Director of Engineering

STQ Partners are currently working with a specialist Modular Building and Packaged Industrial Power Systems business with vast experience in electrical buildings, packaged equipment and execution on power projects.

Headquartered in Houston , the business has over a century long heritage, serving and supplying a range of clients across the industrial power systems world.

They are currently scaling to keep up with speciality project pipeline and engineering demands . Based on these demands they are now seeking to appoint a Vice President / Director of Engineering to lead their multidisciplinary engineering organization.

The overall objective of the job is to lead the engineering function supporting custom-engineered modular, blast-resistant and technical building projects, including E-Houses, modular substations, power distribution and control buildings . This role has full accountability for engineering strategy, technical quality, resource planning, schedule performance, standardization and team development , working across Sales, Estimating, Project Management, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and Site Services. The title may be Vice President or Director of Engineering depending on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization covering electrical, structural, mechanical, architectural, controls and other technical disciplines.
• Establish engineering strategy, standards, processes, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Oversee engineering execution from proposal development through design, fabrication, testing, installation, and project closeout.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are accurate, coordinated, constructible, compliant, and issued on schedule.
• Establish qualified technical authority and appropriate review processes for each engineering discipline.
• Strengthen electrical engineering capabilities, including industrial power distribution, equipment integration, controls, instrumentation, grounding, lighting, and communications.
• Partner with Sales and Estimating to validate technical scope, assumptions, engineering hours, execution strategy, and project risks.
• Partner with Project Management and Manufacturing to manage schedules, resolve technical issues, reduce rework, and protect project margins.
• Forecast workload, allocate resources, identify staffing needs, and manage external engineering support.
• Drive design standardization, document control, change management, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineering talent through recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning.
• Communicate technical risks and recommendations effectively to customers, project teams, and executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in engineer-to-order manufacturing, modular construction, industrial equipment, EPC, OEM, or a comparable project environment.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems and multidisciplinary equipment integration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical disciplines outside your primary area of specialization.
• Experience managing engineering schedules, budgets, resources, technical risks, design reviews, and change control.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of engineering’s impact on project cost, quality, manufacturing, schedule, and customer satisfaction.
• Effective executive, customer-facing, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Nice to have - Professional Engineer registration or an advanced degree.
• Experience with modular buildings, blast-resistant structures, technical enclosures, control buildings, substations, or packaged electrical equipment.
• Experience supporting projects from proposal development through fabrication, testing, installation, and commissioning.
• Familiarity with ERP, document-management, CAD, BIM, electrical design, and project-scheduling systems.

If you want to work in a fast paced, project-centric; growing business with a rich history in the Houston area- we look forward to hearing from you.