Project Engineer Manager - Fiber Design

Sigma Technologies•Perrysburg, OH

5d•Remote

About The Position

Project Engineer Manager - Fiber Design Location: Remote Are you an experienced Professional Engineer? If you are open to joining a supportive, passionate team, we have an attractive opportunity for you! Sigma Technologies is a growing engineering and design firm with over 500 team members across 30+ states. For more than 25 years, our work for the power and telecommunications industries has helped accelerate and fortify positive impact in communities across the country. Our core values — Safety, Honesty, Truth, and Decency — fuel our culture. We are TeamSigma™. To learn more about working at Sigma, view our video and career page. If you do not have the experience required for this role, please refer to our other open positions: https://bit.ly/TeamSigmaJobs While we list our openings in multiple locations, you only need to apply to one as they are remote. Please note: New hires will be required to come to our headquarters in Perrysburg, OH for an initial 2-week in-person paid orientation and training period. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO AS A Project Engineering Manager AT SIGMA: Directs and oversees the operational plan for completing projects within the established scope, schedule, and budget for all projects across all functions. Oversees the establishment and maintenance of Quality Assurance (QA) systems for all projects and customers to maintain acceptable metrics by function. Evaluate and approve changes that substantially impact the scope, budget, or schedule of a project. Reviews industry policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance. Monitors progress and performance against the project plan.

Requirements

Education– Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience - A minimum of 8 years of experience with engineering, operations, and /or project management including financial oversight and personnel development. And a minimum of 3 years of functional, or direct people management experience, with the proven ability to lead, motivate, and influence associates.
Advanced field, drafting, and/or design knowledge.
Familiar with basic concepts, practices, and procedures used in general management of specific function(s)
Experience in project scheduling, cost controls, tracking, and reporting methodologies.
Knowledge of financial principles to quantify costs and benefits of projects and to track and maintain project budgets.
Excellent oral and written communication skills to facilitate team efforts, provide guidance and direction to team members, and communicate project objectives, parameters, status, and outcomes to stakeholders.
Dependable transportation and valid driver’s license and insurance
Able to pass a background check/drug test/driving record check.
Computer literate – especially Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
Willing to travel as needed, including overnight travel.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team, establishing and sustaining relationships with colleagues and employees at all levels in the company.
Strong technical skills
Basic financial skills to make sound business decisions.
Ability to work during core work hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time occasional weekend work may be required as duties demand.
Authorized to work in the United States
Must be able to endure frequent, lengthy periods of sedentary work and sit for prolonged periods of time.
Must be able to utilize a computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone for prolonged periods of time.
Must have the physical ability to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing notes, and viewing a computer terminal; these activities require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must have the physical ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word and convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, often in a group setting.
Must have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Responsibilities

Possesses strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, mentor, and guide teams of Project engineers.
Is a technical expert who maintains a thorough and deep understanding of the technical details required on their projects, staying updated on industry trends and technology advances.
Oversees the crafting and documenting of processes and workflows that serve as the foundation for efficiency, quality, and adherence to technical standards throughout the lifecycle of their projects.
Is a strong and effective communicator, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
Ensures project schedules are created and communicated with project teams and any technical roadblocks are resolved promptly and satisfactorily.
Maintains a forward-looking approach, identifying issues early and working across their team and adjacent pillars to mitigate.
Oversees the Project engineers/technical liaisons between the customer and Sigma, ensuring communication is clear, concise, and timely as well as cascaded to project teams when appropriate.
Periodically audits workflows, specifications, and processes to identify opportunities of increased efficiency, quality, and standardization.
Oversees the establishment and maintenance of QA systems for multiple projects and customers to maintain acceptable metrics by function.
Oversees the accurate and timely reporting of project statuses and functional metrics to key stakeholders by Project engineers.
Oversees the creation, standardization, and maintenance of all project tracking apps.
Manages Project engineering responsibilities related to new proposals and change orders.
Actively promotes a culture of continual improvement, working across all departments of the business to simplify and standardize all business procedures and reporting related to the Project engineering function, including Workflows, Processes, and Reports.
Support the Program Manager team for sales opportunities as the technical SME.
Other duties as assigned.