Director, Enterprise Applications

The opportunity:

Associated Engineering, a proudly Canadian, Employee-owned Company is seeking an experienced and dedicated Director, Enterprise Application to join our team in our Vancouver office. The Director, Enterprise Applications provides strategic, architectural, operational, and people leadership for Associated Engineering's enterprise application portfolio, application development capability, application support services  and Dynamics Centre of Excellence, with design authority for enterprise solution architecture.  

The role is accountable for application strategy, architecture, governance, development, delivery, sustainment, business value realization, and continuous improvement across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, custom applications, integrations, and other corporate platforms. The Director directly leads the Team Lead, Application Development; the Team Lead, Applications Support; and the Team Lead, Dynamics Centre of Excellence, and works with business leaders to translate organizational priorities into secure, integrated, scalable, and supportable solutions.  

  What we offer:

• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements, depending on position
• Market competitive salaries, with annual reviews
  • Salary range of: $160,000-$200,00
  • Opportunity to become a shareholder and invest in the company’s long term growth & success
  • Matching company pension program, increasing over time
• Comprehensive benefits including:
  • Health/dental/vision coverage
  • Fitness allowance
  • Employee and family assistance programs
  • Mental health supports
• Paid time off so that you can recharge including:
  • Generous paid vacation
  • Paid office closure over December holiday break
  • Industry leading paid sick time
  • Parental leave top up program
• Ongoing support for your professional development and growth
  • Active Young Professional group
  • Formal mentoring programs
  • Paid professional development hours
  • Capacity building seminars
  • Engineer In Training programs
• Opportunities to participate in social club activities and events
  • Company-wide social events
  • Regular lunch-and-learns
  • Community volunteer opportunities

What you’ll do:

Enterprise Application Strategy and Portfolio Leadership  

• Develops and maintains a multi-year enterprise applications strategy and roadmap aligned with AE business priorities and Digital Services objectives. 
• Leads lifecycle planning and portfolio governance for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Project Operations, Human Resources, Customer Engagement, Power Platform, learning, content management, Microsoft 365, Records Management and information-governance platforms, reporting and analytics, and other business-critical SaaS and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications.

Application Development and Engineering Leadership  

• Establishes and maintains AE application development strategy, standards, methodologies, and governance for custom applications, integrations, automation, and Power Platform solutions. 
• Oversees solution design, development, code quality, testing, deployment, documentation, maintenance, and technical support across the application development lifecycle. 
• Promotes secure software development, project-appropriate delivery methodologies , appropriate tooling, source control, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, and reusable engineering practices. 

Delivery, Sustainment and Service Performance 

• Provides executive leadership for major implementations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, and application transformation initiatives. 
• Is accountable for application sustainment, which the Team Leads deliver day to day, and sets the standards for incident and problem management, minor-enhancement intake, backlog prioritization, release and wave management, testing, change control, documentation, and service-level performance. 

System and Solution Architecture Leadership

• In conjunction with other senior leadership, including Infrastructure (Digital Services Operations), provides design authority and governance for enterprise application, solution, integration, and platform architecture. 
• Ensures proposed solutions align with AE enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, data, infrastructure, integration, service management, and business continuity requirements. 

Architecture, Integration, Data and Risk Governance  

• Establishes and enforces application architecture, configuration, integration, environment, application lifecycle management, and development standards in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure (Digital Services Operations), Cybersecurity, and Data and Reporting teams. 
• Ensures enterprise applications are secure, resilient, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with privacy, records management, audit, and regulatory requirements. 

Vendor, Commercial and Financial Management  

• Manages the enterprise applications operating and capital budgets, forecasts, software licensing (including Microsoft 365 and other COTS and SaaS licensing), subscriptions, and total cost of ownership. 
• Leads vendor selection, procurement, RFP and RFI activities, contract negotiation, performance management, renewal planning, and commercial escalations. The Team Lead, Applications Support manages day-to-day operational vendor relationships for assigned applications and supplies performance data and renewal inputs. 

Applications Support and Dynamics COE Leadership  

• Establishes the application support operating model, service levels, and continuous service improvement practices, and approves the escalation paths, support documentation, and monitoring that the Team Lead, Applications Support defines and maintains. 
• Is accountable together with the Director, DS Operations for effective coordination among the Service Desk, internal application teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and managed service providers for Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, which the Team Lead, Applications Support carries out day to day

Business Partnership and Change Leadership  

• Partners with executive and functional leaders across Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Project Delivery, Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Health and Safety, and Corporate Services. 
• Translates business strategy and process needs into coherent application roadmaps, investment recommendations, sequencing decisions, and delivery plans

Does this sound like you?

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline. 
• An equivalent combination of education and senior enterprise application leadership experience will be considered. 
• Relevant Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, enterprise architecture, project management, product management, or IT service management certification is preferred. 
• 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise technology, business systems, or enterprise applications, including at least five years leading application teams at a senior management or director level required.
• Demonstrated experience leading the strategy, delivery, operation, sustainment, and modernization of a complex enterprise application portfolio. 
• Significant experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft ecosystem, preferably including Finance and Operations, Project Operations, Human Resources, Customer Engagement, Power Platform, Azure integrations, and Microsoft Fabric or Power BI. 
• Experience leading at least one large-scale enterprise application implementation or transformation through design, delivery, stabilization, and sustainment. 
• Experience directly leading application management, application development, application support, and Dynamics or platform Centre of Excellence functions, with experience providing solution architecture governance. 
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, budgets, contracts, licensing, system integrators, software vendors, and managed service providers. 
• Experience in a multi-office engineering, consulting, professional services, project-based, or similarly complex organization is an asset
• Knowledge of project-appropriate delivery methodologies, appropriate tooling, source control, automated testing, continuous integration and deployment, environment management, release orchestration, and secure development practices. 
• Knowledge of project-based professional services processes, including project accounting, resource management, time and expense, billing, finance, procurement, human resources, customer engagement, and operational reporting. 
• Demonstrated commitment to people development, collaboration, accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement. 

About Us:

At Associated Engineering, were passionate about not only the work we do but the communities we live and work in. Which is why sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. As a carbon neutral company since 2009, we help shape resilient and sustainable communities across Canada.

As a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2008, we take pride in nurturing a workplace where people thrive. We are an employer of choice providing our people with a supportive, collaborative, engaging and dynamic place to build a career, while bringing inspiration and innovation to our work.

Our company culture is shaped by:

• Growth and development of our employees – chart your career course, whatever stage you are at!
• A broad variety of meaningful work that supports local communities – we are a medium-sized company working on significant projects, helping to shape communities!
• We care, we commit, we create – our promise to both clients and each other!

What’s next? Ready to make an impact? Join a company that values your ideas, invests in your growth, and empowers you to shape the future. Apply today!

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AE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply. For applicants with disabilities, accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We are also committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information and as such, it will be used for recruitment and employment purposes only.