Engineering Manager

Cole is a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary company providing Civil Engineering, Surveying, Landscape Architecture, ADA Transition Planning, and GIS services to our clients. Cole has a national presence with offices in St. Louis, St. Charles, and O’Fallon, Missouri; and Phoenix AZ.

While our offices and services span the U.S., we take pride in our strong company culture. Cole is a collaborative and forward-thinking company, and we believe in providing our employees with an active and fun work environment. We are multiple offices, one company!

Our robust benefits package includes competitive pay, group insurance, a retirement plan, paid vacation/paid time, flexible schedules and we support and encourage training and growth opportunities.

Position Overview:

The Engineering Manager is the primary leader responsible for driving resources, strategy and management of the department responsible for delivering professional engineering services of the region. This position reports to a Vice President, and Regional Operations Manager. The individual is responsible for the management, operations and coordination of all technical, human resources, marketing/sales, and financial activities for all engineering related services. The Midwest Engineering Manager has direct reports that include (but not limited to) Project Manager(s), and Engineers. The Engineering Manager should be a licensed Professional Engineer, with extensive experience managing teams within a professional services consultant environment.

Responsibilities:

Perform duties, including, but not limited to:

• Consistent and professional client communication
• Hiring, management and accountability of the entire office engineering team.
• Envisioning market growth opportunities, while streamlining focused marketing, pipeline development, and sales efforts. Active participation with RD Group for all growth opportunities.
• Active engagement, as necessary, with scope development and contract negotiation.
• Willingness to actively engage in client or project tasks and details, as required, while creating streamlined workflow and optimized utilization of each staff member.
• Ensure through team the planning, scheduling, conducting, and coordinating the technical aspects of projects.
• Ensure through team the proper day-to-day operations of professional and technical staff assigned to projects.
• Responsible for overall Engineering team performance, quality control, and completeness of all data and reporting.
• Maintain company-wide systems for assigning, monitoring, and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, directing efforts, and providing technical guidance.
• Ensure systems for assigning, monitoring, and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, directing efforts, and providing technical guidance.
• Active participation with RD group for all growth opportunities.
• Ensure through team the development and review of project data, QA/QC, and end result deliverables for accuracy and completeness for all projects.
• Assess and present leadership improvements to processes to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Ensure team performance, accuracy and completeness of all data and reporting, included scope held by subconsultants.
• Oversight of effective preparation of proposals, budgets, workload projections and invoices, and collecting accounts receivable.
• Effective leader and communicator with team and clients.
• Participation in Client/Agency meetings for sales purposes and to resolve project concerns.
• Serve as a representative of the company, as required, to support internal team and Cole’s clients at meetings, presentations, and public hearings related to assigned projects.
• Shared responsibility in revenue generation to meet regional goals.
• Responsible for profit/loss, under the supervision of the VP, ROM

Skills and Special Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Registered Professional Engineer within the state
• Minimum 10 years of Project Management experience
• Progressive leadership mindset; and a nimble member of the overarching team
• Signature authority of project forms for agencies, RFQs, RFPs and general submittals.
• Technical expert in relevant areas of Engineering.
• Leads by Example
• Experience in training and developing progressive staff skill and competency.
• Mastery in skills for all aspects of subordinate team member(s)’ responsibilities to include:
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Efficient project management of multiple concurrent projects.
• Effective communicator and able to work on and lead teams.
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients and reviewing agencies.
• Project scheduling and meeting deadlines.
• Proficient in understanding client expectations, budgeting, proposal writing, invoicing and collecting accounts receivable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Project, Word and Excel.
• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
• Has responsibility and accountability for the quality, effective execution and financial success of projects under their direction.
• Makes decisions on team performance and project issues and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Communication is required with senior staff on significant items.
• Recommendations are provided on overall company policies and procedures to be reviewed by senior leaders.

It is the policy of Cole & Associates, Inc. a Missouri Corporation d.b.a Cole Design Group, Inc. in Arizona, herein referred to as "Cole" not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.