Department Manager

**Type of position**: Regular

**An overview of your future role at BBA**
- Lead and coordinate a BBA consulting service of 15 to 20 resources in the electrical, automation, instrumentation and industrial IT engineering sectors.
- Coordinate departmental activities, including preparing preliminary studies, detailed design, technical implementation drawings and producing material lists and specifications, while ensuring adequate planning of resources in terms of technical quality and utilization.
- Take on development projects and files to structure the department and the Electrical discipline.
- Actively participate in developing and carrying out the annual operational plan for your discipline.
- Promote creativity and innovation in your department’s methods and the development and use of design tools to maintain a high level of quality.
- Continuously seek to improve tools and methods and keep up to date with market trends in consulting engineering.
- Coordinate and share the management of department activities with team leaders and department managers from other BBA offices.
- Oversee the recruitment and hiring of qualified personnel.
- Establish and support training and development activities for members of your department.
- Actively participate in developing the careers and skills of employees in your department.
- Prepare and help produce proposals, studies, reports, plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications.
- Develop and implement market strategies in collaboration with the department’s client account managers, BBA’s Practice group and the Sales group.
- Monitor development plans in relation to succession plans and skills development.
- Actively participate in business development.
- Manage and organize work meetings.
- Share BBA’s vision and strategic orientations with your team.
- Coordinate the department with other BBA disciplines to ensure support for major projects.

**Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?**
- Ability to listen
- Political savvy
- Caring leadership
- Enthusiastic for business growth and development
- Proactive and action-oriented
- Ability to lead and motivate
- Adept at recruiting and surrounding oneself with the right people
- Strong ability to analyze, resolve conflicts and make difficult decisions
- Creative and innovative in proposing solutions
- Possess solid technical and functional skills
- Sense of ethics and adherence to corporate values

**Overview of certifications and job requirements**
- More than eight years of experience in consulting engineering, five of which in personnel management, or equivalent experience (project leader, project manager, team leader, etc.)
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
- Solid understanding of CAD software
- French mandatory and functional English required

**At BBA, you get many benefits**
- Opportunity to mentor our next generation: we invest in our people and help them develop
- A corporate culture that values expertise
- Participation in innovation projects
- Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
- Access to a profit-sharing program for all regular employees
- Generous pension and insurance plan

**About BBA**
For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 15 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA a Canada’s Best Employer and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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