Director of Engineering - Power Systems

BCES Global • Phoenix, SC

5h

About The Position

BCES Global is seeking a Director of Engineering to build and lead engineering as a shared service across its North American electrical contracting platform. The role owns the engineering function’s strategy, standards, budget, operating model, and people across operating companies, while serving as a senior technical partner in business development and helping pursue larger, more complex opportunities.

This is a build role focused on creating the structure, team, and processes needed to deliver engineering services across a growing portfolio of acquired businesses. The Director will establish platform-wide engineering methods and quality frameworks, develop and integrate engineering capabilities across operating companies, oversee electrical design and protection and control programs, and represent engineering to executive leadership, clients, partners, prospects, and the board or investors. The position requires extensive travel throughout Canada and the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation required.
• At least 10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
• At least 5 years in senior leadership roles managing multiple teams or sites.
• Experience operating within or building a shared-services or multi-entity organizational structure; experience in a PE-backed, roll-up, or acquisitive platform is ideal.
• Proven track record leading engineering functions supporting electrical maintenance, power distribution, or related technical services.
• Experience managing and mentoring junior and remote teams throughout North America.
• Strong commercial acumen and direct experience supporting business development, proposals, or senior-level client relationships.
• Executive presence and comfort presenting to boards, investors, C-suite stakeholders, and clients as applicable.
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or establishing new functions in a fast-growing organization.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Canada and the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within a PE-backed, roll-up, or acquisitive platform.
• Experience with engineering opportunities in data centers, renewable energy, EV infrastructure, or cross-border work.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for engineering as a shared service across BCES Global operating companies.
• Design and implement the shared-services operating model for governing and deploying engineering capacity, standards, tools, and expertise across a multi-entity, multi-region platform.
• Build the engineering organization by hiring, structuring, and developing engineering managers and teams.
• Establish platform-wide engineering standards, methodologies, and QA/QC frameworks for design, testing, inspection, and technical services.
• Own the engineering function’s budget, resourcing model, and shared-services cost and pricing structure.
• Evaluate and implement engineering tools, systems, and technology platforms that can scale across the organization.
• Develop a playbook and infrastructure for integrating the engineering capabilities of newly acquired companies into the shared-services model.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for platform-wide protection and control engineering programs, including standards, reviews, and best practices for power system protection, relay coordination, control schemes, and commissioning.
• Lead and govern electrical engineering and design services across operating companies, ensuring technical excellence, code compliance, consistent design methods, and successful delivery of medium- and high-voltage infrastructure projects.
• Partner with executive leadership and sales to shape go-to-market strategy for engineering-driven work.
• Lead technical input for major proposals, bids, and RFPs, especially large, cross-operating-company, or platform-level opportunities.
• Represent BCES Global in senior-level client, partner, and prospect discussions to build confidence in the platform’s technical capabilities.
• Identify and pursue opportunities where unified engineering capability can provide a competitive advantage, including larger contracts, new verticals, and cross-border work.
• Partner with M&A and integration teams to assess engineering capabilities and technical risks of acquisition targets.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering leaders across operating companies, building talent depth and career pathways.
• Define and track engineering KPIs, including utilization, quality, delivery performance, and contribution to revenue growth.
• Report engineering function performance, capacity, and growth to the executive team and board or investors.
• Champion a consistent engineering culture and standard of technical excellence across a geographically dispersed organization.

Benefits

• 401(k) with 7% employer matching in the United States or 5% RRSP matching in Canada, with immediate vesting.
• 100% employer-paid benefits.
• Paid PTO.
• Career development and advancement opportunities.
• Travel and relocation opportunities throughout the larger organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director