Vice president of engineering job description

We are currently seeking a Director of Engineering for our New York office. This is an incredible opportunity for a leader who will be responsible for managing and leading the growth of our transportation infrastructure practice. This role collaborates frequently with Office Executives and Department Management staff to provide oversight of the various transportation departments including Bridge/Structural, Civil, Construction Services, ITS & Traffic, and serve as part of a dynamic leadership team responsible for expanding Michael Baker International's practices currently servicing state, county and municipal clients.

This position will facilitate the ongoing growth of MBI's transportation business in New York, by performing client outreach and providing direction on major transportation pursuits and industry expertise to our clients.

Oversee staff and business growth creating and monitoring department budgets; financial management, client relations.

Provide leadership and direction by mentoring and motivating staff with performance feedback, resolving issues and developing succession planning.

Some evenings will be spent at professional society meetings; where you will work to develop and maintain relationships with key clients, teaming partners, and potential technical staff hires.

Feel a sense of pride in knowing that you are helping to address some of our nation's most critical infrastructure challenges while building the future of our organization!
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Master's degree preferred. 20+ years of progressive transportation engineering related design experience. 10+ years of project and staff management experience for design/construction projects for the NYSDOT, NYCDOT and NYC agencies across a spectrum of transportation modes. Professional Engineering license in New York. Leverage existing client relationships/experience working at the leadership and executive level. Understanding of state capital funding and operating budgets, the funding process and how its allocated. Demonstrated strategic planning for long term business plans, including measure goals to achieve engagement, capture planning and leadership of strategic pursuits. Technical excellence with the development of major transportation proposals and pursuits. Strong written and verbal skills, with exceptional presentation leadership skills are required. Knowledge of financial aspects of the engineering business, demonstrated new work added and measured goals to achieve. Progressive demonstrated experience with design bid build; solid client engagement experience related to direct meetings, strategy projects and industry associations. Attract and recruit high end talent to the organization with the ability to retain, develop, and promote. Self-motivated with solid business experience and understanding of cross selling and multi model transportation including highway, bridges, aviation, rail, and transit. MS Office Suite


COMPENSATION


The salary range for this position is $200,000+. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate


MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL EEO STATEMENT


Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

The ocean is critical to human and planetary health -but ocean health is in rapid and accelerating decline. We believe that we have the responsibility -and ability -to act.

Running Tide is a global ocean health company. Our fast-growing, multidisciplinary teams of world-class scientists, engineers, and maritime operators, design and implement interventions that rebalance Earth's carbon cycle, decarbonize global supply chains, restore marine ecosystems, and revitalize coastal communities. Our corporate operations, business development, communications, and policy teams support Running Tide's front-line workers in scaling our interventions to tackle humanity's most urgent challenges: restoring ocean health and combating climate change.

We're looking for a Vice President of Hardware Engineering to provide leadership and mentorship for Running Tide's engineering teams.

You Will: Manage a growing staff of mechanical and electrical engineers and technicians who are working on a broad array of ocean-facing hardware projects in a cross-disciplinary effort with software engineers and data scientists. Provide mentorship, skill building, and guidance. Create frameworks for managing constraints and tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, and test.Collaborate with other senior technical leadership to develop a robust and flexible engineering organization at Running Tide. Establish and sustain industrial best practices while applying new and relevant methods to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Put in place a product development process and drive adoption.Provide technical guidance and strategic oversight in planning, design, and development at scale of all processes and systems, including each system's ongoing operation and improvement. Work to build a strong team and culture. Contribute to technical recruiting efforts. Ensure the optimal application of engineering resources, trading off internal and external (contractors, consultants, outsourcing) resources.Participate on Running Tide's IP committee and contribute to building out our patent portfolio.Define the handoff / interface between engineering and operations, fabrication, and manufacturing at Running Tide.

You Are (or You Have):A highly skilled engineer, having worked in world class hardware or manufacturing organizations. Seasoned in both the science and the “art” of engineering. Comfortable making decisions, negotiating tradeoffs, and adapting solutions to complex problems.An effective technical communicator; able to speak, write, and draw your intent. You expect to engage in solution-oriented and ego-free collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. An experienced and empathetic manager. Have built and led large engineering teams, appreciate the value of soft skill building, and have already learned most of the hard lessons. Data-driven and bias for action.8-10+ years in a similar role.
Bonus Points:Experience building hardware for an ocean environment.
Expected Compensation Range: $180,000-200,000 USD per year + equity

Our teams operate with utmost persistence. We are tackling the world's most difficult and important problems, and we are unwavering in our motivation to find a solution. At our core, we are innovators driven to do "more good" rather than "less bad" in the world.

Running Tide is committed to building a diverse team, bringing as many possible perspectives to bear on the unprecedented challenges facing our planet. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds can come to do their best work.

All offers of employment at Running Tide are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

At MainStreet, we're problem solvers.

Our products aim to do one thing: save startup founders and small business owners time, money, and peace of mind. We started by demystifying complicated tax credits, saving over $100M - and countless hours of tax code research 🥱- for founders in nearly every industry. Then, we introduced MainStreet Procurement, simplifying expense management and contract negotiation for teams without the means to do it themselves, as well as our treasury management product that helps customers earn better yields on their cash reserves. Since our sort-of viral beginnings in 2019, we've raised a $60M Series A (more on that later), launched three product lines (with more in the works), and grew from 3 employees to 160+.

We owe our success to the strength of our team. Before joining MainStreet, we helped build companies like Intuit, PayPal, Google, Apple, Coinbase, Gusto, LinkedIn, Slack, and more. We're 100% remote, spanning across 30+ states and Canada. We're fellow founders, engineers, accountants, designers, dog (and cat) lovers, adventurers, coders, and parents. We move fast. We think big. We don't take ourselves too seriously. And we'd love for you to join us.

The Opportunity

MainStreet is looking for a Vice President (VP) of Engineering with deep experience leading and growing software organizations of at least 30 engineers. Our VP of Engineering will be responsible for process, talent and effectiveness across the engineering org to deliver with the right balance of consistency, quality and agility to meet business objectives. You'll be managing engineering managers and ICs across software engineering, SRE, data science, technical program management, and business applications. You'll work closely with our product team, to guide execution of the company's product vision in conjunction with a robust technical roadmap and quality standards.
What you'll do Track key performance metrics and report on the health and efficiency of the engineering org to senior leadership stakeholders Recruit and retain top engineers and engineering managers Mentor and develop the leadership potential of our engineering managers and senior engineering managers Set and maintain standards and procedures around engineering quality Understand and collaborate on the complete product lifecycle from concept to execution Nurture a supportive and inclusive culture within MainStreet's engineering organization Collaborate with your peers in product and design to refine the product development lifecycle at MainStreetIterate on MainStreet's career ladder for engineers and ensure the team has clear expectations and growth paths
What we're looking forB.S. and an advanced degree in a technical field required (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.)10+ years of experience in software engineering5+ years of experience in engineering management, including managing managers Experience leading and growing engineering organizations of 30+ people Previous experience at a startup and implementing new process from scratch preferred Strong verbal, visual, and written communication skills with the ability to explain approach to all levels in the organization, including key stakeholders Experience managing and motivating a distributed team Expertise leading engineering in SaaS environments Proven success working closely with Product Management and Design, contributing to the product strategy and helping to successfully deliver on the product roadmap Experience setting technical vision and strategy and developing a robust technical roadmap for an entire engineering organization
CompensationBase salary range for this position is $230,000 - $275,000 and is based upon years of experience that is commensurate with the level of the position Bonus that is commensurate with the level of the position Robust equity program with significant upside potential Benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, 401k plus additional perks to make your work from home life better
About MainStreet

MainStreet takes a holistic approach to small business management so you can grow smarter, not harder. We plug into your accounting and payroll systems to check for savings opportunities in unlikely places. From complex government tax credits to exclusive discounts on the tools you use every day, we save you thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours, and countless headaches.

Throughout the year, you'll track expenses and savings through your MainStreet dashboard and tag us in on big purchases and contract negotiations. Come tax season, we'll do the paperwork and even let your CPA take all the credit. Consider us your silent partner-in-savings, your financial secret weapon, your smart (not a) bank - whatever you want to call us. We've got your back so you can get back to building your business. ✨

Our $60M Series A
We've raised over $60M from an incredible community of partners, operators, and founders, including SignalFire (who led our Series A), Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt founder), Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, Des Traynor (Intercom co-founder), Gradient Ventures (a Google Venture Fund), Ron Conway's fund SV Angel, Shrug Capital, and Tusk Ventures.

How we think about diversity

We try to make sure the diversity of our customers is reflected in the team that serves them. Because when we include people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and identities - we end up building a better experience for everyone who uses MainStreet.

We know we need to be intentional in our hiring practices in order to overcome systemic biases we may be blind to. So, if your lived experience has given you a unique perspective on business, startups, or any other aspect of our business - even if you don't meet all the requirements - please still apply and let us know so we can make sure your application gets the attention it deserves.