Engineering Leader - Hazardous Locations

JOB DESCRIPTION
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week onsite in Northbrook, IL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing engineering team.
• Manage performance, set clear goals, and provide regular feedback and career guidance.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Support both local and remote team members, ensuring alignment and collaboration.

Project & Resource Management

• Implement and execute capacity and capability planning under the guidance of the Engineering Manager.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leads and customers to understand project scope and technical needs.
• Assign resources effectively to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery.
• Delegate and support Project Handlers in establishing appropriate test programs.

Customer Engagement & Support

• Build strong relationships with customers to understand their needs and provide proactive solutions.
• Gather and respond to customer feedback, coaching your team to do the same.
• Support sales by understanding the project pipeline and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Provide technical guidance and engineering judgment to resolve issues and ensure customer satisfaction.

Process Improvement & Compliance

• Drive process improvements to achieve financial and operational goals.
• Ensure compliance with UL policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• Lead or participate in initiatives to enhance business performance and customer experience.

Strategic & Cultural Leadership

• Champion UL's mission, vision, and values in all interactions.
• Promote and lead change initiatives, transformation efforts, and cultural enhancements.
• Collaborate across the UL matrix to build strong, flexible, and global networks.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree (equivalent to a Bachelors degree) in Business Administration, Management, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) preferred.
• 1-3 years of leadership experience preferred.
• Lean Sigma Green Belt or Lean Leadership Training, Gage R& R experience or equivalent preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge of how decisions impact business results, working with a diverse team and planning and thinking strategically.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage employee performance using performance expectations and goals and responding to employee relations issues.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead in a Lean Sigma organization.
• Demonstrates the ability to make the complex simple and present information in a concise, relevant and powerful manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze and interpret analyses, data, process documents and plans.
• Demonstrates the ability to take calculated risks and plan for contingencies.
• Demonstrates the ability to listen, learn and teach.
• Demonstrates awareness of the challenges of working in diverse cultural environments.
• Demonstrates proficiency in local language and basic English.
• Demonstrates customer collaboration, project management and business acumen skills.

What we offer:

• Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $99,600-132,700 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

Learn More:
Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit our company page www.UL.com
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ABOUT US
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
ABOUT THE TEAM
We work at the center of safety and sustainability - we're helping to tackle the worst aspects of the global climate crisis with projects in electrical infrastructure, renewable energy and electrified transportation. Whether we're helping customers make safer electric vehicle batteries or debating the impact of wind farms, we develop cutting-edge safety science. And we do it in some of the largest and best-equipped laboratories in the world. We're always looking for people to help us explore, experiment and advance ideas that change the way the world works. Join our team and help create a cleaner, safer future for all.