Regional Engineering Manager - Americas

Job Purpose: 

Responsible for our regional engineering resource (people, facilities and technology) strategy.  Fully utilizing Rotork’s regional capability to efficiently execute and deliver customer needs. 

Main Responsibilities:

• Providing input into the global engineering resource strategy and owning and deploy regional engineering resource strategy, leveraging capacity and development capability across our regional engineering resource to deliver agreed business and technology roadmaps.
• Working closely with other members of the Engineering Operations team to maximize global engineering resource opportunities.
• With line management responsibility for all Site Engineering Managers across the region and responsibility for the regional engineering resources, will ensure workforce trends and projections are analyzed and workforce plans are in place across the region to enable our engineering teams to deliver on time, on spec and on budget.  Making certain that resources (people, facilities and technology) are correctly allocated to achieve the correct balance between new product development and existing product activities.  With a focus on efficiency, utilising connected capabilities and maximising opportunities for group collaboration across the regional footprint and engaging with other regions where possible. 
• Focused on the global end market for the region, will own and develop excellent business partnerships with the end market leader for the region. Ensuring timely resolution of any conflict between end market and group needs, presenting a solid vision and sound decisions.
• Draw on high emotional intelligence (EQ) to be a role model of Rotork Behaviors’ and Culture.  Recognized as a trusted leader who builds strong relationships, drives engagement and focuses on achieving the best outcomes for Rotork and our customers.
• Champion Growth+, DRIVE and future business change deployments for the region.
• Work closely with the Head of Global Engineering Operations & other regional engineering managers to execute the strategy to build a high performing team in Engineering Operations.  Setting the bar high and instilling a culture of collaboration, accountability, and a focus on delivering customer value.  Empowering teams and driving engagement.
• As an ambassador for talent development.  Grow a sustainable structure with a focus on early careers development, succession planning and talent management across the regional engineering team and wider PD&M function and Rotork business.

Required skills and experience:

• Uses insight planning & market / technical trends to understand, pre-empt & influence long term customer aspirations
• Ideally knowledgeable of the product types engineered by the teams reporting into this role
• Track record of leading significant teams and, ideally, leading multi-site teams.
• Degree level education or relevant experience, in an engineering or science discipline
• Strategically skilled – able to balance short-term focus on results with longer-term interests
• Experience of technical, commercial and operational complexities, with the ability to identify and manage key value drivers for the business
• Experience of budgetary control, target setting, business plans and forecasting

Required Competencies:

• Ability to develop high performance team with a focus on customer value and delivery
• Ability to facilitate a culture of belonging, where everyone views are valued and respected, whilst genuinely living our Values
• Ability to holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Leads by example in supporting and improving the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of direct reports, colleagues and others
• Influences and resolves complex requirements challenges across organization. 

This role can be located in Winston Salem, NC or Rochester, NY

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Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving.

From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market leadership. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.

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