Overview

Engineering Department Manager

Engineering Services / Industrial Systems 

Matrix Technologies, Inc. is a company focused on providing superior engineering, automation, and systems integration services to its clients, while also offering a great work environment and career opportunities to its employees. The company follows "The Matrix Way," which values doing the right thing and having fun, and aims to enhance people's lives every day. Matrix is a designated Top Workplace and offers market-leading compensation, benefits, bonuses, long-term incentives, and growth opportunities. 

DESCRIPTION

The Engineering Department Manager will lead a Regional Office for Matrix Technologies, an Automation and Multi-Discipline Engineering firm. This is a multi-faceted role that will provide the opportunity to lead and develop the Indianapolis location with the support of the greater Matrix organization. Duties include employee development, technical leadership and mentoring, hiring, project quality and sales and client management. While you will be strongly supported by the organization the role will require significant self-directed decision making and the ability to prioritize activities.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Work in a safe manner at all times and model a safety culture to all employees. Adhere to both Matrix and client established safety standards.
• Assure the safety and welfare of the individuals within the department by making necessary arrangements for safety equipment, office equipment, and safe transportation to and from job sites, and creating an awareness of plant safety requirements.
• In coordination with Matrix senior technical leadership, provide technical expertise within the department to meet the project and client requirements and support the training and technical direction necessary to develop department personnel to meet personal goals and client requirements. Inherent to this requirement is keeping up to date on the latest developments in products and technologies.
• Direct duties associated with employee relations consistent with established policies and procedures to include: salary administration, personnel policy awareness, corporate policy awareness, performance appraisals, and employee counseling.
• Establish and encourage regular cadence between local technical staff and counterparts from other Matrix offices to build and strengthen relationships across Matrix.
• Develop and maintain action plans with other department and project managers for the efficient utilization of personnel and effective methods of design.
• Administer budgets maintaining sensitivity to the interaction of projected sales to actual sales and project budgets to actual available funds for realization of Matrix’s corporate profit objectives.
• In coordination with Matrix senior technical leadership, assure technical accuracy and soundness of engineering practices based on design criteria, specifications, and standards as related to the project requirements.
• In coordination with the East Region Operations Manager develop departmental goals and objectives consistent with the Matrix corporate goals and marketing plan for identification of expertise required, manpower required, yearly budgets, yearly sales, goals, etc.
• Manage projects as assigned in order to foster and maintain relationships with key clients, provide special handling of critical or at-risk projects, and to maintain familiarity with established project procedures.
• Works with the East Region Management team and the Client Solutions and Success team to establish target clients and pursue opportunities.
• Ability to present the capabilities of Matrix to clients and to develop and maintain long term client relationships.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Prior Work Experience:

• Four-year ABET accredited engineering degree. MBA in management a plus.
• Minimum six years of experience in engineering consulting experience and/or industrial control systems highly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in a project-based environment.
• 2 years of departmental management experience preferred.

Other Requirements (licenses, programs, certificates):

• Professional Engineering Registration a plus
• ISA CAP, PMP, CCNA or other controls-based credentials a plus

Travel Requirements:

• North America travel or travel to alternate work sites will be required to support Matrix clients and projects.
• Overnight travel will be required to support Matrix clients and projects as well as coordination with other Matrix offices and training opportunities.

About Matrix

Join the Matrix Team as we work with fortune 100 and 500 companies to create new products, improve existing production systems, and develop sustainable solutions that will impact our world every day.

Matrix Technologies is an award-winning provider of engineering, automation, information system and smart manufacturing for the global marketplace. Our clients are comprised of many of the worlds most respected companies and recognized consumer brands. The innovation of our staff and processes have earned us a spot in the Control Engineering System Integrator Hall of Fame. 

At Matrix Technologies, we have a unique culture that has driven our success for over 40 years. We define this culture through a set of Core Behaviors known as The Fundamentals that define how we work together with teammates, clients and vendors. We call this The Matrix Way. Our culture reflects what the modern workforce wants and inspires our employees to perform their best. We support our employee's personal goals and interests with flexible work schedules and options for increased paid time off. This focus on the employee experience is why we have been named a Top Work Place over the past several years by the Toledo Blade and Energage based on employee engagement surveys.

To ensure we are providing our customers with the best solutions from the industry's leading experts, we encourage our employees to grow professionally by offering technical and leadership training, tuition reimbursement, memberships to professional societies, and diverse experiences. You will have the chance to work on a wide variety of products, processes and clients, using a myriad of technology on a wide array of projects. Matrix Technologies is a forward-thinking, employee-focused company that provides our expertise to the world’s leading brands, to build strong partnerships as we look to make a positive impact on our communities and the world we live in. We have a commitment to our clients and it comes through in decades-long partnerships with our most important clients. Matrix Technologies has expertise in oil & gas, chemical, wine and spirits, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical/biotech, aggregates, discrete manufacturing, automotive, glass, and metals. Come see what The Matrix Way is all about!