Director of Engineering

About Us:

Pickett, an ESP Associates company, is a highly innovative surveying and engineering company with over 60 years of industry experience serving clients throughout the US and Caribbean.

At Pickett, we use the acronym S.O.L.V.E. to define our core values that include: Safety first, Outstanding service, Lasting relationships, Valued teamwork and Engaged culture.

“We solve the problems that matter” and we are always looking to add passionate, motivated, and qualified individuals to our rapidly expanding team.

About the Role: 

This role is responsible for overseeing transmission project operations. Responsibilities will include setting the direction for a transmission team, the overall quality and timeliness of work produced, monitoring short-term and long-term workload, group adherence to standards and procedures, coaching and developing employees, and sponsoring initiatives for process improvements. 

This role will also be involved in business development across the U.S. to obtain clients and projects for transmission engineering.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Ability to maintain transmission client relationships and develop new ones
• Manage/supervise transmission lead engineers across multiple regional offices
• Assist with building of teams across multiple offices by helping to identify and interview candidates
• Assist with opening of new regional offices
• Oversee the development of internal transmission engineering standards, processes, and procedures
• Participate in strategic growth planning and company initiatives, which may include establishing business strategies and objectives
• Ability to support the roles and responsibilities of the transmission engineering manager, when necessary 
• Assist with developing and achieving transmission engineering annual revenue and growth goals

What You Bring:

• BS or MS in Engineering (required)
• Minimum 15 years of experience in combination of transmission engineering, utility consulting, project management and business development (required)
• Professional engineering licensure (required)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred)
• Experience managing staff and projects as a project manager and/or client lead
• Ability to travel up to 20% and work outside normal business hours
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical matters in an understandable and efficient manner
• Candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the company’s driving (MVR) policy

So...Why Join Us?

You will have the opportunity to learn, grow and directly contribute to our business. You will also have a very visible and tangible impact by solving real world problems.

You will contribute significantly to the growth and development of our company while also continuing to be challenged and inspired along the way!

Pickett offers an excellent employee benefits package including:   

• Competitive compensation with yearly performance reviews and discretionary annual bonuses
• 401(k) (Traditional & Roth plans) with a guaranteed employer match of 100% up to the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% (eligibility after 60 days)
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & 10 Paid Holidays
• Tiered Health, Vision & Dental Insurance Options (eligibility after 30 days)
• Behavioral Medicine through Teladoc
• Short-Term Disability Insurance (Employer Paid)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities
• Flexible and Dependent Benefits Plan
• Referral Bonuses