Burns & McDonnell · 21 hours ago
Transmission Technical Manager - Transmission & Distribution
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expBurns & McDonnell is a leading engineering company seeking a Transmission Technical Manager to oversee the technical staff in their Transmission Business Line. The role involves managing the development of technical staff, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and implementing innovative engineering processes to improve efficiency and quality.
ArchitectureConstructionConsultingHuman Resources
Responsibilities
Manage the development of technical staff and provide guidance that continues to promote technical staff into leadership roles on our project teams
Manages the implementation of innovation to engineering processes, focused on efficiency, tools, and technology
Cultivate, facilitate, and guide technical execution best practices and documentation across the department
Manage the application of design-related quality reviews to the practices of the business line
Identify and develop future technical staff
Work with Human Resources and staff to identify, prepare, communicate, and monitor performance plans for employees with areas of needed improvement
Fosters a creative, cross-discipline, cross-office, and cross-GP mentality within technical teams, enabling them to be better leveraged as a training tool and to be the seam for cross-selling knowledge adoption
Facilitate the identification of goals, objectives, and deliverables within an established, consistent framework from team to team
Establish and maintain accountability for deliverables
Identify and assign appropriate development and maintenance of technical resources through teams (specifications, design tools, technology, etc.)
Manage internal technical training for the department, collaborating with resource management to maintain training consistency, effectiveness, and vision
Manage continued training for technical staff, establishing a balance between internal and external training
Oversee training and development for potential Project Engineers and Technical Consultants
Foster and grow a mentorship and coaching platform for the department's technical career track
Foster a thought leadership mentality at all levels and positions across the department
Identify and communicate market trends in the business line
Responsible for strategically maintaining and communicating relevant opportunities for industry involvement, including societies and conference attendance
Initiates coordination with appropriate business line leadership and department leadership to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to our technical business
Set direction by developing annual goals for improving technical business within the department
Regularly meet with Department Managers, Project Directors, and Project Managers to coordinate staffing needs, performance, and proper utilization of staff
Support Regional Office development and technical resource coordination
Support sales and marketing efforts for department-specific projects
Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgement in anticipating and solving problems
Recommend changes in the basic structure and organization of the department to meet growth strategies and long-term department objectives
Collaborates with technical staff to drive industry focus and strategically plan for involvement to obtain annual technical business goals
Drive a culture of quality and continual improvement
Facilitate the department design non-conformance and corrective action process
Identify and develop corrective actions associated with non-conformance trends in the department
Coordinate with the quality manager to provide internal audit support, including the development of corrective actions to address audit findings
Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and develop alternatives, as necessary
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 7 years of related professional experience required
Demonstrated technical ability internally and externally
Proven leadership in developing and implementing a vision that has brought a positive impact
Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively
Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
Ability to handle difficult situations with tact, poise, and discernment
Proven collaboration, facilitation, and organization problem-solving skills in previous roles
Professional Engineer (PE) License Required
Company
Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
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