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Job Title - Substation Department Manager
Location - Austin, TX
Job Type – Onsite
Requisition ID - 11395
Stanley Consultants is a consulting engineering firm recognized in the engineering industry for our commitment to client service and our passion to make a difference. With a focus on energy, water, transportation and the environment, we bring global knowledge, a century of experience, and multi-disciplinary capabilities to serve our private and public clients.
Stanley Consultants is seeking a Substation Department Manager to work in our Austin, TX office.
This position is responsible for the management of the Substation Department for the Substation Group in the Austin, TX office. This person manages all department functions including personnel administration, project quality assurance, project team support, technical organization support, and business development support.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Provide recommendations for department plans, programs, and resources, including staff budgets and capital expenditures. Execute approved plans to meet line organization objectives.
- Recommend hiring, salaries adjustment, promotion, transfer, demotion, and termination of staff members.
- Supervise and develop department members to ensure the achievement of established department and individual goals and objectives. Specific activities include the development of the Performance Management Process for all department members; identification, recommendation, and implementation of training; and development and maintenance of VRP plan information and details.
- Recommend discipline lead appointments for project team assignments, reporting on department status, results and performance including quality and schedule is also included.
- Maintain a balanced workload within the department.
- Responsibilities also include project management and engineering of power delivery projects and drafting and reviewing scopes and fees for proposals.
- Provides support for the resolution of technical and coordination issues between disciplines or departments.
- Communicates with clients and interprets their needs. Ensures the successful completion of the project and develops project progress reports on a timely basis.
- Perform other delegated functions as assigned by the Group Manager.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited University (Mechanical or Electrical preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive engineering experience
- 5+ years as Lead or Manager of small to medium sized groups of engineers and designers
- P.E. (Professional Engineering License) or obtain one within one year of hire
- Experience as Lead or Manager of projects involving cross discipline groups
- Experience in dealing with a wide range of client, agency, consultant, and team representatives
- Demonstrate the ability to provide overall strategy and technical solution development for project needs and challenges
- Possess the skills to find solutions to a wide range of issues which are sensitive to the pressures of schedule, budget and quality products and the ability to work well and lead team members a must
- Experience mentoring and guiding individuals or groups of lesser experienced engineers and designers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Work-Life Balance
We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.
We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.
What we offer:
Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.
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