Department Manager, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals - Instrumentation and Controls

Job available in these locations:

Montreal, QC, Canada
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, Canada
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Boisbriand, QC, Canada

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

BBA is continuing to expandits Advanced Fuels and Chemicals business across Canada and is seeking adynamic and entrepreneurial leader to manage its Instrumentation and Controls(I&C;) department. In this strategic role, you’ll lead a multidisciplinaryteam of engineers, designers and specialists while driving business growthwithin the chemical, advanced fuels, hydrogen, biofuels, e-methanol, carboncapture and industrial process sectors.

As department manager, you’llbe responsible for the operational performance, technical excellence, talentdevelopment and long-term growth of the I&C; group. Beyond departmentleadership, you’ll play a key role in developing client relationships,identifying new opportunities, supporting proposals and contributing to BBA'smarket positioning in the rapidly evolving advanced fuels and chemicals sector.

You’ll work closely withproject managers, discipline leads, business development teams and marketdirectors to ensure successful project delivery while building a sustainablebacklog and growing BBA's presence in key industrial markets.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to

Department leadership and management

- Lead,mentor and develop a team of instrumentation, controls, automation anddigital systems professionals
- Establishdepartmental priorities, annual objectives and growth strategies
- Overseeworkforce planning, recruitment, talent development and successionplanning




- Foster aculture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration and continuousimprovement
- Ensure thedepartment's operational and financial performance

Business development and client management

- Contributeto the growth of BBA's Advanced Fuels and Chemicals business in hydrogen,biofuels, e-fuels and carbon capture
- Develop andmaintain strong relationships with clients, strategic partners andtechnology providers
- Identify,qualify and advance business opportunities to support backlog growth
- Develop andimplement positioning and capture strategies for strategic projects
- Workclosely with sales teams, market directors and project managers to developstrategic accounts and generate new business opportunities

Proposals and service offerings

- Help prepareproposals, budget estimates and technical presentations
- AnalyzeRFPs and develop competitive execution and pricing strategies
- Defineproject scopes, schedules, resource requirements and commercial approaches
- Ensure thetechnical and commercial quality and compliance of proposals

Technical leadership

- Providetechnical leadership in instrumentation, automation and process controlsystems
- Guide theselection and integration of technologies while maintaining awareness ofindustry best practices and market trends





Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

- Entrepreneurial spirit and business mindset
- Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
- Inspirational leadership
- Action and Results-oriented approach with a focus on client satisfaction
- Thirst to learn and excel
- Rigorous and ethical
- Ability to develop trust-based relationships
- Managerial courage
- Strong commitment to health, safety and sustainability
- Passion for mentoring and developing future leaders
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Summary of certificationsand job requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- From 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in consulting engineering, advanced fuels, chemicals, oil and gas, instrumentation and control or a related field
- At least five years of experience in staff management, technical team management, project management or an equivalent role
- Experience preparing proposals, client management and business development
- Solid knowledge of design tools, office software and engineering methods applicable to instrumentation and control projects
- Intermediate English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients located in English-speaking Canadian provinces and abroad; you may need to use English occasionally or regularly, depending on current projects
- Advanced French skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in Québec

An overview of BBA’s total rewards

- Annual premium progr

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