Director, Mechanical & Electrical, Atlantic

Your role

Regional leadership and strategy:

• Lead the Atlantic M&E sub-practice with a clear focus on safety, collaboration, accountability, inclusion and technical excellence.
• Develop and execute a regional business plan aligned with the Canadian M&E strategy and broader organizational objectives.
• Translate growth objectives into actionable market, client, recruitment, capability and operational plans.
• Establish clear priorities and performance expectations for regional managers, team leads and senior professionals.
• Represent Atlantic M&E within the Canadian M&E leadership team and contribute to national practice planning.
• Build a visible and cohesive regional practice across offices, disciplines and provinces.

Market development and client leadership:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, partners, contractors and public-sector stakeholders.
• Lead regional growth in priority markets, including healthcare, defence, government and institutional buildings, post-secondary education, industrial facilities, municipal infrastructure and regional design-build.
• Participate in Key Account Management activities and strategic client discussions.
• Identify emerging opportunities, framework agreements, standing offers and major capital programs across Atlantic Canada.
• Collaborate with Market leaders to develop differentiated value propositions and position the M&E practice early in the opportunity lifecycle.

Business development and proposals:

• Lead or sponsor strategic proposals and competitive pursuits involving M&E and multidisciplinary services.
• Provide direction on capture strategy, client value proposition, delivery model, teaming, scope, staffing, fees, schedules and commercial positioning.
• Establish effective bid/no-bid discipline and ensure resources are focused on priority opportunities.
• Participate in client interviews, presentations and negotiations for strategic pursuits.

Operational and commercial performance:

• Take accountability for the Atlantic M&E operating plan, including revenue, backlog, utilization, chargeability, operational costs and financial performance.
• Develop budgets and forecasts and actively manage performance against approved plans.
• Conduct regular operational and project-performance reviews, focusing on scope, schedule, budget, margin, risk, quality and client commitments.
• Support project managers in identifying and resolving delivery or commercial issues before they escalate.

Project delivery and technical excellence:

• Provide executive oversight for major, complex or strategically important regional projects and client portfolios.
• Serve, when appropriate, as Project Director, Project Manager, senior technical advisor or client executive.
• Ensure suitable technical leadership, project management and quality-management arrangements are established for every assignment.
• Promote consistent application of engineering standards, quality procedures, constructability principles and independent technical reviews.
• Support projects through planning, design, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Encourage innovation, digital delivery, sustainable design and continuous improvement in engineering methods and documentation.
• Maintain a strong culture of lessons learned and knowledge sharing across mechanical and electrical disciplines.

People leadership and capability development:

• Build a collaborative, engaged and high-performing regional team.
• Lead workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, retention and succession planning in line with workload and market needs.
• Identify and secure strategic hires required to expand regional capabilities and market credibility.
• Coach and develop managers, team leads, project managers and emerging technical leaders.
• Strengthen local capability while connecting employees with national communities of practice and subject-matter experts.

National and global collaboration:

• Collaborate with M&E leaders across Canada to share people, expertise, project opportunities and best practices.
• Connect Atlantic pursuits and projects with national technical specialists and multidisciplinary capabilities.
• Contribute Atlantic expertise and capacity to projects elsewhere in Canada when aligned with regional priorities.
• Develop an effective working relationship with the Global Technology Centre and establish clear work-sharing and quality expectations.
• Participate in national technical, operational and market-development initiatives.
• Represent AtkinsRéalis at selected conferences, industry events and professional forums.

Health, safety, quality and governance:

• Demonstrate visible leadership in health, safety, security and environmental performance.
• Ensure employees understand and comply with applicable policies, procedures and professional obligations.
• Promote early identification and active management of project, commercial, technical and workplace risks.
• Foster a speak-up culture in which employees can raise safety, quality, ethical and delivery concerns.
• Ensure regional activities reflect AtkinsRéalis' values, delegated authorities and governance requirements.
• Lead and shape the next phase of growth for the Atlantic Canadian M&E practice.
• Work on highly visible projects that improve communities and critical infrastructure.
• Access multidisciplinary expertise and delivery capabilities across Canada and globally.
• Develop the next generation of technical, project and people leaders.
• Work in a collaborative environment focused on safety, inclusion, professional development and sustainable growth.