Minimum 5 years of experience in people management
5-10 years of engineering experience, preferably in mechanical engineering
Proven ability to lead hybrid teams across multiple locations
Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
Experience in change management and conflict resolution
Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Professional Engineer designation is a plus
High attention to detail with a practical problem-solving approach
Proficient in Microsoft Office and CAD/3D modeling software (Solidworks)
Strong communication skills and approachability
Responsibilities
Develop and implement the strategic roadmap for the Engineering & Design Department
Manage departmental financial performance, including budgeting and profitability targets
Conduct talent reviews and succession planning to strengthen leadership pipeline
Establish performance expectations and drive accountability within the team
Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning
Serve as the technical authority on complex engineering and design matters
Ensure technical integrity and compliance of engineering deliverables
Consult with clients to explain proposals and present engineering findings
Attend client and project review meetings to support ongoing work
Oversee document and specification reviews, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy
Lead organizational change initiatives and promote best practices in engineering and design
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
Full pension plan
Permanent full-time position
Opportunity for professional development
Supportive work culture emphasizing employee engagement and retention
Full Job Description
Job Description
Department: Operations Location: Milton, ON Salary: $142,500 - $159,000 CAD Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Dental, Vision, and a full pension plan. Vacancy Status Disclosure: Permanent Full-time (Replacement) AI Statement: Carmeuse does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants. Typical hours: 37.5 hour work week - hours vary due to work. Additional hours may be required
Travel is required to the United States
Responsibilities & Duties:
Develop and execute the Engineering & Design Department strategic roadmap aligned with company objectives, growth initiatives, and operational excellence goals.
Accountable for departmental financial performance including resource utilization, forecasting, budgeting, and profitability targets (Gross Margin performance).
Conduct talent reviews, succession planning, performance evaluations, and development planning to ensure organizational capability and leadership pipeline strength.
Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular coaching conversations, and drive accountability for individual and team performance outcomes.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and psychological safety that supports employee engagement and retention.
Serve as the department's technical authority, providing guidance and making or endorsing decisions on complex, multidisciplinary engineering and design matters across mechanical, design, and process.
Ensure the technical integrity, safety, quality, and constructability of engineering deliverables by establishing and enforcing design criteria, codes, standards, calculations, validation and verification practices, technical reviews, and timely resolution or escalation of technical risks.
Consulting and negotiating with active clients to, explain proposals for change and present engineering reports and findings
Attend client meetings, and project review meetings as needed to support work in progress. • Assigning, co-ordinating and reviewing the work within the department.
Liaising with relevant professional staff, including engineers, fabricators, contractors, and other regulatory bodies.
Ensuring that the product is fully and correctly defined and documented •
Vendor evaluation
Lead organizational change initiatives, establish engineering & design best practices/processes, and promote adoption of new systems, tools, and business processes to improve operational effectiveness.
Elevate risks as required, to the company Operations Director, affecting project performance.
Understand the status of all project schedules and deliverable milestones at a high level.
Report customer complaints to Quality Manager & other Managers as deemed appropriate.
Ensure adherence to the Carmeuse Systems Quality Management System
Ensure and enforce compliance to all company, client and legislated safety policies and procedures
Any additional duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.
Complying to ISO 9001 requirements, reviewing and updating processes on a yearly basis.
Job Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years' managing people
5-10 years related experience as an Engineer
Experience Leading teams of direct reports in a hybrid work environment across multiple locations.
Strategic Thinker
Strong in business acumen, change management, and conflict resolution.
Bachelor of Engineering, (mechanical preferred) Professional Engineer an asset
Analytical, problem solver with practical approach
High attention to detail, combined with strong ability to see the big picture
Strong technical understanding of engineering systems and processes
Effective delegation/distribution of workload; professional development/growth of team members
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Knowledge of CAD, 3D modelling software (Solidworks), and project/scheduling software
