Engineering Manager – Protection & Control

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Recruit, develop, and expand a Protection & Control engineering team.

• Offer engineering supervision and leadership to meet project demands while managing a limited project load.

• Collaborate closely with the Engineering Director, providing technical oversight to engineers based in the office.

• Recruit, select, onboard, train, assign, schedule, mentor, guide, and discipline team members.

• Set clear job expectations and assess employee contributions along with compensation actions.

• Contribute engineering insights and recommendations to strategic planning efforts.

• Prepare and execute action plans to implement production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.

• Resolve issues, conduct audits, identify trends, and implement improvements to administrative systems.

• Provide technical and procedural guidance to ensure adherence to proper engineering processes throughout projects.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with senior engineering staff, managers, executives, and existing or prospective clients.

• Coordinate activities with engineering offices where shared resources are utilized.

• Facilitate cross-training of employees on multi-client standards.

• Collaborate with Business Development to ensure consistency in pipeline and backlog management.

• Present technical solutions to key customers while addressing their technical concerns and inquiries.

• Delegate tasks, plan, prioritize, and forecast engineering needs and training schedules.

• Engage in client meetings and site visits to gather or present design and engineering information.

• Provide technical support for quotes and cost estimation.

• Review and approve employee timesheets and expense reports.

• Ensure that project cost, quality, and scheduling requirements are fulfilled.

• Conduct audits to verify that design packages comply with Qualus’ QA/QC processes.

• Oversee internal training by recognizing staff needs and organizing training resources.

• Attend Project Kickoff meetings to discuss scope, specifications, budgets, schedules, and safety obligations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.

• At least 5 years of management experience within the energy sector.

• Proficient in utility protection and control engineering.

• A Master's degree in Engineering Management or an MBA is advantageous.

• Professional Engineering (PE) license is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• 401(k) matching program.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Holidays.