About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 44.0pt;text-indent:0.0in;line-height:13.4pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Position Title: Director of Engineering</p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;text-indent:0.0in;line-height:13.4pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Division: NCC Automated Systems</p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 44.0pt;text-indent:0.0in;line-height:13.4pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Reports To: Director of Operations</p> <h1 style="margin:13.35pt 0.0in 0.0in 44.0pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">ROLE SUMMARY:</h1> <p style="margin:12.15pt 31.9pt 1.0E-4pt 43.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">NCC Automated Systems is a Full-Service Automation Systems Integrator with over 35 years of experience. In addition to integrating some of the world’s best automation equipment solutions, we also offer in-house mechanical and electrical design and manufacturing. We can provide complete turnkey solutions, as well as equipment. In 2021, NCC Automated Systems joined ATS Automation, a publicly traded technology company (TSX: ATA) with facilities focused on Automation and Technology across a wide range of industry verticals.</p> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">As part of the Senior Leadership Team, this role is accountable for shaping and executing the engineering strategy for the business unit. The Director, Engineering will drive operational execution, people development, and continuous improvement initiatives to enable consistent project delivery and support long-term, sustainable growth of<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span>the business.</h1> <p style="margin:12.15pt 31.9pt 1.0E-4pt 43.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <h1 style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;text-align:justify;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">MAJOR DUTIES:</h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, the Director of Engineering is responsible for establishing, overseeing, and driving the strategic direction and execution of all engineering activities across the business. This includes leadership of systems, mechanical, controls, and product development engineering disciplines, with full accountability for project execution from post–purchase order through lifecycle delivery.</span></h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">As a key member of the Leadership Team, you will play a critical role in building a high-performing engineering organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and developing talent to support the long-term growth of the business.</span></h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">The initial focus of the role will be to strengthen engineering execution processes, resource planning, and delivery performance, ensuring consistency in meeting key project metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), quality, and financial targets. This will require a strong understanding of capital equipment project execution, combined with disciplined engineering practices within a fast-paced, project-driven environment.</span></h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">In this capacity, you will work closely with Operations, Project Management, Sales, Finance, and key customers to ensure alignment, proactively manage risks, and drive successful project outcomes.</span></h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">The Director of Engineering will also be instrumental in advancing a culture of continuous improvement across engineering. This includes implementing structured processes, leveraging lean and problem-solving methodologies, and building scalable practices that enable the business to meet customer commitments while supporting sustainable growth.</span></h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> </h1> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:</h1> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="list-style:none;line-height:15.0pt;margin-left:48.0px"> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="list-style:none;line-height:15.0pt;margin-left:0.0px"> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">The Director of Engineering is accountable for four key objectives:</span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Development of engineering talent and fostering a high-performance, accountable culture within the Engineering team.</span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Driving continuous improvement in engineering execution, standardization, and efficiency.</span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Delivery of all engineering scope for projects on time, within budget, and aligned to quality expectations (post–purchase order through lifecycle execution).</span></li> <li style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:0.0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Supporting customer satisfaction through consistent, reliable engineering execution and effective cross-functional collaboration.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:13.25pt 0.0in 0.0in;text-indent:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <h2 style="margin:0.05pt 0.0in 1.0E-4pt 61.95pt;line-height:13.4pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Your success will be measured by:</h2> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Financial & Business Performance:</p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Achievement of engineering-related targets aligned to the fiscal plan (Revenue support, EBIT contribution, and project margin performance)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Maintain and improve on-time delivery (OTD) performance across all engineering deliverables</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Support project cost management through efficient design, scope control, and engineering hours management</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Establish and maintain engineering quality metrics (design accuracy, rework reduction, ECN cycle time)</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Engineering </span>Leadership:</p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Development of engineering team capability, with a strong focus on people development, engagement, and retention</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Establishing and maintaining engineering execution standards, processes, and accountability frameworks</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Effective resource planning and workload management to align with project demand and business priorities</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Strengthening cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Operations, Project Management, and Sales</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Engineering Execution & Delivery:</span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Ownership of engineering deliverables across all projects from post–purchase order through execution and lifecycle support</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Ensure readiness and participation in project launch, alignment meetings, pre-build, and FAT activities</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Lead engineering change management processes, including timely ECN review and approvals</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> Identify and proactively manage technical risks, ensuring mitigation plans are in place</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Continuous Improvement:</span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Implement and maintain structured engineering processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Drive adoption of lean problem-solving methodologies within engineering workflows (as applicable)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Establish visual management and performance tracking mechanisms for engineering activities<br>Identify and eliminate bottlenecks impacting engineering throughput and delivery</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 79.95pt;text-indent:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;line-height:13.4pt"> </p> <h1 style="margin:13.35pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold">QUALIFICATIONS:</h1> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">8+ years of engineering leadership experience. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;margin-left:58.467px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Strong leadership and resource planning skills. </span></li> </ul> <h2 style="margin:13.35pt 0.0in 0.0in 43.95pt;line-height:13.4pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-weight:bold"> </h2><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Description</b></H2> </div><div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Additional Information</b></H2> </div><div></div></div></div>