VP Engineering

Company: Acuren Group Inc
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: April 4, 2021

Job Description:

The Vice President of Engineering will plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee activities in the Engineering Department, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the company. Reports to: President of Wildeck Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Interviews, hires, and trains staff in the department.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy. Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Establishes and implements the strategic direction of the Company's engineering and development initiatives.
  • Collaborates with the Company's executive leadership to develop and meet organizational goals while supplying expertise and guidance on projects, operations, and systems.
  • Identifies, recommends, and implements new technologies and systems to improve organizational processes and decision-making.
  • Ensures that departmental decisions such as staffing, development, organization, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organizations business plan and vision.
  • Develop, establish, and implement long-range and short term strategies and operation policies to achieve established departmental goals and objectives.
  • Assign project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing.
  • Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements and related specifications.
  • Communicate with customers to determine needs and applications relative to special installations and adaptations.
  • Provide structural calculations, factory field measurements and field support.
  • Review staff designs and make recommendations to improve design, reduce cost or increase production efficiency.
  • Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
  • Determine engineering hours and project costs to provide project estimates used in the development of quotes.
  • Keep up to date on new developments in the field of engineering or product design and maintain current, up to date code compliance.
  • Develop the more complex layouts and designs.
  • Confer with management and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
  • Develop and submit reports to the President as to current status of projects, compliance to schedules and budget maintenance.
  • Participate in AOP and Strategic planning sessions as directed.
  • Prepare AOP presentations and presents associate materials to corporate quarterly.
  • Required occasional overnight travel.
  • Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications:
    • Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
    • 7-10 years of Engineering Management experience.
    • Design, Applications and R&D leadership.
    • Analytical and process oriented.
    • Track record of successful new designed product launches.
    • Strategic and Annual Operation Planning Experience.
    • Customer centric with strong leadership skills.
    • Extensive knowledge of engineering principles and procedures
    • Innovative thinking and open-minded.
    • Good planning skills supported with a strong oral and written communications capabilities.
    • Industrial marketing experience is a plus. Your full LinkedIn profile
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