Technical Director of Electrical Engineering

Overview PM Group is a leading International engineering, architecture, project and construction management firm. With a network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US and a multi-discipline team of 3,500 people, we deliver complex, capital projects in the life sciences, food and beverages, mission critical/ICT, advanced manufacturing, energy and environmental sectors. We have an exciting new opportunity to join the business at a senior level as Technical Director of Electrical Enigneering who wil be the central voice for Electrical Engineering Design and to develop and lead this discipline within PM Group. It is an exciting opportunity to contribute strategically to the future shaping of PM Group. This is a full time, recoverable, technical role within our design service. You will work with the Director of Engineering, the other Discipline Technical Directors and other Heads of Services to determine how we efficiently and consistently deliver design services across the Group. This is a group wide role, covering all 20 design offices.You will contribute significantly to the companies improved performance, to the delivery of safe assets to our customers and to the creation of a work environment that is conducive to enabling a safe, healthy and motivated workforce. This is a senior appointment, reporting to the Director of Engineering, with responsibility for leadership, governance, troubleshooting and for defining the ways of working in Electrical Engineering Design. We offer a flexible working environment, providing a hybrid working arrangement with the option to work from home up to two days a week for this role. This key role will be based out of one of our Irish or UK offices. Interested applicants should submit their CV Closing Date 26th July 2024 Responsibilities 1.1 PM Group Strategy for Electrcial Engieering As the Technical Director you will lead the development of the discipline in support of PM Group’s strategy and local Business Unit plans. Key aspects include; 1. Develop a strategy for Electrical Engineering across the Group i.e. to forecast and plan the required capability and capacity. 2. Support the Business Units with strengthening and growing their departments i.e. department profiling, team competency gaps and associated training needs etc. 3. Develop targeted SME areas within Electrcial Engineering e.g. sustainability. 4. Work with Architecture and the Engineering Disciplines to align and develop cross functional competencies targeted at key sectors and technologies. 5. Define, for our core sectors, the range of design activities and deliverables required to deliver the projects safely and efficiently. 1.2 Digitalisation of Business Processes / ways of working 1. Define and implement a strategy for continuous improvement of Electrical Engineering 2. Develop and improve the Electrical Engineering Service Delivery Platform (SDP) as part of our Quality management System (QMS). 3. Create a Group wide standardized way of working for Electrical Engineering taking into account the specific requirements in local code and industry norms 4. Ensure the integration of key considerations such as digitally enabled lean design DeLPD, sector specific approaches and our design office locations. 5. Business transformation projects are an investment cost (i.e. unsold) and their own time is managed by the Technical Director. 1.3 Governance of Design Delivery 1. Support / input to key Sales Proposals as requested by the Director of Engineering. 2. Work with the Director of Engineering to establish a ‘watch list’ of key projects based on the extent of design challenge and technical integrity risk. 3. Influence the early stages of design on key projects. 4. Chair Single Discipline Design Reviews (SDDRs) on key projects. 5. Review Project Basis of Safety documents as required by the Director of Engineering. 6. Input to end of Concept / BoD ‘go, no go’ reviews for high risk challenging projects. 1.4 Troubleshooting 1. Be a ‘first responder’ for critical issues regarding Electrcial Engineering design across the Group. 2. Meet with senior members of both our own and the customer’s team. 3. Agree corrective actions / way forward. 4. Act as Technical Sponsor for the corrective actions. 5. Keep PM Group management updated on correction action progress. Qualifications Passion for Electrical Engineering Safe asset focus Bachelor degree 15 years relevant industry experience with at least 10 working at senior management level Have good working knowledge of Pharma, Med Tech and Data Center industries Member of a recognized Engineering professional body. (Institution of Electrcial and Electronic Engineering for example). Strong technical, commercial, analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams Good communication & people skills Self-starter and decision maker Fluent English