Engineering Delivery Leader - Secret Clearance

November 2

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Description

• Quest Defense is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. • We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers. • As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. • The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek have the following characteristics and skills: • Lead a team with a current book of business of ~$5M and aspirations to grow to $20M and beyond within 1-3 years. • Partner with sales team to develop new business both remotely and at multiple customer locations across the country. • Manage all financial and operational aspects of the position, including revenue generation, growth, invoicing, manpower utilization, etc. • Lead and support Quest Defense initiatives in driving the Quest Defense culture and enhancing employee satisfaction and engagement. • Build partnership with customers to drive strategic and operational excellence. • Lead a quality-focused AS9100-compliant environment. • Interface directly with delivery leaders, sales leaders, and customers in own department as well as across the company. • Attract, select, hire, lead, and mentor engineers, managers, and technical staff. • Establish and continuously improve technical excellence in engineering and related disciplines. • Work closely with clients to understand customers’ engineering needs and develop operational plans to meet them (i.e. solve customer problems). • Create and maintain plans for headcount growth, recruiting needs, financial models, and infrastructure requirements. • Define and implement operational best practices to generate measurable and continuous improvements in productivity. • Track and report metrics for your organization’s performance, including customer satisfaction, earned value, quality, employee engagement and retention, and financial KPIs. • Follow all Quest Defense policies and procedures to ensure proper employee performance and development (metrics, performance reviews, training plans, etc.) • This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive and employee will also perform other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in the engineering industry with strong team leadership/relationship management/account management experience. • 5+ years experience in engineering services • Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience • Personnel and project management experience are required • Hands-on experience with solving technical problems and leading cross functional teams • Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills • Effective in executive management presentations • Excellent networking and relationship building skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to forge relationships and build trust both within and external to the organization • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new methods, techniques, and approaches • Strong detail-oriented and organizational skills • Must be willing and able to get and maintain a DoD Secret clearance • Experience managing business of $15+ Million account • Experienced with military aircraft/aero-engines and associated standards • MBA or advanced training in operational leadership preferred • Defense industry experience • Experience facilitating workshops or customer facing Sales