Electrical Engineering Lead

KBR, Inc.•Huntsville, AL

19h

About The Position

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides solutions across the asset life cycle, including licensed process technologies, advisory services, technical expertise, energy transition solutions, design capabilities, and smart solutions for planned and operating assets. The Electrical Engineering Lead serves as the PMC organization's technical authority and owner-representative for planning, design verification, integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, and startup of electrical power distribution, electrical network monitoring and control systems (ENMCS), power management systems, and interfaces to industrial control systems across the client’s project. The role coordinates client stakeholders, PMC and EPCM teams, suppliers, automation vendors, and construction contractors to ensure electrical systems meet Lilly standards, GMP requirements, project objectives, and industry best practices. It leads electrical design reviews, implementation planning, testing oversight, risk management, issue resolution, and system integration, with a focus on reliability, maintainability, cybersecurity, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance. The role collaborates with engineering, construction, CQV, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations organizations to support project delivery and startup.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Minimum 10 years of experience with electrical systems, generation, and utility interconnections on industrial capital projects.
Experience with power distribution, utility systems, facility infrastructure, and power system studies.
Knowledge of power reliability strategies.
Strong knowledge of electrical codes, standards, and engineering practices.
Experience successfully coordinating Electrical Engineering with multidisciplinary engineering activities for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or GMP-regulated facilities.
Prior experience in an Owner’s Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
Experience supporting commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
Familiarity with emergency power and critical operation systems.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Decarbonization, energy transition, and sustainability experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate client stakeholders, the PMC team, EPCM contractors, equipment suppliers, automation vendors, and construction contractors to ensure electrical systems are designed, installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with Lilly standards, GMP requirements, project objectives, and industry best practices.
Lead power distribution design reviews, ENMCS architecture, field implementation planning, FAT/SAT oversight, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
Ensure reliability, maintainability, cybersecurity, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.
Act as the primary integration point for electrical systems with all other plant systems.
Drive collaboration across engineering, construction, CQV, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations organizations to support successful project delivery and startup.