Sr. Manager of Ag Systems Development

At Bowery, we’re making wildly delicious food more accessible to everyone. Driven by our proprietary end-to-end technology, our farms are transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be simpler, safer, and vastly more sustainable.
We have 5 farms in operation (including state-of-the-art R&D and innovation farms) and we’re just getting started. We’re backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt capital, and our products are sold in over 1,400 locations.
Working at Bowery is more than just a job. It’s a chance to make a global impact with first-of-its-kind technology and ridiculously good food. We’re always looking for passionate minds to grow (and eat) with us! Ready to make a real difference? Join us. We’d love to have you here.  
P.s. Check out The Roots: Bowery Farming's People Podcast for all things Bowery culture, teams, leadership, and karaoke (yes, karaoke)
About The Role:Bowery Farming is seeking a Sr. Manager of Ag Systems Development to join our Ops Engineering organization to lead a team and support our operations across our farms nationwide. This position will work closely with our Agricultural Sciences and Operations teams to develop best in class solutions for our indoor vertical farms. This job is based in NYC at our HQ and travels to our farms throughout the US as we continue to expand our footprint. 

What You'll Do:

• Oversee the design and implementation of industry leading systems and technologies, such as automated grow systems, climate control, lighting, and irrigation, to optimize yield, quality, and resource efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with Agricultural Science and Operations to ensure that engineering solutions enhance plant health, productivity, and sustainability.
• Collaborate closely with Build and Launch teams, and Operations to build farms that are efficient, operable, and on an improving cost curve.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, safety standards, and industry best practices
• Drive innovation by identifying and evaluating new technologies, methodologies, and best practices in indoor vertical farming, and system optimization
• Develop and manage a team dedicated to indoor vertical farming growing systems.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, creativity, and collaboration within the engineering organization as well as with cross-functional teams
• Develop and execute project plans, timelines, and budgets for engineering initiatives, ensuring successful execution from concept to completion.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• In partnership with Supply Chain, who will own the contractual relationship, identify, select, manage, and coordinate with external vendors, contractors, and partners to leverage their expertise and optimize outcomes.  
• Others duties as assigned

Who You Are:

• Experienced in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing solutions.
• Passionate about developing and mentoring teams.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• This role will require close and enthusiastic cross-disciplinary partnership building between engineers and scientists
• Prioritizes safety in all situations.
• Seen as a natural team leader with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Comfort navigating both the chaos of early stage, prototypical products and processes, while guiding the organization overall to a more mature operational standard
• Experienced in managing fast-track design/build projects or significant upgrade projects.
• Skilled in developing design documentation and specifications.
• Familiar with large water supply, wastewater, and control systems.
• Experience with complex design problems, driving improved economics through design, and deployment speed and performance through processes of design simplification and elimination 
• Expertise and experience across a combination of the following disciplines will be important:
• Hardware (from small electronic devices to factory lines, structures to industrial automation) 
• Facility design experience
• The biological-mechanical interface; have a bias for physical interaction of prototypes, test products and processes
• Automation and innovation for new automation applications
• Successful at identifying, selecting, and managing third party engineering providers, both Facility and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
• Value engineering and reductive design processes 
• Strong budget and program management capabilities to meet scope, schedule and budget parameters
• Cross-functional leadership of teams working with all Engineerin