Director of Engineering

A Brief Summary of This Position:This position is responsible for managing Engineering team activities necessary to complete regular customer requested products in the lighting, traffic and communication market channels, the position is responsible for coordination with domestic sales, marketing and product management groups to insure the Engineering and Drafting activities align with the market activities and goals. Specifically, the incumbent is responsible to: manage the teams that develops calculations and structural designs, support sales engineering activities, support product launches to our customers, actively engage with industry technical committees, and coordination of external engineering resources.For existing products, the position is responsible to support cost reduction efforts, efficiency improvements, and product line extension. Specifically, the incumbent is responsible to: manage processes, prioritize work to allow both custom product and existing product priorities to be accomplished. Driving a culture of collaboration and common processes while maintaining value to the customer.The position is responsible for facilitating the Sales Engineering effort. This support is for technical presentations and specification updates as identified with the Sales team and market opportunities. In addition, the incumbent will focus on building relationships and a network within the industry to maintain involvement within technical committees and support the Engineering Expertise focus of Valmont. The incumbent is responsible to drive the adoption of new ideas and operating methods in the design groups.Essential FunctionsThis position reports to the VP of Engineering and has direct reportsThis role requires up to 30% travel domestically and 10% internationally, including overnight staysActive participation in the CSA design code organization to advance engineering principles of our product linesManage the quote and order engineering and drafting for the Lighting, Traffic and Communication product lines across CanadaProvide design, reliability, and cost reduction support for existing productsDrive the use of modern engineering, drafting and order entry tools and process/system improvements to adapt to the changing market environmentSupport and develop a team of Engineers and Drafters to support a great customer experienceCreate and share technical presentations to varied audience backgroundsParticipate in activities to support Engineering advancements and improvements to support the organizationParticipate, taking a leadership role at times, in targeted initiatives that achieve success for divisional goalsAbility to meet regularly with the team in Delta, BCOther Important Details about the RoleThe incumbent is expected to manage a controllable expense budget to the level agreed to during the annual budget planning cycle, or to revised levels as later directed by the Division President. The incumbent needs to be capable of working with limited direction and oversight from the Division President. This position has significant interaction with other members of the Division President’s staff.Required Qualifications of Every CandidateBachelor’s degree with 7+ years relevant work experienceCivil, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering degreeProfessional Engineering licenseExperience managing engineering personnel and teams across multiple locationsKnowledge of modern engineering tools & techniques including: AutoCAD, FMEA, Finite element modeling, SolidWorks, etc.Experience with development of Engineering systems to improve throughput and improve qualityDemonstrated experience of empowering functional leaders to drive improvements that increase value to the customerDemonstrated success of networking within trade organizations to support Engineering developmentsPrevious examples of organization goal developments with KPI metrics to show successHighly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess Some of These QualificationsTen years of experience in product engineering with experience in new product development and sustaining engineering activities utilizing CSA standardsUtilization of new technology, such as AI, to benefit the engineering processExperiencing with implementing new design codes in analysis tools and product line updates #J-18808-Ljbffr