MEP - Electrical Department Lead

Haag, a Salas O'Brien Company•Raleigh, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Department Lead is responsible for the health, performance, and long-term success of the electrical department. The role manages the discipline specific group within the office and is accountable for its people, technical excellence, utilization, quality, and growth. Through mentorship, staffing decisions, quality oversight, and professional development, the Electrical Discipline Lead develops future technical leaders and Project Managers while ensuring the discipline maintains the capability and capacity required for successful project delivery and sustainable growth. The Electrical Department Lead collaborates with the Office Manager, the Production Manager, other Discipline Leads, Project Managers, and project teams to support office goals and deliver trusted engineering solutions with excellence, energy, and enjoyment.

Requirements

Four-year technical degree in engineering or a related technical field
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in electrical engineering.
Ten or more years of progressively responsible experience in the electrical engineering field.
Demonstrated experience in technical leadership, staff development, project delivery, and client service.
Ability to develop emerging technical leaders and Project Managers through coaching and progressive responsibility.
Strong communication, organization, judgment, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and model accountability, integrity, respect, and resiliency.
Familiarity with Deltek, Newforma, Smartsheet, and MS Office Suite preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the overall health, performance, and long-term success of the electrical department.
Manage the electrical department including people, technical quality, utilization, capacity, and growth.
Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain electrical discipline staff.
Conduct performance reviews and career-development discussions, establish clear expectations, and support succession planning.
Identify people who demonstrate interest and aptitude for project management and develop them through coaching, mentoring, and progressively responsible assignments.
Develop future technical leaders, Project Managers, and Discipline Leads from within the discipline.
Lead electrical staffing and workload planning; coordinate assignments with Production Manager, Project Managers, other Discipline Leads, and the Office Manager.
Balance workloads to support project delivery, employee development, appropriate utilization, and sustainable performance.
Monitor discipline utilization, productivity, and profitability; identify concerns and implement corrective actions with the Office Manager.
Ensure technical consistency through conformance with discipline standards, specifications, best practices, mentoring, and continuous improvement.
Lead and participate in electrical QA/QC reviews; address recurring quality issues and reduce rework.
Coordinate with Mechanical and Plumbing/Fire Protection Discipline Leads to resolve staffing, coordination, and project-delivery challenges.
Promote a people-first culture where team members feel integral, influential, supported, challenged, and accountable.
Comply with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
Participate in office leadership, workforce planning, recruiting, succession planning, and operational improvement initiatives.
Support proposals, interviews, client relationships, and business development efforts requiring electrical leadership.
Serve as a senior technical resource and escalation point for complex electrical design, coordination, constructability, or delivery challenges.
Support significant projects, client meetings, and construction-phase activities when discipline leadership is needed.
Remain current with applicable codes, standards, technology, and industry practices.
Perform other responsibilities consistent with the role and as assigned by the Office Manager.