Regional Technical Director
About The Position
The Regional Technical Director provides technical and people leadership for electrical engineering within an assigned region, with a focus on Barton’s vertical markets facilities. The role guides the design of safe, reliable electrical systems that support client operational needs, maintain essential operations, and accommodate future growth. Working with the Sr. Technical Director, Business Unit Leaders, Project Managers, and other Regional Technical Directors, this leader develops staff, manages technical quality, and aligns resources with project commitments. The position combines hands-on engineering with responsibility for technical training, quality control, and regional discipline performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration.
- Minimum of 10 years of successful project engineering and design experience, including substantial electrical design of complex projects.
- Expertise in electrical distribution, essential electrical systems, emergency power, lighting, and infrastructure planning, with sound judgment in balancing safety, reliability, constructability, and cost.
- Experience applying applicable electrical codes and coordinating regulatory reviews, facility requirements, and interdisciplinary design decisions.
- Ability to lead and develop technical staff, conduct quality reviews, plan workloads across offices, and resolve complex technical and project issues.
- Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, electrical analysis tools such as ETAP, SKM PowerTools, or EasyPower, and Microsoft Office; ability to review BIM coordination, calculations, drawings, and specifications.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare or higher education market sectors.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor regional electrical staff, establish technical expectations, and support training and career growth.
- Partner with Engineering leadership, Business Unit Leaders, and HR on hiring and performance management.
- Enforce quality standards through independent reviews and final checks of calculations, equipment selections, drawings, and specifications; apply lessons learned to reduce errors and rework.
- Guide electrical planning and design across all market sectors, ensuring reliable, code-compliant systems that meet client needs, operational requirements, and future expansion plans.
- Coordinate assignments, schedules, and resources across offices to align staff capabilities and utilization with project demands and delivery commitments.
- Serve as a senior technical resource for clients and project teams, coordinate electrical systems with other disciplines, and resolve technical issues.
- Oversee RFIs, submittals, site observations, and commissioning coordination.
- May serve as Engineer of Record or Project Manager on complex projects, maintaining alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
- Monitor staff development, quality, errors and omissions, efficiency, and profitability.
- Maintain current technical knowledge, uphold Barton standards, and obtain required approvals for scope or fee changes.
Benefits
- Employee ownership through an ESOP, with the opportunity to build long-term wealth through the firm’s success.
- Comprehensive and competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Competitive 401(k) matching.
- Profit-sharing opportunities.
- A professional yet flexible environment that respects employees’ time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
