Electrical Subject Matter Expert - Principal Engineer
About The Position
Dewberry is seeking an Electrical Subject Matter Expert/Principal Engineer for its Nashville, Tennessee office. The role supports the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Structural (MEPS) service line, which serves nationwide clients across specialized facility types and MEPS design services. The service line’s work includes high-performance buildings, hospitals, net-zero and renewable energy technologies, microgrids, and energy resilience design, among other services. Clients include universities, healthcare systems, government agencies, and global industrial manufacturers. The Electrical SME/Principal Engineer provides operational and technical leadership, guidance, training, and mentoring for electrical engineering staff. The role supports project delivery, staff and organizational development, quality management, standards, business growth strategies, client relationships, and coordination across offices and disciplines. The position reports to the MEPS Service Line Chief Engineer and supervises Electrical discipline managers within an office or business unit. The principal engineer is the top electrical engineer in an office.
Requirements
- Accomplished electrical engineer and PE.
- 20+ years of progressive technical experience designing electrical systems, infrastructure, and renewable energy technologies.
- Experience providing technical oversight for multiple projects, with demonstrated success meeting contract specifications and achieving high performance and team growth.
- Self-motivated, with highly developed verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight and quality guidance for electrical project work, including code review.
- Serve as a technical interface with code officials and contractors.
- Provide electrical engineering training, staff development, mentoring, and guidance to discipline managers.
- Serve as Engineer of Record on selected projects as needed.
- Oversee development and improvement of electrical standards, practices, guidelines, and specifications; lead office standards development and coordinate standards across offices through the Chief Engineer.
- Ensure consistent application of corporate quality management processes and procedures by Electrical discipline managers.
- Participate in or lead local and national technical organizations and present at conferences as an industry thought leader.
- Recruit and develop technical staff and project managers to support project commitments.
- Provide timely technical advice, decisions, and cost estimates.
- Consult with clients about project goals, design concepts, solutions, and project economics.
- Evaluate project opportunities and make Go/No Go determinations based on technical qualifications, staff availability, and business strategy and portfolio alignment.
- Coordinate with client/project managers and department managers to resolve electrical engineering conflicts.
- Consult with senior leadership on developing and implementing growth strategies.
- Assist the Office/Business Unit Manager with office operations, including staff organizational structure and office procedures.
- Supervise Electrical discipline managers and help them operate their departments successfully.
- Assist the Chief Engineer in leading the MEPS Service Line Electrical community of practice and perform delegated tasks.
- Assist the Business Unit Manager and MEPS Service Line Leader in developing and implementing growth strategies.
- Provide technical guidance to Project/Client Managers to help meet client needs and budgets.
- Collaborate with electrical, architectural, mechanical, structural, and other disciplines on private, public, and federal projects.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
