Director, Engineering Projects

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Director

Who You'll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join BW Design Group as a Director, you join a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world's leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You'll Do

As a Director you will be responsible for leveraging your past professional experience and industry relationships, along with BW Design Group's engineering and construction offerings to lead multi-disciplinary teams in the design and execution of Food & Beverage, Life Science or Industrial manufacturing projects for our clients. We seek a passionate, high-achieving professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. A leader, mentor, coach with infectious enthusiasm who lifts others to his/her level and exhibits uncompromising dedication to client welfare. A subject matter expert who understands manufacturing and distribution operations and can work with Clients to develop diverse solutions to their problems.

You also need to meet client needs and guide them in industry leading best practices for complex projects that require the integration of architecture, regulatory compliance, essential process engineering, packaging integration, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering. You will need to be actively involved in the execution and able to lead all phases of projects which include feasibility studies, planning, concept development, scope definition, detailed design, construction documentation and site implementation activities.

• Lead and/or manage multiple projects in either the Food & Beverage, Life Science or Industrial market sectors. In this role, you will leverage your technical skills, expertise, and leadership skills to successfully deliver services and/or projects that meet or exceed the client's expectations. In this role it is expected that you will be providing project leadership to other Design Group professionals
• Support the development and recruiting of Project Managers and Project Engineers to help grow the Design Group team
• Provide client development, technical oversight, risk management, resource management, project leadership, and client leadership
• Develop and maintain client accounts
• Develop proposals that accurately and concisely define the scope of work in alignment with the client's objectives
• Review design deliverables
• Seek input from the discipline leaders, project managers, and the construction team for lessons learned
• Mentor staff to improve their body of knowledge and capabilities in alignment with overall professional development goals
• Encourage the individual growth and improvement of each team member
• Seek out and offer opportunities for team member growth and advancement
• Oversee project development and execution including equipment specification and procurement, vendor and contractor management, estimation, justification, budget, schedule, design, implementation, acquisition, installation, start-up, troubleshooting, and documentation
• Lead communications with vendors (OEMs) and contractors in the implementation of innovative automation solutions
• Provide engineering solutions for continuous improvement objectives using industry standard tools and procedures (change control, ROI)
• Demonstrate daily problem-solving capabilities including strategic and critical thinking
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You'll Bring

• A minimum of ten years of industrial project management experience involving manufacturing automation and/or building applications
• Experience in the either the Food & Beverage, Life Science or Industrial industries
• Demonstrated experience leading successful conceptual design efforts
• Demonstrated client development experience and excellent presentation skills. Experience in design, and qualification of manufacturing and distribution facilities ranging from pilot to full-scale production plants
• Familiarly with GMP manufacturing design, including process technology evaluation, capacity analysis, GMP environmental classification, and operational analysis a plus
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task on simultaneous projects
• Experience in business development, operations management, project management, technical sales, technical services/applications engineering, process engineering, and quality management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with our team members and clients
• Proficiency in written and verbal technical communication, including generating reports and conducting group presentations
• A practical understanding of packaging design, process design, automation, construction management, and electrical/control and instrumentation design integration (preferred)
• Strong analytical skills, a basic understanding of project management fundamentals, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, and AutoCAD
• A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, training, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
• Bachelor's Degree, preferred area of study Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Director, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Director but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a BW Design Group Engineering Consultant.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work-therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

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