• Engineer Leader

    M. C. Dean (Richmond, VA)


    Overview

    Job Description

    The Engineer Leader 1 (EL1) supports, participates in, and leads projects/programs while building client trust and validating a world class solution. The EL1 leads engineering best practices across several disciplines and has experience with coaching and mentoring concepts and methods.

    Job Responsibilities:

    The Engineering Leader 1 is responsible for:

    + Leading complex technical discussions, projects, and/or programs.

    + Validating world class technical solutions on projects.

    + Ensuring engineering best practices are followed across multiple engineering and solution disciplines.

    + Managing technical risk on a project.

    + Providing oversight, direction, and technical expertise to engineering teams on a project.

    + Leading an engineering discipline to develop new and upcoming engineers and technical experts.

    + Preparing client-specific solutions.

    + Driving the development and maintenance of project artifacts that are required to ensure success for a project.

    + Identifying, recommending, and implementing work process improvements.

    + Reviewing technical project details with project leadership.

    + Managing the integration of data from multiple company systems and analyzing the data to draw insights on project technical solution.

    + Ensuring safety regulations are adhered to and issues identified and resolved.

    + Maintaining a positive, assertive relationship with project engineers to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

    Skills:

    The Engineering Leader 1 required skills are:

    + Ability to develop and provide solutions to technical challenges.

    + Strong knowledge of one or more technologies and various application methods.

    + Experience with collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

    + Ability to lead and participate in technical discussions with project leadership.

    + Ability to lead the application of principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment for one or more specific branches of engineering to the design and production of various goods and services.

    + Strong Knowledge cost estimation.

    + Strong knowledge of finance systems and basic principles of finance management.

    + Ability to design, build, and development of a new product, technology, or service

    + Ability to calculate and present the costs of a project when budgeting.

    + Ability to develop and maintain trust and trusting relationships.

    + Strong knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding

    The Engineering Leader 1 preferred skills are:

    + Strong knowledge of applying engineering science and technology to the construction industry.

    + Ability to review and correct construction drawings and construction project standards.

    + Strong knowledge of fabrication and installation standards and specifications

    Tools Experience:

    The Engineering Leader 1 must have experience with:

    + MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)

    + MS Outlook Mail

    + Engineering Document Management System (EDMS)

    + Microsoft Visio

    + SharePoint

    + SureTrak

    + All M.C. Dean applications (including, but not limited to Job Connect, EVMS, Timesheets, Accubid, Infralink, Forms)

     

    Education, Experience & Training

    The Engineering Leader 1 required education and training is:

    + A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering preferably from an ABET accredited program.

    + 7+ years of experience in any Engineering discipline with Construction experience with a Bachelor's in Engineering degree

    The Engineering Leader 1 preferred education and training is:

    + Fundamentals of Engineering (FE/EIT) certification

    + Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) certification

    + Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) training

    + National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) training

    Abilities:

    + Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

    + Sitting for extended periods of time.

    + Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

    + Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

    + Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

    + Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

    + Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

    + Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

    + Identify and understand the speech of another person.