Lead Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering (WM) is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join WM you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned company with 42 years of industry history
• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
• ENR top 500 Firm at #197

We have a Lead Engineer position in Eden Prairie, MN. This person will be responsible for leading the technical advancement of the industrial controls group as directed by Business Unit Management, developing technical tools to create efficiencies and consistency across the business unit and with clients, ensuring staff are keeping up with technology, and regularly attending training courses, train and mentor staff to adhere to best practices in the industry.

Technical Focus

• Establishes, maintains, and communicates engineering standards
• Ability to identify and evolve the company's and business unit's technical competencies with industry trends and stay up to date with the current and emerging technologies
• Provides technical program and guidance within the business unit
• Implements effective and innovative technological solutions
• Researches and proposes new technical vision, architectural solutions, and new technologies
• Provides quality program leadership and audits
• Go-to expert for BU in one or more technical area(s)
• Serves as the technical specialist for the organization in the application of advanced concepts, principles, and methods in an assigned area
• Proactively plans, schedules, and/or leads the preparation of technical deliverables for multiple major projects
• Leads a corporate community of practice to seek continuous improvement
• Serves as a technical consultant on multiple projects to provide technical advice and ensures adherence to engineering standards
• Demonstrates a sense of responsibility in balancing technical craftsmanship with financial and schedule performance
• Keeps informed of new methods and developments affecting the BU, and recommends new practices or changes
• Demonstrates a high level of conformance to the proposal by focusing on labor, equipment, and subcontractor scope and associated budget estimate
• Mentors other BU employees as directed by BU leadership
• Leads aspects of BU's quality plan
• Assists in the client coordination of major technical testing and performance portions of projects

Business/Operations Focus

• Provides leadership on strategic BU initiatives which lead to improvement in financial performance and operational effectiveness
• Analyzes risk related to proposals, projects, and accounts. Assists the BU in identifying business risk
• Mentors the BU resource pool in the course of performing the job function
• Sets direction at the service level
• Consistently provides input in decision-making at the BU level
• QA/QC check of major strategic proposals
• Supports the analysis of contract risk and the refinement of agreeable Terms and Conditions by interfacing with WM legal counsel
• Demonstrates advanced/superior knowledge of BST and associated financial metrics related to efficiency, productivity, and profitability

Sales / Business Development Focus

• Cultivates strategic relationships into trusting partnerships with repeat business
• Negotiates critical relationship issues with client upper management in conjunction with BU leadership
• Can lead highly complex proposals with labor from multiple BUs, system work, and subcontracts
• Manages a wide range of relationships with customers, channel partners, contractors, and engineering firms
• Communicates BU strategy to customers and channel partners
• Engages existing major project/account customers to solicit WM team performance feedback and act as the voice of the customer
• Presents at regional and national conferences
• Translate customer needs into scope definition, cost estimate, and milestones for moderate to complex proposals
• Demonstrates strong communication skills presenting qualifications and proposal plans directly to customers
• Provides pre-proposal guidance to customers on scope, or execution planning
• Account management focused on strengthening relationships and increasing opportunity
• Develops new opportunities with existing customers, supports opportunities with new customers
• Assists/Coordinates with BU Manager(s) in developing yearly sales plans.
• Works with BU on Salesforce company requirements and proposal generation

Project Management Focus

• Consistently able to reduce the complexity of projects, services, and processes in order to get more done with less effort
• Manages the technical portfolio of moderate and complex projects with multiple clients
• Accountable for success with project financial, quality, schedule, and safety metrics
• Identifies resource gaps in advance and works with BU management to fill them
• Advises clients on strategic planning and the customer's project portfolio
• Consults with Sales/BD on proposal content
• Leads customer meetings

General Expectations across all Areas of Focus

• Multiplies the effectiveness of others by facilitating cross-team work
• Listens and guides debates to help reach a consensus
• Clear and concise communication
• Sets short to medium-term strategic technical direction
• Able to look ahead 6-12 months and identify the areas of greatest need and create improvement plans
• Prolific contributor
• Possesses exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Makes others better through project reviews, thorough documentation, technical guidance, and mentoring
• Shows a significant degree of "people" leadership via significant mentoring etc.
• Takes initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Physical Demands of Position Seeing, color perception, hearing, listening, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving, ability to travel distances for meetings and projects to meet deadlines.

Working Environment Standard office environment: frequent use of personal computer, facsimile, and copy machines, along with other office equipment.

Our People

• Empowered Individuals - Employee owned, we are able to hire the best and empower them to develop and deliver solutions
• Rewarded & Motivated - Investing in continuing education and world-class benefits keeps our staff motivated
• Positive Attitudes - Dedicated experts are committed in the long-run and bring a positive, can-do attitude to your project
• Knowledgeable - Recognized industry experts reinforced with ongoing training remain knowledgeable on the latest industry trends and directions

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical * Dental * Vision * Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D * Long Term Disability * Voluntary Short Term Disability * Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts * Health Savings Account * Paid Time Off (PTO) * Paid Holidays * Tuition Reimbursement * Referral Bonus Program * 401(k)/Profit Sharing * 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) * Employee Assistance Program * Will Preparation Resources * Worldwide Travel Assistance.

The expected salary range is $140,000 to 160,000 base per year depending on skillset and qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program

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