CareerPlan

Director of Engineering - Power Systems

North AmericaFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-10-18

Core

Build and lead engineering as a shared service across a North American electrical contracting platform, owning strategy, standards, and people while acting as a senior technical voice in business development.

Role type

Director of Engineering (Shared Services & Strategy)

Builds

A unified engineering operating model, standards, and teams for a multi-entity platform delivering power-system services.

Domain

Electrical contracting / Power systems / Industrial & Utility infrastructure

Required skills

Engineering strategy, shared services operating model design, organizational building, budget management, technical standards & QA/QC, business development, protection & control engineering, high-voltage electrical design

Preferred skills

M&A integration, platform-level technical leadership

Technologies

Engineering tools, systems, and technology platforms

Responsibilities

Own the vision and roadmap for engineering as a shared service; Design and implement the shared-services operating model; Build out the engineering organization; Establish platform-wide engineering standards and QA/QC frameworks; Own the engineering function's budget and resourcing model; Evaluate and implement engineering tools and technology platforms; Build playbooks for integrating acquired companies; Provide technical leadership for protection & control engineering programs; Lead and govern electrical engineering and design services across operating companies.

Seniority

Director, strategy & mentorship