Lead Electrical Engineer

The Lead Electrical Engineer will guide the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers

Prepare electrical equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations

Review electrical equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers

Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning

Responsible for effective management of change orders

Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry

Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions

Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software

Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems

Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients

Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications

Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities

Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met

Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits

Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance

Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates

Report project performance

Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the electrical engineering practice

Mentor and guide less experienced engineers

Responsible for QA/QC process adherence

Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines

Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies

All other duties as assigned

Ability to travel

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree of Science in Electrical Engineering required.

PE license preferred

15-20 years' experience in Electrical Engineering required.

Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, etc)prim

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with leading the discipline design for projects and delegating work tasks to team members

Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment

Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment

Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills

Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications