Director of Engineering, AV/ Broadcast Media - North West

About Diversified:

Diversified is a global leader in audio visual and media innovation, recognized for designing and building the world's most experiential environments. Our award-winning team specializes in delivering solutions for the most complex, large-scale and immersive installations. Serving a global clientele that includes major media organizations and retailers, sports and live performance venues, corporate enterprises, and government agencies, Diversified partners with clients to create spaces that bring people together and keep them coming back.

What to Expect:

At Diversified, we're on a mission to create a world without boundaries, where technology enables all people to connect and experience the moments that matter, wherever they choose to be. With clients spanning the globe and an exciting pipeline of projects across industries, Diversified offers more than just a job. We offer a career path with the flexibility to grow personally and professionally, wherever your ambitions take you.

As a Diversified associate, you'll dive headfirst into big, complex, and rewarding projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. Plus, you'll enjoy a flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT AT DIVERSIFIED.

How You'll Contribute:

The Director of Engineering is responsible for leadership and development of engineering associates under the Media/WKP Business Unit. The position reports to the Senior Director of Engineering.

He or she is accountable for the development, resourcing, implementation, and continuous improvement of the territory's project engineering team. A thorough, demonstrable understanding of the construction process, systems integration, IT engineering as well as architectural and construction drawings and specifications is required.

In addition, accountable for ensuring the project engineering team is aligned with the needs of our clients by partnering with sales and PMO.

He or she will be accountable to ensure resources are shared across the business unit and the company.

This role will work closely with the PMO leaders, Project Ops Leaders, and Sales Enablement leaders in territory as a delivery team. The role is accountable for motivating, mentoring, ability to demonstrate being a student of the business, communicating and navigating.

NOTE: While this position is virtual day to day, it requires periodic travel to project sites within our US-Northwest region. Residing in - or willing to relocate to - the US-Northwest region is required.

What You'll Do:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• A clear understanding of project phases: requirements gathering, conceptual designs, detailed designs, fabrication, testing, commissioning, training, and support - and leading a team through the lifecycle.
• Point of escalation for project engineering. Leading a team through projects that do not meet expectations. Motivating and directing the team to achieve the clients' goals in an expedited manner.
• Collaboration with sales and Media/WKP BU leadership, accountable to ensure engineering has the skills required to fulfill projects and delight customers.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training resources to meet the needs of our client's projects.
• Empower engineering associates to take ownership and accountability of client interactions and deliverables.
• Contributing to the design of engineering standards and processes. Implementing these standards and processes in collaboration with the engineering teams and PMO, guaranteeing client satisfaction and profitable projects.
• Govern standards through project audits to ensure adherence by the team and consistency in work product.
• Drive efficiency in project engineering, including innovation and technology. Developing standards and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met and consistent.
• Lead, inspire, and mentor associates. Lead teams designing and deploying $10M+ technology projects, with excellence.
• Visiting clients and client sites, developing relationships with key clients as well as gleaning information about enhancing project fulfillment.
• Ensure career pathing and associated training opportunities are available for our associates.
• Break down silos, build bridges amongst divergent groups, driving an inclusive one company mindset.
• Facilitate resource sharing across territories and business units and specialties. Ensure associates are cross trained in all necessary business systems and tools to facilitate execution.
• Responsible for resource assignments and load balancing to cover projects and enhance the skills of our team. Collaboration with resource planning / PMO to meet deadlines and limit pulling resources on and off projects.
• Drives risk assessment analysis, holding leaders and managers accountable to following defined processes.
• Directly manages regional project engineering team. Directly responsible for the
• engineering quality and profitability of the portfolio of projects associated with their region. This includes engineering solutions and design documentation plus configuration, commissioning, and training.
• As part of the Media/WKP engineering leadership team, align with BU Innovation and Sales Engineering on products, solutions, and services. Seek and provide feedback on a regular cadence
• Track performance of teams to drive utilization, efficiency, quality, savings and added profit. Support project managers in value engineering and scope change orders.
• Translate company mission and vision into engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate weekly in person and virtual meetings, workshops and team building events including manufacturers and vendors.

COMPLEXITY:

• Directly manages individual contributors. Roles included are Associate Design Engineers, Design Engineers, Senior Design Engineers, Solutions Architects.
• Responsible for regional organization up to and in excess of 20 associates, all supporting Media/WKP.
• Responsible for engineering solutions and design documentation plus configuration, commissioning, and training.
• Responsible for the engineering quality and profitability of a portfolio of Media/WKP/Workplace projects associated with their territory.

What You'll Bring:

Education & Certifications:

• High school Diploma or equivalent required
• Degree preferred.

• Manufacturer Certifications are highly desired

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in Media/WKP systems integration
• Knowledgeable in SMPTE 2110, IP Routing, Cloud Production, and other Media/WKP tech trends
• Competent in Agile and Scrum methodologies
• 10 years plus extensive construction engineering experience
• Construction Experience (skills, media/WKP, and system integration)
• Experience leading larger teams
• Reside in - or be willing to relocate to - the US-Northwest region.
  
  

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Detail oriented, independent, self-starter
• Exceptional time management skills with a track record for meeting deadlines
• Ability to analyze complex issues and communicate concise succinct messages
• High level of problem solving and technical troubleshooting skill
• Effective communicator
• Active Listening
• Team building
• Change management
• Ability to define a national dispatch plan
• Proven conflict resolution skills
• Strong business management skills (utilization of financial and time management tools)
• Highly connected to procurement
• Servant leadership management style (top /down and down /top)
• Ability to identify skill assessment