Electrical Section Lead

About the role

This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence. HDR is currently seeking an Electrical Section Lead for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in New York, NY.

Responsibilities

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing and client development activities.
• Manage the technical and operational activities of the electrical discipline.
• Be a conceptual thinker and engage our design partners at the early stages of projects to inform design intent.
• Prepare/review project budgets and scopes for the electrical discipline and monitor financial performance.
• Schedule and coordinate all work performed inside the discipline.
• Establish work priorities and project assignments for staff.
• Monitor scope of work and scope changes.
• Facilitate and encourage coordination with other discipline groups.
• Conduct interviews in support of the hiring of new staff for the section and provide new employee mentoring.
• Establish employee goals and conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct section meetings to discuss productivity, workload and quality control issues.
• Advance the skill level of personnel through training, education, experience, etc.
• Coordinate with the electrical discipline managers of other business group locations to review workload, project status, and staffing requirements.
• Prepare/review electrical engineering scope of work and fees for proposals.
• Monitor changes in codes, regulations and client standards and keep staff up to date on current industry practices.
• Implement any required changes into the electrical design standards, procedures, and deliverables.
• Perform quality control reviews.
• Perform project engineer duties when required.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ management experience.
• 15+ years of controls design experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm.
• Ability to manage, lead and mentor other team members.
• Preference given to local candidates.
• Experience designing complex and large-scale healthcare, laboratory, and/or mission critical data center facilities.
• Experience with both industrial control systems (ICS) and commercial Building Automation Systems desired.

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 7 years experience.
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Good leadership and organizational skills.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.