Electrical Group Leader

About the role

The Electrical Group Leader will build, lead, and manage an integral group of engineering professionals in support of various projects for Garver’s Greenville Water Design Center. Diversity in high-volume, custom plant projects will allow this engineer the opportunity to be hands-on with design, directly involved with clients, provide mentorship to team members, and actively participate in marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Supporting regional teams with related business development activities
• Developing conceptual designs for water and wastewater treatment electrical power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
• Developing detailed designs for water and wastewater treatment power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
• Developing one-line diagrams and power plans
• Coinciding with process mechanical team for process control coordination
• Preparing design calculations, coordinating with other support discipline activities on projects, coordinating with regional Garver offices and regulatory agencies, construction cost estimating, and quality assurance and control
• Managing and mentoring teams, coordinating schedules, monitoring project budgets, and ensuring delivery of quality work products which adhere to Garver standardization
• Being included in client meetings, industry conferences, and serving as a subject matter expert for the Water Business Line
• Recruiting top talent for the electrical team
• Developing scope, schedule, level of effort, and fees for projects
• Manning, mentoring, and professional development for electrical team members
• Driving the detailed design through coordination with other design disciplines
• Planning, managing, and executing electrical staff and workload
• Developing detailed plans and specifications
• Coinciding and maintaining project schedules
• Planning and monitoring budgets
• Quality program compliance, including ensuring delivery of quality work products that adhere to Garver standardization
• Electrical standards and tools development, procurement, and training

About Garver’s Greenville Water Design Center

The Greenville Water Design Center will be a knowledge-based hub that excels in highly technical, multi-discipline water and wastewater designs for clients in Garver’s eastern footprint, as well as across the country as necessary. The Greenville WDC will specialize in large, high-volume, custom treatment plant projects with conventional and advanced technologies. A centralized WDC requires constant communication, coordination, and participation with team members. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as the engineer’s opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.

Minimum Requirements

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license or with the ability to be licensed
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program
• 10+ years of technical related experience with 2+ years of experience in project/team leadership

Preferred Attributes

• Techically competent in electrical engineering design including controls, instrumentation, SCADA systems, and power distribution systems
• 15+ years of electrical engineering design experience with 5+ years of experience in project/ team leadership
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license in several states including SC, NC, GA, TN, FL, AL
• Working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment plant systems
• Working knowledge of remote telemetry systems
• Working knowledge of SCADA network communications
• Proven experience overseeing electrical and I&C designs, including detailed plans and specifications for major projects
• Working knowledge of PLC and HMI programming software including: Allen-Bradley RSLogix, GE iFix, Schneider Electric Wonderware, Inductive Automation Ignition
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• ISA Automation Professional certification
• Working knowledge of AutoCad and/or Revit CAD programs
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, and NFPA 820