Director, Electrical Engineering

About the role

The Director of Electrical Engineering leads the Electrical Design Engineering team and is accountable for all electrical design activities supporting the Energy-from-Waste process across more than 30 facilities across North America. This role provides design leadership for electrical infrastructure across high-voltage (26 kV to 230 kV), medium-voltage (5 kV to 13.8 kV), and low-voltage systems, including high-voltage breakers, step-up transformers, turbine generators, balance-of-plant equipment, medium-voltage switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), fans and motors, protective relaying, and short-circuit and arc-flash studies.

• Supports the Energy-from-Waste process across more than 30 facilities across North America.
• Manages, prioritizes, and assigns work across the Electrical Engineering team and SMEs.
• Led electrical infrastructure design engineering for capital projects.
• Leads technical programs of strategic importance to the company.
• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves Reworld’s Electrical specifications/design standards library.
• Provides engineering support to operations, including evaluation and implementation of technology upgrades aligned with the business needs.
• Engages and manages outside engineering firms to deliver technically sound, business-feasible electrical designs.
• Leads front-end design activities for capital projects in alignment with FEL processes and tools.
• Mentors, coaches, and develops SMEs, including training on FEL tools and best practices.
• Leads feasibility studies for new or retrofit designs, evaluating total cost of ownership (Capital and O&M) and recommending solutions that balance technical and economic considerations.
• Drives the lessons learned program, incorporates site feedback, and updates standards and specifications to improve future designs.
• Leads improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and deliver operational savings across facilities.
• Leads technical risk assessments for electrical designs and retrofits, including SEOLDS, arc-flash studies, and protective relaying scheme reviews.
• Leads FMEA activities to support critical troubleshooting and reliability improvements at site locations.
• Performs Technical Due Diligence and provides recommendations for Projects involving Equipment sourcing from Low-cost countries.
• Attracts, develops, and retains talent; leads performance management processes for internal teams.
• Provides guidance and support for talent development of Engineering SMEs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering/Science (Electrical Engineering) from an accredited institution.
• 15–20 years of experience in an electrical engineering role, including at least five years of leadership experience.
• Prior electrical design engineering experience in one or more of the following (or similar) industries: Architectural Engineering firms, Data centers, Power generating plants, Large industrial facilities (Chemical, paper, co-generation or similar industries).
• Experience with MV and HV systems (e.g., switchgear, motor control centers, protective relaying, transformers).
• Demonstrated experience managing technical teams is required.
• Experience across the project execution lifecycle preferred: concept design, construction, commissioning, and start-ups.
• Experience supporting facility operations and/or maintenance is preferred.
• Technical due diligence experience for equipment sourcing from Low-cost countries (e.g. in Asia) will be a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data and identify trends.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with minimal direction while providing guidance and support to a technical team of direct and indirect reports.

Benefits

The benefits package includes medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays. Additional details are available at Reworldwaste.com.