Sr. Director, Forming & Shoring Engineering
A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities. The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment. Responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for all Engineered Solutions Engineering functions within the Forming & Shoring portfolio. Ensures alignment with business objectives by driving innovation, operational excellence, and scalable engineering solutions that support growth, safety, and customer success. Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities Provide strategic leadership and direction to multi-level engineering teams (Directors, Managers, Engineers, Designers). Establish and execute long-term engineering strategy aligned with business growth, innovation, and operational goals. Drive standardization, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives across engineering operation. Oversee engineering resource planning, workforce strategy, and capacity management. Lead development and implementation of advanced engineering tools, digital solutions, and automation. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Product Management, and Quality to support projects and resolve complex issues. Oversee specialized engineering services, ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and customer requirements. Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and leadership team development; represent engineering at the executive level. Nature and Scope Problems are complex and may be defined by higher level leadership. Solutions require high strategic level analysis and investigation. Drives strategy and methodology and serves as the subject-matter expert for policies and practices. Decides how to achieve planned results within an organization's plans, policies, and guidelines. Manages via multiple layers OR directly supervises a staff of professional individual contributors at the senior or technical advisor level. Directs budgetary responsibility at the enterprise level or for two or more businesses across the enterprise.
Work Environment
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Conditions could produce mild discomfort on occasion. Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Education and Experience Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 9+ years of experience in a related field, including several years in a management/supervisory capacity.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading large, multi-regional engineering organizations. Deep expertise in forming and shoring systems and structural applications. Experience driving digital transformation and process standardization. Strong track record of aligning engineering strategy with business objectives. Professional Engineering (PE) license strongly preferred; Advanced knowledge of engineering design tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit). Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and business acumen. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. If you’re looking to play a role in building America, consider one of our open opportunities. We can’t wait to meet you. For Ohio job seekers: Pay Range $161,500.00-$271,200.00 Annual Ohio law requires the posting of the salary range for advertised jobs. This range is determined based on market data and internal pay practices to establish a minimum and maximum value for a job. Individual base pay is determined based on a variety of elements including experience, skills, internal equity and other factors. For additional details on benefits, please review the full job description on White Cap Jobs Apply To This Job