Technical Manager

Kansas City National Security Campus•Overland Park, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Manager organizes, coordinates, and manages the overall activities of a technical work unit or team consisting of engineers and/or other qualified individuals. In partnership with technical leads and principals, the manager develops a vision and strategy for assigning work that supports mission objectives, such as improving quality, reducing flow time, increasing productivity, and enhancing operational surety. The role is accountable for achieving project commitments and overall work-unit effectiveness. The manager leads staff development and holds employees accountable for personal and business objectives. They develop and implement staffing plans, budget proposals, and equipment requirements aligned with anticipated workloads; validate and correct resource forecasts; and facilitate internal and external teamwork to ensure adequate support services. They implement business practices, metrics, and procedures to assure the quality of departmental products and services. This position directly supervises employees and includes interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and resolving problems. The manager also supports people-strategy initiatives to improve employee development, engagement, and retention, communicates information from senior leadership to staff, and escalates issues as needed. The position is on-site as directed by management and business needs, with travel required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited institution, or a bachelor's degree in physical science from an accredited institution.
Seven or more years of experience in engineering or other related technical activities.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to work on-site as directed by management and as determined by business needs.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance; some positions require additional DOE designations.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in engineering or an appropriate technical field.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor subordinates.
Lean Six Sigma certification.
Experience leading technical teams.
Prior Product Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Develop a vision and strategy with technical leads and principals for assigning work in support of mission objectives.
Ensure individual project accomplishments and overall work-unit effectiveness meet committed objectives.
Lead staff development and hold staff accountable for personal and business objectives.
Develop and implement staffing plans, budget proposals, and equipment requirements based on anticipated workloads.
Validate resource forecasts and drive corrections when needed.
Facilitate internal and external teamwork to ensure adequate support services and advance business or team objectives.
Implement business practices, metrics, and procedures to assure the quality of departmental products and services.
Directly supervise employees, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning and assigning work, directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
Support people-strategy initiatives that improve employee development, engagement, and retention.
Communicate information from senior leadership to staff and escalate issues when needed.