Electrical Engineering Supervisor

Audubon is seeking an Electrical Engineering Supervisor to join our team in our Houston, TX office.

About the role

Supervise a team of engineers who perform electrical engineering assignments associated with designing equipment, components, structures, or systems.

Responsibilities

• Interact and communicate effectively with direct reports, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and other consultants.
• Set realistic expectations and ensure assigned projects are completed according to schedule and within budget.
• Ensure that projects assigned to direct reports are completed according to schedule and within budget.
• Adhere to and ensure that direct reports follow company quality standards and engineering checking and approval procedures.
• Perform checking, or assign the appropriate checker, of engineering drawings and mathematical calculations produced by direct reports.
• Ensure the overall quality and technical accuracy associated with deliverables produced by direct reports.
• Oversee adherence to safe design practices while focusing on identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Plan and manage group workload, budgets, and project resources, requesting assistance as necessary.
• Assist in the development of internal design guidelines, specifications, and design control procedures.
• Assess feasibility of projects by evaluating materials, costs, and time requirements, applying knowledge and techniques of engineering and advanced mathematics.
• Utilize complex and repetitive calculations.
• Prepare or direct the preparation and modification of reports, specifications, plans, and/or construction schedules for projects.
• Analyze and examine different strategies, equations, and applications to ensure appropriate procedures are applied and/or utilized.
• Resolve design and development issues.
• Manage client relationships and develop repeat business opportunities.
• Compile discipline-specific man-hour estimates and Total Installed Cost estimates based on client-provided project scope.
• Manage and forecast man-hour requirements and schedules associated with discipline-specific project scope.
• Assess challenges and potential risks of planned projects, including construction costs, government regulations, potential environmental hazards, and other factors.
• Undertake initiatives for risk management and appropriate steps to address it.
• Responsible for hiring staff, performance evaluations, salary decisions, and resolving routine grievances and complaints; may initiate disciplinary actions.
• Approve time entry and expense reports pursuant to company/client policies and procedures.
• Provide advice and assistance on work techniques, best practices, and subject matter expertise to co-workers and subordinates.
• Set direction, priorities, and allocate resources within a group or project; define job roles, determine work to be completed, and make assignments to staff, distribute workload, and establish work deadlines; set work quality expectations.
• Comply with all company and client health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations.
• Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions, or incidents to supervisor.
• Monitor and ensure safe working conditions for staff, and ensure all direct reports receive required safety training to perform their tasks in a safe manner.
• Ensure all reportable occupational incidents are reported in a timely manner and provide assistance in the completion of any investigations, including implementing corrective actions.
• May independently prepare advanced-level specifications for project assignments detailing client performance requirements, specific component needs, design requirements, applicable design codes, and vendor drawing requirements.
• May prepare engineering sketches, perform engineering calculations, and develop analysis models for complex project assignments.
• May review and/or approve vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications.
• May undertake technical and feasibility studies including site investigations.
• May interact with drafting/design group to develop and review engineering drawings.
• May visit job sites to evaluate site, project requirements, and conditions.
• May visit vendor facilities to inspect equipment for compliance with requirements/specifications.
• May develop, review, and/or approve conceptual and detailed engineering design packages.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required; Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree from ABET Accredited Institution preferred.
• PE License preferred.
• Field experience required.
• Industry experience required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience preferred.
• Large multi-discipline project lead experience preferred.
• ETAP, SKM, CARS software experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience within an engineering environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of the design of electrical equipment preferred.
• Working knowledge of electrical design codes (NEC, NEMA, API, IEEE, etc.) preferred.

Skills

• Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Ability to comprehend instructions and request clarification as necessary.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.