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Position Purpose
The Manager, Mechanical Engineering, oversees a small team of mechanical and structural engineers, providing strategic leadership and technical guidance throughout all phases of project execution. Key responsibilities of this role include technical mentorship, work planning and delegation, team leadership, and active involvement in both departmental and organizational initiatives. A successful Manager fosters a high-performing team culture aligned with TAIT’s Leadership and Culture framework.
Essential Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Apply deep understanding of physics and engineering principles to solve complex, real-world challenges
- Design and engineer structures, machinery, and rigging systems that meet client specifications, jurisdictional requirements, and relevant codes and standards
- Analyze and validate designs using hand calculations, proprietary tools, and advanced simulation software, clearly communicating results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Support the development and integration of new technologies to strengthen TAIT’s market position
- Initiate, schedule, and oversee the work of direct reports and third-party engineers to ensure timely and high-quality project execution
- Coordinate closely with project managers, mechanical designers, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with project goals
- Provide mentorship and foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth within the team
- Collaborate with clients, suppliers, contractors, and external professional bodies to ensure successful project outcomes
- Support bid teams by validating engineering solutions and estimating internal and external labor costs for both standard and custom systems
- Actively champion company and departmental initiatives, promoting a positive and forward-thinking engineering culture
To perform this position successfully, each essential responsibility/accountability must be fulfilled satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the responsibilities and accountabilities outlined above.
Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
Management Responsibility
- Inspire and lead a diverse team, fostering collaboration and cooperation.
- Assess and evaluate employee performance, providing constructive feedback and coaching and support career advancement opportunities.
- Organize and manage workflow to ensure employees understand their duties and tasks.
- Drive performance by setting goals, conducting timely evaluations, and taking ownership of decisions and actions
- Promote a culture of safety and compliance within the organization, ensuring a safe and organized work environment.
- Foster an inclusive culture and align our practices by embracing TAIT's Mindset, beliefs, and standards of care
Behavioral Competencies
- Complex Problem-Solving Skills: Managers are often tasked with solving the complex and challenging engineering problems on projects, requiring advanced problem-solving skills
- Leadership: Managers lead teams and projects, so leadership skills are crucial for guiding and motivating team members
- Communication: Effective communication skills are essential for explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and writing clear reports and documentation
- Adaptability: Managers should be able to adapt to changing project requirements, technologies, and industry trends
- Teamwork: Collaboration is key in engineering projects, so the ability to work well in a team, delegate tasks, and contribute to a positive team dynamic is important
- Analytical Thinking: Analytical skills help in evaluating data, making informed decisions, and optimizing designs and processes
- Attention to Detail: Precision and thoroughness are essential in mechanical engineering to ensure the quality and safety of products and systems
- Persuasion: Able to convince others to pursue a course of action
- Client/Stakeholder Focus: Understanding and meeting the needs of clients or stakeholders is crucial, as it can impact project success and customer satisfaction
- High Standards: Expects personal and team performance to be nothing short of the best
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics or physics required
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- Mechanical engineering qualifications
- 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience with an emphasis in machine design or mechanical systems
- Expert in multiple topics of mechanical engineering science and practice (power transmission design and analysis, exact constraint design, material science, stress analysis, mechanical connection engineering, dynamic analysis, fatigue analysis)
- Proficient in finite element analysis (FEA) principles with ANSYS mechanical or equivalent software experience
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- Structural engineering qualifications
- 7+ years of structural engineering experience with an emphasis in stress analysis
- Expert in multiple topics of structural engineering science and practice (stress and deflection of structures, design for global environmental conditions, connection engineering, aluminum structures, dynamic analysis)
- Proficient in structural analysis with RISA-3D or equivalent software experience
- 2+ years of leadership experience, either in a management role or project lead role
- 5+ years of entertainment industry experience (preferred)
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change
- Possess a strong work ethic, sense of urgency, and decisiveness
- Desire to manage, mentor, and inspire staff
- Willingness to travel infrequently, domestic and international, for projects or to other TAIT offices to improve collaboration
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. The employee regularly operates a computer, including typing, using a mouse or keyboard, and viewing the screen for extended periods. While the role does not require regular lifting or physical exertion, there may be
occasional onboarding programs or training opportunities that create opportunities for more exposure to physical tasks or new environments (sites, venues, etc.)
Work conditions of the role are:
- Work conditions may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements such as dirt, dust, fumes, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
- Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks which require following basic safety precautions.
- Must be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work within or visit areas where required. This includes, safety glasses, reflective vest, ear plugs, safety toed shoes, and other PPE as required by the location.
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TAIT is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, national, state, or local laws.
