensures that departmental decisions such as staffing, development, organization, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organization’s business plan and vision. 
• Establishes, communicates, and implements engineering and development policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent operations. 
• Oversees the preparation and final approval of project plans. 
• Establishes and implements the strategic direction of the company’s engineering and development initiatives. 
• Collaborate with other department heads to ensure that engineering is aligned with the company’s overall strategy. 
• Identify potential problems and corrective actions that need to be implemented on current and future work in a timely manner. 

• Department Profit and Loss (P&L) Management 
• Income projections and forecasting 
• Workload Management and assignment to meet minimum Team utilization 
• Expenses Management and approval 
• Project level P&L management 

• Graduate of University program in Electrical Engineering or equivalent  
• MBA or Management postgraduate degree/certificate will be considered an asset 
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in power generation & distribution environment preferred 
• Professional engineering designation preferred
• PMP or higher industry specialization will be considered an asset 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Excellent managerial and supervisory skills. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Extensive technical knowledge of engineering and product development. 
• Excellent financial skills and ability to analyze financial data. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.