• Can be based in Chicago, IL, Indianapolis, IN or St. Louis, MO
• Supervise technical personnel assigned to the Mechanical Discipline to develop redundant resources and deliver standardized performance.
• Provide monthly meetings for continuing development of technical proficiency within the discipline, including creation and continuing development of discipline-specific standards with regards to standard operating procedures, internal design and calculation tools, and master details and specifications.
• Work with team members inside and outside the Mechanical Discipline to execute projects and prepare technical deliverable to meet project requirements.
• Manage an internal and external professional development program (including budget and cost control) to ensure on-going technical proficiency, hone business skills, comply with license requirements, and stay abreast of emerging technologies and practices.
• Provide input to the strategic planning process relative to current and future technical areas of competency, and emerging technologies and practices.
• Provide recommendations on the technical organizations, committees within those organizations and technical conferences and events in which the company should participate, including recommendations regarding the company personnel that should be involved in those activities.
• Provide recommendations regarding acquisition and standardized use of commercially available software and internal development of design standards, tools, aids, etc.
• Annually, prepare a written plan outlining the objectives of the mechanical technical discipline group, the proposed activities for the upcoming calendar year, and an assessment of the effectiveness of the previous year's activities.
• Provide technical support for proposals/pursuits, including go/no-go decisions, scoping, costing and scheduling.
• Provide technical support for agreement preparation.
• Identify gaps and overlaps in skills and personnel among the disciplines.
• Engage other technical staff (both inside and outside the Practice) to keep abreast of trends and emerging technologies/practices which may impact project efficiency, production and delivery.
• Cooperate to implement, track and document Learning and Development.
• Ability to effectively communicate between multiple office locations.
• Work under the supervision and direction of the Mechanical Discipline Manager.