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This role serves as the highest operational engineering authority within the organization and is responsible for aligning engineering execution with company growth objectives, operational excellence, customer success, technical innovation, and long-term organizational scalability.\nThis position is a strategic step above the Engineering Manager role and is focused less on day-to-day tactical execution and more on organizational leadership, department maturity, engineering vision, workforce planning, technical governance, and cross-functional business alignment. The Director of Engineering is responsible for building and developing engineering leadership teams, driving standardization across all engineering functions, and ensuring CLX Engineering maintains a scalable, high-performing technical organization capable of supporting aggressive growth and complex automation programs.\nThe Director of Engineering partners closely with Executive Leadership, Operations, PMO, Software, Manufacturing, R&D, Sales, and Customers to ensure engineering resources, systems, standards, and technical capabilities align with both current operational demands and future company initiatives.\nResponsibilities:\nExecutive Engineering Leadership\nServe as the senior operational leader for all engineering functions across the organization, providing strategic direction, organizational oversight, and technical leadership.\nLead, mentor, and develop Engineering Managers, Sr. Engineering Managers, technical leads, and future engineering leadership personnel.\nBuild and sustain a high-performance engineering culture focused on accountability, innovation, collaboration, operational discipline, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.\nDrive organizational structure planning, workforce scaling strategies, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development across engineering departments.\nEstablish department KPIs, performance expectations, operational metrics, and engineering maturity initiatives aligned with company growth objectives.\nParticipate in executive planning discussions regarding staffing, forecasting, operational capacity, customer commitments, and long-term business strategy.\nEngineering Strategy & Organizational Development\nDefine and maintain the engineering roadmap supporting CLX Engineering’s long-term operational and technical vision.\nStandardize engineering execution methodologies across Controls Engineering, SCADA, CAD, Electrical Design, and Field Operations.\nDrive engineering scalability initiatives including process development, workflow optimization, technical governance, and knowledge management systems.\nLead initiatives focused on engineering efficiency, resource utilization, technical consistency, and reduction of operational risk.\nEvaluate and implement new technologies, engineering tools, platforms, and standards to improve execution quality and operational readiness.\nPartner with executive leadership to identify future service offerings, technical capabilities, and market expansion opportunities.\nTechnical Governance & Operational Oversight\nMaintain executive oversight of engineering quality, technical standards, design consistency, programming methodologies, testing procedures, and commissioning readiness.\nEnsure engineering deliverables meet customer expectations, internal quality standards, operational requirements, and project schedules.\nOversee development and maintenance of company engineering standards including PLC standards, HMI standards, SCADA frameworks, electrical design practices, documentation standards, and commissioning procedures.\nEstablish engineering review processes, risk mitigation practices, escalation procedures, and technical approval structures.\nSupport high-risk projects, critical customer escalations, and complex technical initiatives requiring executive engineering leadership.\nEnsure engineering organizations maintain operational readiness through SOPs, training systems, documentation frameworks, dashboards, and standardized workflows.\nCross-Functional Leadership & Business Alignment\nPartner with PMO, Operations, Manufacturing, Software, R&D, Sales, and Executive Leadership to align engineering priorities with company objectives.\nSupport business development efforts by providing engineering insight during customer meetings, proposal development, technical reviews, and strategic pursuits.\nParticipate in executive reviews involving project health, operational risks, staffing constraints, customer concerns, and delivery performance.\nCollaborate with leadership teams to improve project execution models, field deployment readiness, customer communication, and operational accountability.\nEnsure engineering departments remain aligned with financial objectives, scheduling commitments, operational capacity, and long-term organizational goals.\nLeadership Development & Workforce Planning\nDrive recruitment strategies, technical hiring standards, organizational development plans, and engineering workforce expansion initiatives.\nPartner with HR and leadership teams to define engineering career paths, leadership progression models, and technical competency frameworks.\nEnsure onboarding, mentorship, technical development, and leadership training programs support long-term organizational growth.\nDevelop future engineering leaders capable of scaling with the organization as CLX Engineering continues to expand.\nLead performance management processes for engineering leadership staff, including coaching, corrective action, promotions, and succession planning.\nContinuous Improvement & Knowledge Management\nChampion a culture of continuous improvement across all engineering functions.\nLead lessons-learned initiatives, operational debriefs, technical reviews, and engineering process refinement efforts.\nSupport development of internal engineering knowledge bases, implementation guides, training systems, and reusable engineering assets.\nDrive standardization and documentation initiatives that improve repeatability, scalability, and operational efficiency.\nEnsure institutional knowledge is captured and transferred effectively across teams and future engineering leaders.\nTravel & Additional Responsibilities\nTravel as required to customer sites, operational facilities, commissioning activities, leadership meetings, or strategic initiatives.\nSupport critical customer engagements and high-priority operational initiatives as needed.\nPerform additional leadership responsibilities aligned 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