Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or related field with 7 years of relevant experience.
Previous leadership or management experience preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities.
Ability to influence and manage change positively.
Strong project management skills with a strategic outlook.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate work assignments for the Electrical Department team.
Drive profitable growth while ensuring project staffing meets requirements.
Implement and support company initiatives, managing change effectively.
Provide expert technical and design guidance to the team.
Achieve financial performance targets and manage departmental budgets.
Prepare and present workload reports to management and project managers.
Oversee recruitment, training, and retention of department staff.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Supportive company culture emphasizing values and mission.
Dynamic work environment with a focus on team performance.
Involvement in diversity initiatives.
Potential for travel, enhancing professional exposure.
Full Job Description
Description
The Electrical Department Manager is responsible for the managerial direction and leadership of the Electrical Department within the Mission Critical North Texas Region. This includes supporting and executing business strategy, developing high performance teams, and promoting the Burns & McDonnell culture, values and mission. The Department Manager will lead the department in a dynamic and profitable manner based on Burns & McDonnell's core values of client satisfaction, commitment, dedication, integrity, safety and overall outstanding service. What you will do:
Provide leadership to the team; direct and coordinate work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
Responsible for profitable growth of the department; ensuring staff levels, staff loading, and staff assignments meet project requirements while maintaining billable goals.
Implement, apply and support company, global practice and/or regional office programs and initiatives; successfully navigating and managing change within the section.
Provide expert level technical, design guidance and support.
Achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance, if applicable.
Manage department budget and expenditure of funds, where applicable.
Prepare and present workload reports to global practice or regional management and applicable project managers.
Recruitment, development, training and retention of staff.
Responsible for conducting performance evaluation for department staff.
Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to the department.
Responsible for interpreting policies, purposes and goals of the organization to staff.
Responsible for collaborating with business development managers, business line leads, project managers, and proposal production staff on proposals to secure work for staff.
Responsible for overall QA/QC process adherence.
Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
Responsible for diversity initiatives.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction or related degree from accredited program and 7 years related professional experience in design and/or project management required.
Previous leadership and/or management experience is preferable.
Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
Position requires the ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, lead, and manage change.
Must possess strong project management skills and a strategic perspective.
Must be expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
Job Engineering
Primary Location US-TX-Austin
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Req ID: 265006
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-EH #GFS N/A
About Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
