Director of Project Engineering

About Us:

DMW&H is a premier Automated Material Handling Systems Integrator headquartered in Northern NJ. Our employees have recognized us as one of the best places to work in New Jersey for eight continuous years. As a leading automation company, DMW&H specializes in the design, integration, installation, and support of innovative distribution centers material handling systems.

Summary:

As a Director of Project Engineering, you will build and lead a successful Project Engineering Team who delivers complex integrated mechanical systems on time, on budget and with high quality.

Reports to: Vice President of Integration and Engineering

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in managing or leading Mechanical Engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering field is preferred (Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
• Strong operational background and proven track record of accomplishments in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience in an organization with complex infrastructure, applications, and procedures in a cross-functional team environment.
• In-depth knowledge of standard methodologies in mechanical engineering technology.
• Strong computer skills using AutoCAD 2D/3D, Point Cloud, Navisworks, Recap, Inventor, Solidworks, MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio, and familiarity with specialty applications for project and resource collaboration such as SharePoint.
• Management characteristics:
• Believes in accountability ownership and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable interfacing with Customer consultants and upper management.
• Self-motivated and motivator of others.
• Superior work ethics.
• Enjoys working with others of all skill levels and ability.
• Enjoys interoffice interaction (with other departments and department leaders).
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Is creative and enjoys solving problems.
• Is skillful and experienced in conflict resolution.
• Travel up to 15% based on project schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Propose and implement work processes, procedures, and technical resources in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles, and the Project Management Activity per DMW&H standards and processes.
• Coordinate personnel (e.g., other project engineers, technicians, contractors etc.) to ensure the projects’ objectives are satisfied.
• Manage expectations, set realistic goals, implement processes and metrics to ensure the Team is efficient, focused, and able to achieve objectives.
• Continue to develop professional skills in the engineering department through the Performance Appraisal process, coaching and continuous training.
• Develop and control the cost of the project in accordance with the Guidelines for Capital Investment.
• Propose and monitor the project in accordance with the key performance indicators.
• Develop and follow a project plan and hold your team accountable for delivering all projects according to the project schedule and budget.
• Ensure that all project parts are delivered according to the project schedule and budget.
• Demonstrate and promote the Company's values.
• Support and encourage clear and open communication between the team members and related stakeholders.
• Ensure that all projects are designed for the long term and result in a positive impact on the Company.
• Always ensure the design of safe work sites and installations that are easy to operate, clean and maintain as well as guaranteeing after commissioning the safe, consistent quality products.
• Ensure that when working with external engineering services, contractors, suppliers etc. that the scope, deliverables, performance, and milestones are clearly detailed and agreed up front.
• Ensure that the project scope is achieved within the agreed cost and timing.
• Ensure that the engineers are properly trained in all engineering-related activities.
• Manage the allocation of all employee time and expenses.
• Provide direction for developing and maintaining projects and resource schedules, and project management ensuring successful, on-time, on budget and with high quality deliveries.
• Define accountability for project delivery and hold your team accountable.
• Define department processes and metrics ensuring the team’s efficiency, focus, and overall output.
• Define proper expectations, set realistic goals, and hold your team accountable to achieve them.
• Identify and maintain required technical training, guidance, and resource support for end users and staff.
• Establish the proper efforts and proper parts (time and cost) required for your team to design, install, and deliver systems.
• Provide leadership and coordination on projects assigned to Project Engineering team managers and engineers.
• Hold the Project Engineering team to high standards by developing user documentation and departmental policies and procedures that impact the use of application systems.
• Set the stage for developing professional skills in the Project Engineering department through continuous training.
• Collaborate and provide the necessary support for our Sales, Application, Project Management, Procurement, Controls, Electrical, and PSG teams.
• Develop and maintain a detailed strategy for creating a highly efficient Project Engineering team by:

- Increasing the Project Engineering team’s project output while maintaining projects on time delivery, within budget and with high quality

- Working with our external vendor to deliver project needs on time, within budget and high quality.

- Creating and following proper procedures required for producing quality and efficiency projects.

- Creating and following methodologies for tracking projected hours and buyouts vs. actual hours and buyouts spent on each project.

• May be assigned to special projects or required to perform other duties not listed above, which may vary from time to time as determined by management, to meet company needs.