Electrical Discipline Manager

Dewberry•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Dewberry's Huntsville, AL office is seeking an experienced Electrical Discipline Manager to spearhead our efforts in delivering exceptional mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) solutions. If you're an accomplished Professional Engineer with over 8 years of progressive technical experience, this is your chance to elevate your career by guiding our design team and ensuring that projects meet client expectations and budgetary requirements. In this vital role, you will provide technical oversight and leadership, mentoring a talented team while fostering an environment focused on professional development and operational excellence. Your deep knowledge of the construction process and familiarity with AIA construction contracts will be invaluable as you take charge of multiple projects, ensuring they align with contract specifications and technical standards. As the Electrical Discipline Manager, you will not only oversee the technical execution of projects but also play a key role in business development, networking with clients, and expanding our service offerings. You'll coordinate with various disciplines and consultants to ensure seamless project delivery, providing the design resources required to fulfill our commitments successfully. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply and contribute your expertise to a firm that values integrity and excellence! Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Requirements

Accomplished (8+ years of experience) Professional Engineer
Knowledgeable of construction process, familiar with AIA construction contracts
Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
Experience in staff management/department management
Experience in the design of various MEP systems
Well organized, takes good notes
Good conceptual understanding of plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems with general knowledge of system operation, space requirements, cost

Responsibilities

Growing, mentoring, and developing the staff within discipline area to allow each person to achieve their maximum potential.
Minimum annual evaluations for each direct reports.
Providing technical guidance/leadership for discipline area.
Organizing staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.
Taking a very active role in recruitment of staff in discipline area including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”.
Technical and Quality oversight of all project work for discipline area.
Establishing/improving standards for discipline area.
Adherence to project design schedule.
Notification to Project/Client Managers if established project design schedule cannot be met. Notify in enough time to appropriately handle the situation, preferably at the latest 2 weeks prior.
Adherence to discipline project budget. Review and provide updates on project budgets at milestone dates. Reviewing discipline budgets weekly.
Attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services.
Identify staff performing design of the project, along with a senior staff member if required.
Identify Engineer of Record.
Provide general updates of projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, etc.)
Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time to good design coordination.
Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.
Coordination with all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
Project assignments and priorities
Delivery due dates for group project commitment’s
Workload/Capacity