Primary PurposeThe experienced Engineer - Team Leader 4 develops and applies engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex and unique engineering problems. A person in this role is recognized as a key internal reference point for technical guidance through depth and breadth of knowledge and may be required to provide technical guidance over a group of colleagues, CAD, and administrative staff on projects of medium to high complexity. This role is also responsible for developing, validating, and presenting technical output and may provide leadership for development of deliverables to clients. People management responsibilities include supervising a group of engineers, CAD, or administrative staff working on medium-scope single or multi-discipline projects, or personnel of an operations department. Management responsibilities may extend to multiple locations and includes accountability for talent development, quality work production, and overall compliance.
Job Responsibilties- Remains current and applies independent knowledge on client's design guides and standards.
- Provides guidance and direction on departmental standards, policies and procedures.
- Provides clarity on or interprets standards based on experience and helps others understand the industry, client and company's standards. Assists with updating company standards.
- Applies and integrates Owner QA programs with Commonwealth program.
- Ensures compliance with company quality program through individual and team related tasks or deliverables.
- Establishes related processes, and promotes a culture that is conducive to quality.
- Independently applies knowledge of Commonwealth Associates quality program and consistently demonstrates compliance with quality standards.
- Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts by proactively presenting leadership with new suggestions around process and practices innovation and participating in the implementation.
- As manager, directly responsible for client interface, communication protocol with clients and agencies, delegating client communications and interface, and reviewing communications when appropriate.
- Attends and frequently leads internal and external client meetings, communications, conference calls and client site visits.
- Have understanding of project communication responsibilities and duties and how these internal and external communications affect client relations.
- Identifies and communicates client interests and drivers to project team and develops approaches to meet these interests and drivers throughout the work on projects.
- Identify and recommend other Commonwealth offered services.
- Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activates as assigned by department managers.
- As Manager, responsible for all aspects of project and resource planning and coordination. Responsible for processes to ensure coordination.
- Communicates directly with all internal and external team members to identify and coordinate details of work on multifaceted projects.
- Coordinates and communicates project schedules, tasks and proper sequencing of tasks with internal staff across disciplines, project managers and clients.
- Coordinates all technical aspects of projects and makes project engineering execution decisions within the bounds set by applicable policies, standards, guides and contract commitments.
- Establishes work plans to be applied to a project or section members.
- Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods.
- Manages and oversees engineering design-related aspects of a multi-discipline project or multiple medium to large size projects, including engineering schedule and budget performance, quality of engineering solutions and deliverables, coordination or design, procurement, and construction.
- Oversees and participates in the collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.
- Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
- Performs studies required for independent data gathering, new procedures or recommendation solutions when several are adequate.
- Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables such as drawings, reports, specifications and studies with limited supervision for moderately complex or multiple projects.
- May perform Task Manager and Project Manager responsibilities on selected projects.
- Oversees and conducts activities related to performance management process, mentoring, recognition and corrective actions required for a small to medium size group of engineers.
- Participates in career planning, learning and development activities of others.
- Participates in the onboarding, training and mentorship of newly acquired engineers.
- Provides direction to CAD staff and administrative staff in executing project tasks.
- Provides overall direction to Engineers, technical and administrative staff within a project or across multiple projects for quality and adherence to project standards including budget and schedule.
- Reviews the work of other engineers and technical staff for quality and adherence to project standards including budget and schedule.
- Supervise engineers, technical and administrative staff within a project for quality and adherence to project standards including budget and schedule.
- Establishes resource plans on large, multifaceted or multiple projects. Provides input to managers on future needs. Identifies and resolves resourcing conflicts.
- Manages resources for mid-size groups through staffing, recruiting, budget reviews, tools and/or processes review within a large office or for multiple offices.
- Completes expense reports and timesheets in a timely and accurate manner and at times may review and approve line items and/or timesheets for members of a project.
- Effectively implements and communicates policies, procedures, and process for workgroup and adherence to corporate and division programs.
- Oversees review and approval of line items and/or timesheets for members of a project or multiple projects.
- Develops and manages scope, schedule and budget for all project duties and tasks within a moderately complex business line or technology and/or a moderately complex discipline.
- Evaluates and influences decisions surrounding costs, productivity or competitiveness within a division.
- Manages scope, schedule and budget for all duties and tasks for multi-disciplines.
- Monitors project scope and identifies scope increases or changes, and assists project manager in developing change proposals.
Experience10-15 years - Related work experience demonstrating continuous growth and knowledge expansion. Designing and overseeing technical aspects of projects and providing guidance and mentorship to pro. Resource planning and management over multi-disciplines and large, complex projects.
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