Director Performance Engineering Jobs in Rochester, NY

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Own project performance and outcomes of direct engineering team

• Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success

• Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost. Anticipate issues and address proactively

• Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers

• Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects

• Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets

• Provide input to annual budget regarding staffing, indirect spending, etc

• Attend project turnovers and assess projects for technical, cost, and schedule risks prior to execution team deployment

• Make project staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities, and customer visibility

• Maintain utilization for individual contributors and coordinate level-loading of team members

• Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams

• Look for opportunity to reduce project risks and develop awareness of customer expectations and demands

• Analyzes and understands impact of decisions on business operations

• Appraise and recommend changes in current processes or procedures

• Effectively recruit, on-board, and integrate new hires into the Project Engineering Organization

• Drive continuous talent development and performance evaluation through completion of formal yearly OCTR (Organization Capability and Talent Review) and Goal Setting processes

• Provide coaching and mentoring, gap assessment and training, and team member empowerment

• Create and maintain a culture of strong integrity, communication and collaboration within the team

• Set clear expectations and grow team members to be role-models throughout Dematic and externally with Customers

• Maintain a Safety-First culture and a compliance to all company policies and standards

• Engage in regular communications: 1-1 meetings, real-time learning/coaching, project team discussions, peer group meetings, and employee feedback

• Build effective cross-office location and cross-department relationships

• Drive team engagement and team visibility throughout Dematic and with Customers

• Maintain a feedback loop (lessons learned, project variances...etc.) between project execution and Solution Development teams to respond to customer expectations and increase Dematic's competitiveness

• Develop and drive design and process standards for immediate direct team and expanded LSSMU Engineering team

• Drive and support Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives within the Project Engineering group, and promote a culture of continuous improvement

• Develop team and individual goals that align with strategic plan and Engineering Department

• Recommend changes and improvements where appropriate

What We are Looking For:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field of engineering

• At least (5) years of demonstrated Engineering Management and/or people leadership , and material handling and/or logistics automation industry or related experience preferred

• Mechanical equipment competency and ability to learn material handling systems

• Experience designing and applying industrial safety standards to customer needs and expectations

• Ability to work individually and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office, and customer site environments

• Knowledge of CAD design software including AutoCAD is a plus

• Experience with Dematic's CET Designer Software (Maestro) preferred

• Ability to solve complex problems and recommend cost-effective solutions

• Proven communications skills, collaboration, flexibility, and willingness to lead and work as part of a team of solution-oriented professionals

• Demonstrated presentation skills, group facilitation, and ability to effectively interact with customers

• Excellent leadership, teamwork, influencing, and interpersonal skills

• Excellent organizational, analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintaining composure

• Travel approximately 15-25% to Customer or Dematic locations

• Positively represent the Engineering organization and Dematic with both internal and external Customers