Electrical Section Manager
About the role
The Electrical Section Manager is responsible for the growth, operations, and technical leadership of the electrical team. This role involves managing technical and operational activities, establishing client relations, and collaborating with the Electrical Business Class Lead to build strong external and internal client relationships.
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 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.
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- A minimum of 7 years experience.
- Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm, experience in design calculations, specifications, and preparation of construction drawings for corporate/commercial development, industrial, federal or mission critical projects, experience mentoring junior staff, and preference given to local candidates.
- Experience and interest in sustainable design including credentials in high performance building design similar to LEED.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- A minimum of 7 years experience.
- 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.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Pay Transparency Location Ohio: $102,600 - $145,800.
Location
Primary Location: United States-Ohio-Cleveland
Other Locations: United States-Ohio-Columbus, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
Schedule
Full-time
Employee Status
Regular
Business Class
Building Electrical