Division Manager, Planning

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

We are KGS Group, an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm serving clients throughout North America.

We’re different than traditional engineering firms.

We have the discipline to consistently deliver KGS Quality, never taking the easy way out.

And no matter the project, we care enough to do it right.

Working with us means you’ll be part of some of the most interesting projects across Canada, the U.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.

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.

Prepare long term staffing and planning requirements for the group.

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.

Lead, coach and support department staff by providing training, supervision and guidance to foster career growth and professional development.

Review and prepare documents in Windows and Microsoft Office and have proficiency with the tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 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.

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.

Strong project management, leadership, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and collaborative skills, and ability to provide effective mentoring to other staff leading engineers.

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.

It’s a place where you can apply your abilities and contribute to challenging and meaningful projects.

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.