Manager, Distribution Engineering

Job Description

Wood currently has a leadership opportunity seeking a Manager, Distribution Engineering located in one of the following locations; Charlotte, NC, or West Palm Beach FL. Reporting to the Power Solutions Engineering Manager, this role supports and assures delivery excellence for the US utility-focused Distribution team and is responsible for functional management and development of the discipline resources and governance of the discipline design practices and procedures.

As the Manager, Distribution Engineering, you will lead and provide functional oversight to the Distribution Engineering team, ensuring high-quality performance and delivery of all discipline design work. You will play a key role in promoting and upholding the Company's values and behaviors, modeling a strong commitment to safety and ethics, and fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. Your leadership, experience, and dedication will inspire your team to achieve exceptional results and continuous improvement.

This is a key role on our leadership team. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Distribution Engineering team, providing functional oversight of all discipline engineering performance.Line Management of direct reports, including setting goals and objectives; salary reviews, performance reviews, career progression, mentoring, training, and development. Manage workload forecasting, and engineering resource planning and grow the team through active recruiting and hiring. Identify team competency gaps and implement remediation strategies.Build an inclusive team culture that values diverse perspectives and promotes continuous improvement. Understand and enforce existing Wood processes and procedures while providing input for improvement. Assist in creating new procedures where required. Embed progressive learning within the team.Support technical assurance activities, including project quality audits and issue resolution.Provide input to proposals and projects regarding resources, strategies, technical content, and execution effort.

Qualifications

Electrical Engineering Degree from a recognized university and the ability to register as a Professional Engineer in the United States.At least 8+ years of distribution design experience for power utilities, with US power utility design experience considered an asset.Experience leading and managing a team a distributed team.Strong leadership and relationship-building capabilities, along with excellent organizational and coordination skills.Knowledge of project management, quality management, human resources practices, financial and other administrative principles and practices.Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.