Senior Engineering Manager - Fire Resistance & Containment

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Northbrook, IL, USA
Hybrid
155K-160K Annually
Senior level
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Our mission is to make the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place.
The Role
Leads regional engineering operations for fire resistance and containment services, overseeing strategy, P&L, budgets, forecasting, revenue, project throughput, customer relationships, business development, and operational delivery. Builds organizational capabilities, manages and develops leaders, drives performance and transformation, and ensures compliance with company policies. The role requires strong business and financial acumen, customer engagement, and leadership within a testing, inspection, and certification environment.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in Northbrook, IL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develops, executes, and implements operational strategy for the region to drive.
  • Organic/inorganic growth and profitability while ensuring customer satisfaction through a deep understanding of the customer and market intelligence.
  • Responsible for P&L activities; manages annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly budget breakdowns ensuring
    financial targets (revenue, profit, enterprise value, etc.) are met. Responsible for managing costs within assigned
    budgets. Responsible for reporting and forecasting, workflow overviews and providing input into growth targets for customers and the region.
  • Closely monitors and manages revenue from engineering activities, including unbilled, aging, and inactive projects,
    work on hand analysis to ensure balance of demand and throughput.
  • Drives and leads initiatives to identify new and/or additional business opportunities for the COU Anticipates customer needs by creating strong partnerships with Sales and Business Development. Provides proactive solutions for new business opportunities to secure revenue, profit margin, market share and customer satisfaction. Builds customer intimacy and establishes strong relationships through customer visits, analyzing business data and market trends.
  • Participate in client seminars, conferences, and trade shows. Implements and executes capacity and capability
    strategies. Reviews project status, project management, ensures operational delivery, and closes any gaps.
    Successfully translate customer needs into an operational plan to fulfill projects with the right resources (availability,
    skillset).
  • Drives a high performing team by managing the performance and development of team leaders and members.
  • Operates effectively in the UL matrix to actively support and drive high-performance culture changes, transformation efforts, and people engagement. Holds leaders, team, and self, accountable for results; defines accountabilities and establishes performance objectives and metrics to execute strategy. Develops and coaches by providing, training, career counseling, feedback, guidance to drive high-performance and morale.
  • Ensures understanding of and compliance with all established policies and requirements. Communicates and exemplifies UL's Vision and Mission. Leads, promotes and embraces change for self and team. Collaborates and
    builds trust within the organization and with customers to meet or exceed their expectations. Develops strong, flexible cross-functional networks and global relationships to promote becoming the fastest, highest quality and most customer-friendly organization. Coaches and mentors leaders and employees to do the same.
  • Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
  • Performs other duties as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or similar.
  • 8+ years of Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) or fire resistance and containment products industry experience.
  • Strong leadership experience. Experience managing leaders preferred.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work with diverse groups within the company and customers.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to coach and mentor.
  • Demonstrated business and financial acumen.

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 $155,000-160,000 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
Our buildings don't just shape our skylines - they provide the backdrop to our lives. And knowing they're safe matters. We've been helping to create safer structures since 1894, combining our expertise with innovative new technologies to help make sure both people and property are secure. As more people have to deal with extreme weather, we're on hand to test products and building materials to increasingly rigorous standards. Whether we're simulating tornadoes or testing smoke alarms, the work we do on our team is used in buildings around the world to - quite literally - help save lives. Join our team and build your skills, build innovative solutions and help build a safer world.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a similar field
  • 8+ years of experience in Testing, Inspection, and Certification or the fire resistance and containment products industry
  • Strong leadership experience
  • Experience managing leaders
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse internal groups and customers
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to coach and mentor
  • Demonstrated business and financial acumen

What the Team is Saying

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UL Solutions Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives All employees are eligible for a broad-based annual incentive bonus, and formal plan language references an All Employee Incentive Plan. This companywide structure is consistently presented as a core element of total rewards.
  • Retirement Support U.S. materials describe a meaningful 401(k) match complemented by an additional company contribution after the first year of service. Employer-verified listings also point to protections like disability and life insurance that bolster long-term financial security.
  • Healthcare Strength Health plans offer multiple options (PPO and HDHPs) with the employer covering a substantial share of premiums. Complementary features such as dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and periodic company contributions to accounts are also noted.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
15,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1894

What We Do

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 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 Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect 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.

Why Work With Us

Science is in our DNA; we are endlessly curious and passionate about seeking and speaking the truth. We take delight in knowing that our work makes a meaningful contribution to society, and we are proud that our culture is centered on integrity, collaboration, inclusion and excellence.

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