Remote Engineering Delivery Leader

Summary

Join Quest Defense, a leading engineering services firm, as a Delivery Leader and lead a growing organization through rapid growth, establishing strategic target clients in Aerospace and Defense. This role requires strong leadership and engineering management skills, with opportunities for autonomy and legacy building.

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

Responsibilities

• 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.)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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