Regional Electrical Engineering Discipline Leader

DLR Group has an opening for a Regional Electrical Discipline Leader. 

Position Summary: 

As the Regional Electrical Discipline Leader, you will be responsible for leading the design of electrical systems for buildings across a variety of sectors, including Higher Education, Cultural & Performing Arts, Healthcare, K-12, Justice/Civic, and Science & Technology. You will lead electrical engineering teams to produce high-quality construction documents using Revit and manage project schedules to meet deliverable requirements. As part of the integrated design team, you will collaborate closely with architects, engineers, and other disciplines to develop highly integrated building designs. You will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to Electrical Engineers and Designers within your region, supporting their professional development and fostering a high-performing team.

The successful candidate will: 

• Manage operations, execution, and expectations for the Electrical Engineering Discipline in the region.  

• Workplan electrical engineering projects and manage staff to execute work to the plan to achieve profitability goals. 

• Assign duties, responsibilities, and projects to personnel, properly balancing staffing, and workload (team and personal to achieve profit and revenue growth goals. 

• Schedule, facilitate and document meetings with staff and clients related to overall operations. 

• Partner with sector and practice leadership to perform all personnel functions such as recruitment, training, and evaluation of personnel. 

• Support business development initiatives by assisting the RFP process, participating in project interviews, and actively engaging in community and/or industry specific organization that will build the DLR Group brand. 

• Maintain industry leading workplace practices to drive operating unit and culture towards a great place to work status. 

• Develop electrical designs from concept through completion of construction, including engineering design calculations, detailed engineering reports and narratives, and coordination of electrical design requirements. 

• Perform quality control of the electrical engineering plans and specifications. 

• Direct or coordinate activities of personnel, vendors, and consultants. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or equivalent. 

• 10+ years' experience as an Electrical Engineer designing electrical building systems on complex projects.

• Experience designing power, lighting, and low voltage building systems and fire alarm systems on complex projects. 

• Prior experience leading teams of engineers

• Experience with BIM, specifically Revit MEP. 

 Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience interfacing directly with clients (project management / business development / etc.)

• Licensed Electrical Engineer. 

• Experience in lightning protection system design

• LEED Accredited Professional with experience participating in LEED projects

• Experience and interest in sustainable building design.