Engineering Design Lead

About the role

This position can be based out of our Fenton, MO office or fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and people leadership to a team of engineers and designers delivering high-quality electrical engineering drawings, 3D models, and construction documents that support complex and challenging electrical installations, in alignment with all Company policies, procedures, key objectives and regulations.
• Combine advanced engineering expertise, team leadership, and construction-focused problem solving to ensure designs are safe, code-compliant, fully constructible, and aligned with project goals.
• Support projects ranging from Design/Build efforts to some of the largest hyper-scale projects in the country.
• Review internal and external engineering documents to identify constructability risks and value engineering opportunities, perform advanced engineering studies, and provide hands-on field support and troubleshooting.
• Lead technical review of outside engineering documents and support value engineering, scope development, and constructability planning.
• Participate in electrical construction and design-related training.
• Enforce company engineering standards and maintain strict QA/QC procedures for all deliverables.
• Recommend improvements to design standards, workflows, and procedures.
• Respond to design questions, resolve issues, and issue plan revisions as required.
• Stay current with new electrical and safety codes, materials, technologies, and industry best practices.
• Coordinate with field electricians to support data collection and implementation as needed.
• Lead any size project from an engineering perspective, supporting estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and budget alignment.
• Mentor and develop Electrical Engineers and Designers; support licensure development and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Maintain trusted relationships with customers, inspectors, vendors, and trade partners while representing the Company’s technical leadership and core values.
• Utilize LEAN concepts or other continuous improvement methodologies to ensure the most efficient operations, processes, and activities.
• Promote and model the Company mission, vision and values through exercising sound and ethical business practices, championing all elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and providing high quality services and programs as they relate to clients, subcontractors, co-workers, suppliers, and the public.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience in engineering, electrical design, or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of applicable design engineering experience or 8 years with an electrical engineering degree and Professional Engineer (PE) license and demonstrated success leading engineering teams on small to mid-size projects.
• Extensive experience in facilities power design, including lighting, receptacle layouts, circuiting, panelboard schedules, load calculations, and equipment sizing.
• Experience in healthcare, heavy industrial, and/or data center projects is highly desirable.
• Advanced ability to read, interpret, and apply electrical contracts, plans, drawings, and specifications, with extensive knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and applicable building codes.
• High proficiency in Revit, Autodesk tools, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
• Experience performing engineering studies using SKM or ETAP is preferred.
• Strong commitment to electrical construction, engineering excellence, and team leadership, with a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset.
• Demonstrated experience supporting field electricians through all phases of construction, including troubleshooting and design clarification.
• Demonstrated experience proposing, scoping, and estimating engineering and design efforts.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and systems-level problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, customer focus, and effective decision-making under pressure.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to lead teams and collaborate across disciplines.