Hydro Structural Department Head

KGS Group is seeking a Hydro Structural Department Head to lead the team in Winnipeg.

About Us

We are KGS Group, an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm serving clients throughout North America. We’re different than traditional engineering firms. We believe a commitment to lasting relationships is just as critical as the expertise applied in our work. To us that means we put our clients and people first. We have the discipline to consistently deliver KGS Quality, never taking the easy way out. We always look closer and dig deeper. And no matter the project, we care enough to do it right.

As an employee-owned company, we’re invested in our work and our people. Working with us means you’ll be part of some of the most interesting projects across Canada, the U.S. and beyond. With the extensive, wide-ranging expertise within our company, you’ll have countless opportunities to learn and grow.

The Role

As we expand our operations and grow to meet the needs of our clients and projects, KGS Group is seeking a Hydro Structural Department Head to manage our Hydro Structural Group in our Winnipeg office.

This role provides administrative management and leadership over a large team of technically strong engineers and technologists, supporting a broad variety of clients in the Hydro and Water sector across Canada.

In this role, you will oversee the management, evaluation and motivation of a growing team of engineers, technicians and scientist with a focus on design, assessment and planning of structural aspects of Hydro and Water retaining structures.

Given the scale and maturity of the group, KGS Group believes that the successful candidate will have demonstrated strong administrative skills in managing the technical resources of the group to ensure timely and quality delivery of engineering consulting services to clients as well as other groups within KGS.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the development of individuals and the group with support from senior team members, and motivate an emerging team of engineers, technicians and scientists with a focus on hydro structural work.
• Coordinate the production, supervision, and oversight of engineering activities and deliverables on a variety of projects.
• Track and manage key performance metrics for the department.
• Track and manage resource loading within the department.
• Prepare long term staffing and planning requirements for the group.
• Provide support to related market business development activities, including assessing Go/No-Go opportunities with input from the Market Leads and Regional Managers.  This will occasionally include leading and writing proposals.
• Coordinate and liaise with other disciplines and departments within the company to execute projects.
• Work with staff to understand their needs and the needs of their projects.
• Mentor staff in the development of relationships with key clients who routinely work with the Department.
• Lead, coach and support department staff by providing training, supervision and guidance to foster career growth and professional development.
• Provide direction to foster proactive approaches and develop strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Where required, coordinate with external consultants, and vendors.
• Review and prepare documents in Windows and Microsoft Office and have proficiency with the tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Participate in and promote KGS Group’s safety-first culture.

About You

• Ideally would have a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Registered as a Professional Engineer.  Consideration may be given to individuals with a technical background without an Engineering Degree who has significant applicable experience managing an engineering or technical design group.
• Candidate should have a minimum of 15 years experience in structural, ideally in a consulting engineering environment.
• An ideal candidate would have significant experience in hydro structural engineering and project planning.
• Candidate should have a minimum of 5 years or more of experience managing engineering and technical staff.  Ideally management experience would be for a group of more than 20 individuals.
• Strong project management, leadership, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and collaborative skills, and ability to provide effective mentoring to other staff leading engineers.
• Experience working directly with clients and managing/fostering existing relationships in addition to forming new ones.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to manage, delegate, produce, and review technical reports, proposals as well as other forms of non-formal written communication.

As an employee-owned company, we’re invested in our work and our people. It’s a place where you can apply your abilities and contribute to challenging and meaningful projects. With the extensive, wide-ranging expertise within our company, you’ll also have countless opportunities to learn and grow.

KGS Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from people with disabilities. Upon request, KGS Group will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process.