Director of Engineering

Overview

Lead engineering teams to deliver multi‑site EPC electrical projects, managing budgets, schedules, and client relations.

Key Responsibilities

• team management
• construction coordination
• schedule tracking
• technical review
• business development
• policy compliance

Tasks

-Manage the Project engineering teams for multiple sites across the US -Work with construction management and commissioning In excection of the projects -Work closely with Sr VP of Engineering to support development and execution of projects. -Conduct duties consistent with the Company's (APG’s)vision and purpose, quality objectives, and defined policies and procedures. -Track deadlines, targets, and budgets on projects in the Project execution stage. -Clearly set expectations with Sales on deliverables and manage the project engineering team to meet these expectations in an efficient manner. -Review complex engineering tasks and particularly important engineering work efficiently and accurately. -Play a supporting role in business development activities leading to award of the contract including client relationship development, project-specific positioning activities, taming arrangements, proposal preparation support, oral presentation support, and contract negotiation. -Ensure that technical issues are exceuted within the framework of APG policies and procedures.

Requirements

• communication
• electrical engineering
• pe license
• substation
• solar
• bess

What You Bring

-The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills. -Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering from an accredited institution is required. -Professional Engineering License from the Illinois and and other states is preferred. -Must be comfortable presenting to clients and team members. -Some regional travel is required, up to 20%. -Substation, Solar and BESS project experience is preferred.

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About Willdan

-Founded in 1964 in Southern California by two engineers solving local municipal challenges. -Went public in 2006 (NASDAQ: WLDN), expanding via strategic acquisitions including energy, engineering, and analytics firms. -Delivers complex energy and infrastructure projects—such as grid modernization, EV charging, stadium transit planning, and data pipelines. -Operates in two main segments: Energy (efficiency audits, demand reduction, performance contracting, analytics) and Engineering & Consulting (city engineering, structural, transportation, water resources). -Typical clients include utilities, government agencies, schools, hospitals, industry, and commercial businesses across 20+ states. -Notable projects include an NFL-stadium traffic plan in Inglewood and solar+storage studies for Minnesota.

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