Process / Mechanical Group Leader (Midwest Region)

Description

The Midwest Process / Mechanical Group Leader manages a team of process and mechanical engineers in delivering industry leading water, wastewater, and remediation designs to clients. This is a highly strategic position that utilizes strength in group leadership, design management, and discipline-specific engineering design of water and wastewater facilities. The Group Leader manages the Process and Mechanical group workload, hiring, and project assignments, as well as providing mentorship and performance feedback for group employees. This role manages the work efforts of the team, with latitude to make decisions to achieve defined goals, resulting in significant impact on the unit and organization.

Responsibilities :

• Supervise design discipline employees, evaluating annual performance, managing performance, and facilitating training.
• Provide regular communication and / or meetings with the specific design discipline team to discuss workload for current and upcoming projects.
• Represent the discipline to the Business Unit Client Sales Team with support for technical sales efforts and proposals.
• Lead design discipline scope, schedule and effort development in partnership with PMs and DMs.
• Coordinate with PM / DM regarding staffing, schedule, or scope adjustments and escalate issues as required.
• Develop relationships with fellow Portfolio Discipline Leaders (PDLs) and the National Practice Leader within Brown and Caldwell to collaborate and solve problems around resources, workload, technical issues, design workflow, quality, efficiency, etc.
• Participate in technical leadership meetings for the specific design discipline and provide follow-up direction to team.
• Provide leadership for the development of design discipline specific standards (e.g., specifications, standard details, etc.)and work with the National Practice Leader to coordinate resources for standards creation and production.
• Maintain workload tracking tool for the specific design discipline to maintain an understanding of the team's workload and gaps that may be present.
• Build professional networks and relationships with subconsultants and on-call supplemental resources and coordinate their engagement on projects as needed.
• Track and maintain professional engineer registration coverage for specific design discipline per business needs.
• Perform QA / QC reviews for selected projects and help ensure all project deliverables meet BC standards.
• Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a culture of engagement, growth, and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with business objectives while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.

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Salary Range : The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A : $106,000 - $145,000

Location B : $117,000 - $160,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation : We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies : Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO / AAP Employer. Brown and Caldwell encourages protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

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