Develops an understanding of program scope, schedule and cost management; with the support of leadership, articulates contractual delivery requirements to team members
Provides coaching and development to engineering team members, and works with leadership to define growth goals and development plans, and creates a culture where people can learn and evolve
Serves as a mentor, supporting one or two teams' Engineers in technical direction and career management
Leads team processes and seeks out best practices to fill gaps
Develops collaboration skills to partner with key stakeholders to represent the engineering practice in advocating for the best technical solutions while communicating tradeoffs
Development of effective written communication and presentation skills to describe systems, design decisions, and past performance
May participate in bid-writing, tech demos, strategic planning, and other client-facing communications
Presents program's ongoing engineering work, future goals, and risks
Development of influential skills to translate and communicate technical challenges and roadmaps
Participates in interviews with new candidates and develops/grades homework
Responsible for hiring, performance management, timecard reviews, PTO management and team development

Lead Engineer

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