Burns & McDonnell · 17 hours ago
EPC Technical Manager - Transmission & Distribution
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expBurns & McDonnell is seeking an EPC Technical Manager to foster a culture of quality and technical excellence within the organization. This role involves providing leadership for EPC quality and execution planning, managing technical resources, and advocating for safety in the Global Practice.
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Responsibilities
Advocate for safety in the Global Practice
Collaborate in the development of current EPC technical leadership
Identify and develop future EPC technical leadership
Work with Human Resources and staff to identify, prepare, communicate, and monitor performance plans for employees with areas of needed improvement
Foster and grow a mentorship and coaching platform for the EPC technical careers
Manage internal technical training for the department, collaborating with resource management to maintain training consistency, effectiveness, and vision
Identify and assign appropriate development and maintenance of technical resources (specifications, design tools, technology, etc.)
Foster a thought leadership mentality at all levels and positions across the department
Facilitate EPC Onboarding Training with new-to-EPC project teams
Facilitate the EPC Project Engineer/Designer Cohort, including managing the annual application process, determining topics, finding discussion facilitators and developing a discussion framework. The program is updated annually based on cohort feedback
Facilitate the EPC Technical Execution Training (TET) series, including determining topics, finding presenters and developing content
Advocate for and advertise field engineer opportunities on EPC projects
Manage the implementation of innovation in engineering processes, focused on efficiency, tools, and technology
Cultivate, facilitate, and guide technical execution best practices and documentation for EPC projects
Collaborate with project teams to support the development of project execution plans
Facilitate identification of goals, objectives, and deliverables within an established consistent framework from team to team
Drive a culture of quality and continual improvement
Visit project sites and gather feedback from subcontractors or the field operations team, as requested
Manage the application of design-related quality reviews to the practices of the business line
Facilitate the EPC non-conformance and corrective action process
Identify and develop corrective actions associated with non-conformance trends on EPC projects
Facilitate knowledge capture/project closeout meetings for EPC projects. Facilitate sharing knowledge between project teams
Coordinate with the quality manager, supplier quality, and construction quality to provide internal audit support and continuous improvement efforts
Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and develop alternatives, as necessary
Set direction by developing annual goals for improving EPC engineering execution
Initiate coordination with appropriate business line leadership and EPC leadership to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the technical business
Recommend changes in the basic structure and organization of the department to meet growth strategies and long-term objectives
Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems
Maintain the tools & templates library. Developing new tools and modifying existing as requested by the project teams
Support specification coordinators
Identify and communicate market trends in the business line
Strategically maintain and communicate relevant opportunities for industry involvement, including societies and conference attendance
Collaborate with technical staff to drive industry focus and strategically plan involvement to achieve annual technical business goals
Regularly meet with Department Managers, Project Directors, and Project Managers to coordinate EPC technical needs, performance, and utilization of staff
Support regional office development and technical resource coordination
Support sales and marketing efforts for EPC-specific projects, including proposals, scopes of work, quality plans and quality requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 7 years of related professional experience
Demonstrated technical ability internally and externally
Proven leadership in developing and implementing a vision that has brought a positive impact
Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively
Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
Ability to handle difficult situations with tact, poise, and discernment
Proven collaboration, facilitation, and organization problem-solving skills in previous roles
Professional Engineer (PE) License
Company
Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.
10001+ employees
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