Automation EI&C Discipline Manager in Arvada, Colorado, United States

🔍 Arvada, Colorado, United States

Your Role

• Team Management
• Periodically review project budgets and schedules and facilitate team and department meetings.
• Understand and utilize department budgeting, resourcing, and workforce planning tools.
• Conduct manpower planning and maintain awareness of individual and team assignments.
• Participate in candidate selection, interviewing, onboarding, and performance management activities.
• Promptly address and document employee relations, personnel, and performance issues.
• Attend project meetings and keep design teams informed of design changes and client needs.
• Share graphical presentation methods to ensure drawing consistency and adherence to industry standards.
• Encourage a positive, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment.
• Promote participation in company events and management training opportunities.
• Provide direction for development of discipline standards, guidelines, and work processes.
• Coordinate with discipline managers and project managers on multidisciplinary standards, processes, and resource planning.
• Support resolution of elevated project issues with an emphasis on safety, quality, and successful project delivery.
• Analyze resource needs, allocate staff appropriately, and coordinate with Project Managers to balance workloads and meet project requirements.
• Monitor allocation and utilization metrics and ensure proper use of overhead billing codes.
• Review and approve timesheets, expense reports, and MFT requests within approval authority.
• Ensure team members have access to the standards, software, codes, and tools required to perform their work successfully.
• Individual Management
• Foster creativity, innovation, and employee engagement.
• Conduct performance reviews, establish development goals, and provide coaching to support career growth.
• Support professional development through project assignments, mentoring, training, and delegated responsibilities.
• Identify and sponsor training opportunities for employees.
• Support participation in mentorship programs.
• Encourage and support professional licensure and certifications.
• Identify and nominate personnel for business development and industry networking opportunities.
• Business Development and Client Relationships
• Participate in and oversee proposal development, including scope definition, budgets, schedules, resource planning, and proposal preparation.
• Facilitate handoff of awarded work to assigned project teams prior to project kickoff.
• Review business development opportunities with leadership on a regular basis.
• Build and maintain relationships with past, current, and prospective clients.
• Attend recurring meetings with other offices to discuss work-sharing opportunities.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure effective client engagement and project delivery.
• Why Tetra Tech:
• At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.
• Your Impact:
• Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, I&C, Electrical Engineering, or similar ABET-accredited engineering discipline with relevant experience.
• 15+ years of experience.
• PE license preferred; multi-state registration desirable.
• NCEES Registration preferred.
• Experience leading engineering teams and managing projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource planning.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to break complex tasks into logical components and execute practical, constructible design solutions.
• Strong organizational, delegation, and planning skills.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines on complex projects.
• Ability to productively work through conflict and keep projects moving forward.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
• Target salary range: Please note that Tetra Tech considers various factors in determining pay, including but not limited to: education, relevant and demonstrated work experience in the role, skills, geographic location, qualifications, certifications, and other competencies relevant to the needs of the business.
• Life at Tetra Tech:
• The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Tetra Tech offers the following optional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long & Short-Term Disability, Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending. Financial Benefits: Group Term Life, Optional Group Term Life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Health Savings Account, 401K, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Time Off with Pay, Employee Assistance Program, Adoption Assistance, Leaves of Absence.
• Merit-based financial rewards.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
• About Tetra Tech:
• Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science ® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
• Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
• We invite applications from all interested parties.
• Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
• LinkedIn: @TetraTechCareers
• X (Twitter): @TetraTechJobs
• We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Please no phone calls or agencies.
• Additional Information
• Organization: 221 LDI

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Disaster Recovery

High Performance Buildings

Water

International Development

Energy

Engineering

Program Management

Environmental Services

Information Technology

Project Management

Science

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, I&C, Electrical Engineering, or similar ABET-accredited engineering discipline with relevant experience.
• 15+ years of experience.
• PE license preferred; multi-state registration desirable.
• NCEES Registration preferred.
• Experience leading engineering teams and managing projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource planning.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to break complex tasks into logical components and execute practical, constructible design solutions.
• Strong organizational, delegation, and planning skills.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines on complex projects.
• Ability to productively work through conflict and keep projects moving forward.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.