Group Engineering Manager

Group Engineering Manager— Structural Design & Engineering Content

Confidential Engineering & Technology Company

Location: Bogotá, Colombia

About the Company

Engineers became engineers to solve problems — not to wrestle with outdated spreadsheets and clunky design tools. Our platform exists to change that.

We help structural engineers run fast, accurate calculations without inflexible software, freeing them to focus on design, innovation, and problem-solving. Today, our cloud-based calculators power 50,000+ projects a year across the Americas and Australia, with standards bodies and manufacturers partnering with us to modernize how engineering decisions are made.

And we're just getting started.

Role Overview

As a Group Engineering Manager, you'll lead one of our two structural engineering groups. These are multidisciplinary teams of structural engineers and technical leads. Together, these teams build and maintain the structural design tools that power ClearCalcs.

This role combines hands-on engineering and technical QA with high-level project management and people leadership. You'll coach and grow a team of 5–8 engineers, ensuring their work meets the highest standards of accuracy and clarity. You'll also partner closely with Customer Success, Product, Development, and the Director of Engineering to align delivery with company strategy and ensure predictable, scalable output.

You lead by doing: dive into how we turn engineering concepts into calculators aligned to codes and standards, then mentor teammates on what to build next.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of structural engineers and technical leads.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and growth.
• Set and track team-level goals, capacity, and delivery velocity.
• Identify and grow future technical and people leaders within the group.

Technical & QA

• Coach and support Tech Leads to own calculator validation, define QA standards/checklists, and run an escalation/spot-check process so the GEM reviews complex or high-risk calculators - ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency
• Ensure compliance with design standards (e.g., AS, ACI, CSA) and internal QA frameworks.
• Partner with engineers to scope, test, and iterate calculators using our proprietary no-code Calculator Builder.
• Maintain and continuously improve QA processes and documentation.

Process & Delivery

• Forecast throughput and proactively remove delivery bottlenecks.
• Manage project prioritization and cross-functional alignment with Product and Development.
• Form high-performing project teams - match skills and bandwidth to scope, equip Tech Leads with test cases/people/processes, and rebalance as priorities shift.
• Help standardize best practices for calculator design, testing, and documentation.
• Track key delivery metrics (e.g., calculators/features shipped per engineer).

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Managers to align work with customer and market needs.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success to prioritize and triage engineering requests.
• Surface insights and feedback from engineering to improve platform tooling and workflows.

What You'll Bring

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• 5+ years total experience in structural engineering or related fields.
• Strong technical foundation in structural design (reinforced concrete, steel, timber, or foundations preferred).
• Proven success managing a team (of at least 2–3 engineers) and managing delivery in a technical or consulting context.
• Proven ability to balance people leadership with hands-on technical contributions.
• Depth in at least one major design standard (e.g., AS 3600, CSA A23.3, ACI 318, AS 4100).
• Excellent communication, organization, and mentoring skills.
• Familiarity with digital tools for engineering (e.g., Excel, Mathcad, Python, or no-code builders).
• Growth mindset and excitement to work in a fast-paced, scaling SaaS environment.

Why Join Us

• Play a central role in shaping a platform used daily by thousands of engineers.

• Executive-level visibility and influence over long-term company direction.

• Be part of a mission-driven company modernizing how engineers design the built world.

Role Details

• Location: Bogotá, Colombia (preferred) or Toronto, Canada

• Work Model: Hybrid — 3 days in-office, 2 days from home

• Office: 15-minute walk from the Calle 127 TransMilenio station

• Contract: Full-time, Contrato a término indefinido with full Colombian benefits

• Flexibility: Very flexible for short-term arrangements if you need to be away from Bogotá

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