Senior Engineering Team Lead

Rosendin•Coppell, TX

About The Position

The Senior Engineering Team Lead is an advanced-level engineering management position responsible for overseeing larger or more complex project work and may oversee several Engineering Team Leads on an ongoing basis. The role combines advanced technical competence with engineering management skills in resource allocation, workflow, work planning, fee estimating, and independent quality assurance and quality control of design team work. The position oversees engineering and production resources, staff, project and team resource allocation, and design work. It coordinates with project and division leadership on required effort, deliverables, and project support, and may oversee requests for additional services. The role also oversees engineering cost-accounting efforts and design QA/QC, resolves technical problems, supervises coordination with regulatory agencies, and performs value engineering studies. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, architectural engineering, or construction sciences; typically 10 years of engineering experience; and a U.S.-based Professional Engineer license. Travel is up to 25%, excluding local site visits. Work is conducted primarily indoors, with occasional jobsite exposure and physical activities such as sitting, standing, walking, typing, carrying, pushing, and bending, and occasional lifting up to 30 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in engineering, architectural engineering, or construction sciences.
Typically 10 years of engineering experience.
Registration as a licensed U.S.-based Professional Engineer (P.E.) is required.
Advanced knowledge of engineering processes and calculations, including load calculations, equipment layout, normal and emergency standby distribution, HV/MV distribution, lighting layout and calculations, power and lighting controls, utility coordination, grounding, value engineering, applicable codes, and standards.
Advanced management skills in work planning, resource management, fee development, staff oversight, staff development, and advancement planning.
Advanced knowledge of equipment and system testing and commissioning.
Ability to analyze and resolve technically complex engineering problems.
Knowledge of electrical construction techniques and workflow sufficient to understand how design packages will be built.
Proficiency with computers and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities and requirements under time pressure.
Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to lead presentations to executive management and customers.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse leadership groups and to interact effectively and professionally with employees at all levels, vendors, clients, Trade Partners, and others.
Ability to be self-motivated, proactive, and an effective team player.
Ability to travel up to 25%, excluding local site visits.

Nice To Haves

Field experience is strongly recommended.
Oracle experience is preferred.
Education and experience may be combined from education, training, and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Understand project requirements and develop design fees for requested work.
Prepare and oversee work plans for engineering and production resources.
Oversee and evaluate team and project resource allocation and fee disposition.
Oversee Engineering Team Leads, Engineers, Designers, and Modeling staff assigned to team or project work.
Communicate with Project Executives or Division Managers about required effort, expected deliverables, and project support.
Develop or oversee requests for additional services for submission to the project management team or Owner, when needed.
Oversee engineering cost-accounting efforts supporting projects assigned to supervised Engineering Team Leads.
Perform quality assurance and quality control of project designs developed by supervised Engineering Teams.
Resolve technical problems.
Supervise project coordination with city, state, and county officials and other regulatory agencies.
Perform value engineering studies.
Lead technically complex efforts and multiple diverse teams.
Oversee and review electrical system studies, including short circuit, overcurrent protection, arc flash, voltage drop/droop, and underground thermal calculations.
Develop complete and accurate sequences of operations for automated systems.