Senior Electrical Engineer and Team Lead
About The Position
Vanderweil Engineers is a nationally recognized, top-ranked engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. For 75 years, we've delivered innovative solutions across diverse sectors—including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. As one of the largest independently owned engineering firms in the U.S., our team of 500+ professionals operates from nine offices nationwide, bringing deep expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project. We are currently seeking a proven Electrical Engineering Discipline Leader to join our Alexandria, Virginia office. Electrical Engineering services will consist of power, lighting, and fire alarm engineering.
Requirements
- Proven Electrical Engineering Discipline Leader
- Expertise in power, lighting, and fire alarm engineering.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the daily leadership of the electrical staff.
- Periodically review the overall mix and quantity of the staff based on office workload projections.
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, workload sharing with other offices, and terminations to adjust the engineering staff composition to meet overall business objectives.
- Mentor the department staff individually or in collaboration with other senior staff.
- Conduct periodic reviews of electrical staff and make recommendations for compensation changes.
- Assist in the development of proposals, design budgets and project schedule.
- Facilitate the delivery of a full range of engineering services including facility assessments, life cycle analyses, sustainable design and energy analyses, conceptual designs, design development engineering, contract documents, construction administration, post-occupancy evaluations.
- Promote innovative and creative design solutions within a collaborative team environment, working and communicating closely with the Owners, Architects, PIC, PM, consultants and team members.
- Make project engineering staff assignments that are responsive to the technical, financial, and schedule requirements of the projects.
- Assist project teams in the development of project workplans and project control drawings at each project phase.
- Coordinate staffing requirements between all projects within the office.
- Assist the various PMs in providing accurate project staffing requirements.
- Conduct periodic design reviews, per the established project schedule, to determine if the project engineering objectives and client requirements are satisfied.
- Responsible for the quality of design and documentation for the discipline.
- Coordinate with the QA/QC leader the assignment of QA engineer for each project.
- Maintain an updated library of discipline standards.
- Collaborate with the CA group to establish lessons learned reviews on projects.
- Understand the strategic business objectives of the Alexandria office and the company. Participate, when requested, in the development and planning of those objectives.
- Assist in the development of electrical engineering design and project delivery strategies and establish responsibilities, procedures, and financial budgets for attaining the business objectives.
- Identify, develop, and implement opportunities for improving engineering design and project delivery policies and procedures.
- Participate in local, regional, or national professional organizations to understand general design/construction industry trends, promote the company’s image, identify “best” business practices for potential use within the company, identify and develop relationships with prospective employees.
- Participate in sales activities and project interviews.
Benefits
- Wellness programs that support physical and behavioral health
- Equitable and inclusive workplace
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
