Assistant Department Manager – Transmission (Minneapolis, MN)

Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

Country: United States

Category: Engineering

Workplace Location: Onsite

Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm

Posted Date: March 26, 2026

Job ID: 645549

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Department Manager - Transmission
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55437
Contract length: Direct Hire
Pay: Compensation discussions are handled directly with qualified candidates during the interview process. You can assume market pay for these roles and our base and bonus compensation package will meet the requirements.

Assistant Department Manager - Transmission Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, environmental science, construction management or related field from an accredited program
  • 5 years of related professional experience.
  • Demonstrated excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong preference for the following:
    • Recruiting experience
    • Ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients
    • Experience giving and receiving performance feedback for those they work with
    • Familiarity with tools/technology such as Pivot Tables, Data Models, Office 365 apps, and other efficiency/data tracking tools
    • Ability to influence, lead, and manage change thoughtfully and positively
    • Professional Engineering license
    • History of high performance as demonstrated and documented in the Client performance management system
Assistant Department Manager - Transmission Description
  • Advocate for safety within the department
  • Actively foster a culture based on our principles, quality, diversity and inclusion, and team cohesion and camaraderie
  • Recruit, develop, train, and retain interns and engineers
  • Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems
  • Coordinate team and mentor assignments of engineers with the Transmission department manager, project managers and project engineers for the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff
  • Review employee performance and conduct development meetings (90-day and annual performance appraisals, mid-year reviews, coaching sessions, performance improvement, etc.)
  • Identify training needs for engineers and support/develop training programs for the department
  • Collaborating with other departments on shared training
  • Assist with developing new clients and maintaining existing clients
  • Assist with developing and reviewing proposals
  • Responsible for fostering a healthy and vibrant employee-owner culture within the team through the leverage of sound team-building practices, the promotion and administration of effective conflict resolution, the promotion of ownership mentality, a healthy work-life balance, and community engagement
  • Assist the Transmission Department Management team in developing business initiatives to improve profitability and/or efficiencies
  • Develop and foster an innovative culture that challenges the norm and utilizes tools, technology, and processes to drive continuous improvement and efficiency
  • Providing input into areas of concern and direction to enhance the achievement of productivity goals, budgets, and quality
  • Interpreting policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to staff
  • Approve timecards and ensure billable time goals are met

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