Manager, Project Engineering
Aspen Technology
- Montreal, QC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop a strong, motivated project engineering team engaged in meeting the common goals of delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Lead the team to deliver control systems for customers in the utility industry.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert and escalation point for the team in the delivery of customer projects.
- Work closely with global colleagues on shared projects and initiatives.
- Ensure the successful recruitment and effective onboarding of the team in line with growth plans.
- Ensure continuous innovation and improvement to OSI methodologies and practices.
- Develop and support a strong customer focus within the team and maintain effective customer relationships in support of delivery excellence.
- Create an inclusive and supportive environment within the team and actively support team members in achieving personal development and growth.
- Ensure all project activity is adequately resourced, including securing additional resources when necessary – staff from other OSI engineering centers, temporary staff, permanent staff, etc.
- Manage local Engineering Group to achieve the target utilization and effectiveness & efficiency KPIs.
- Design, plan, integrate, and commission hardware, software, and networking requirements on customer systems.
- Evaluate contract specifications and define project requirements through customer communication and communicate the requirements to other departments as necessary.
- Ensure alignment with, and improvement of the ISO9001 and ISO27001 certified management system that drives delivery success of OSI’s customer projects.
- Energy-related Engineering degree at a Bachelors or Masters level. Electrical and/or Power Systems Engineering qualifications are preferred.
- Strong technical background in automation and computers with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience leading engineering services and/or project delivery functions, with a track record of developing strong professional teams.
- Must have a working knowledge of SCADA and/or related operational technologies.
- Experience in one or more of the following: power systems, electric utility operations/dispatch, real-time control systems, client/server applications, network communications, UNIX / Linux / Windows operating systems, C / C++ programming.
- Ability to travel to customer sites across North America, and on occasion to other customer and company sites globally.
- Superior organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrable experience in the effective building, management, and leadership of Engineering teams.
- A strong commitment to customer service, safety, and teamwork.
- Experience with OSI’s monarch control system is a plus.