Electrical Subject Matter Expert - Principal Engineer

Key Required Skills

• Accomplished electrical engineer/PE with 20+ years of progressive technical experience in the design of electrical systems, infrastructure and renewable energy technologies.
• Technical oversight of multiple projects with proven success in meeting contract specifications and achieving high performance and growth of a team.
• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills.

Additional Areas Of Focus In This Role

• Aid in the development and implementation of growth strategies.
• Provide technical guidance to help meet client's desires and budget.
• Work with a team of engineers on a variety of private, public, and federal projects.
• Collaborate with architectural, mechanical, structural, and other disciplines to provide full-range services to local, regional, and national clients.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and develop the electrical staff in a way that allows each individual and our collective MEPS team to achieve maximum potential.
• Ensure Electrical discipline managers are providing timely and adequate guidance and quality oversight, including code review, of all project work involving electrical engineering.
• Ensure Electrical discipline managers are providing adequate technical training and development of staff by providing guidance and mentoring of managers.
• Ensure Electrical discipline managers are establishing and improving standards, practices, guidelines, and specifications for their Electrical discipline area.
• Lead the development of office Electrical standards and coordinate those standards through the Chief Engineer across offices.
• Ensure Electrical discipline managers are consistently applying and complying with corporate quality management processes and procedures.
• Actively participate in local and national technical organizations, present at conferences, and serve as an industry thought leader.
• Recruitment and development of technical staff and project managers to deliver on project commitments.
• Provide “on-the-spot” advice and decisions – technical and cost estimates.
• Consultation with clients related to their project goals, design concepts and solutions, and project economics.
• Evaluation of project opportunities and Go/No Go determination based on technical qualifications, staff availability, and alignment with business strategy and portfolio.
• Coordinate with client/project managers and department managers within an office to resolve Electrical engineering conflicts.
• Consultation with senior leadership on development and implementation of growth strategies.
• Assist the Office/Business Unit Manager to ensure successful office operations, including advice on staff organizational structure and office procedures.
• Supervise all Electrical discipline managers within an office or business unit for successful intra-office operations.
• Participate in the MEPS Service Line’s Electrical community of practice to ensure successful inter-office electrical operations.

Qualifications

At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So, if you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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