Grocery & Distribution - Electrical Lead Designer

About the role

We provide total building system design and construction services across multiple high-growth markets throughout the country for industry leaders. You'll get to use your talent to work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission-critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, and venue.

Responsibilities

• Drafting & Design: Prepares or directs the preparation of simple to complex design documents, system layouts, detailed drawings, schematics and specifications.
• Project & Design Efforts: Leads project and design efforts from concept design through completion.
• Reviews Shop Drawings: Reviews shop drawings for conformance to plans and specifications.
• Research & Recommendations: Performs research and makes recommendations as to the feasibility of systems or equipment.
• Evaluates Products: Evaluates products for their application.
• Solutions to Complex Problems: Responsible for producing solutions to complex engineering problems and complicated design challenges through direct involvement or in an advisory capacity.
• Ensures Quality: Ensures that production of drawings, specifications, reports and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.

Team & Technical Leadership

• Advise & Mentor: Proactively advises and mentors less experienced designers and engineers, providing oversight and technical guidance.
• Success of Supervision: Takes responsibility for the success of those under their supervision.
• Direct Activities: May direct activities of technical and administrative staff.
• Continuous Development: Strives to continuously develop and expand personal knowledge and the knowledge of others.
• Establish & Implement Goals: Involved in the development of tools, resources and company practices.
• Quality Review: Oversees the quality of projects and designs through the quality review process and regular check-ins.

Business Development

• Takes Lead: Takes the lead in developing, establishing and maintaining relationships with strategic partners and customers in support of and to expand business opportunities.
• Client Events: Participates in client, company and/or industry events to build and maintain professional relationships.

Client Experience

• Client-Centric Mindset: Fosters a client-centric mindset and approach individually and within their team.
• Communication: Communicates with clients as needed for the development and coordination of requirements and scope of work.
• Proactive Communication: Maintains proactive communication throughout the project cycle.
• Conflict Resolution: Anticipates and answers questions from clients and architects. Acts as a resource to others and directs in fact-finding and/or assists with answering questions. Resolves conflicts involving owners, architects and contractors as needed.

Continuous Learning

• Identifies Gaps: Identifies and seeks to fill gaps in industry and/or discipline knowledge on a continuous basis.
• Emerging Technologies: Understands, teaches and applies Henderson’s design guidelines, standards, policies and procedures.

Project Management

• Project Coordination: Performs a range of project management responsibilities in collaboration with experienced project managers.
• Project Delivery: Responsible for project coordination activities such as managing emails, coordinating scope and schedule, coordinating design team, attending client meetings, ensuring project quality, responding to client questions and coordinating project delivery.

Core Competencies

• Communication: Keeps others well informed and prioritizes audiences, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Integrity: Leads by example, challenges assumptions, and creates candid feedback loops.
• Quality Orientation: Creates a sense of urgency to tackle problems and rewards responsiveness.
• Teamwork/Inclusion: Promotes a culture of collaboration across roles and teams.
• Continuous Learning: Identifies and understands emerging technologies and industry trends and stays up to date on evolving codes and standards.
• Functional/Technical Expertise: Leverages area of expertise to contribute to team and company goals.

Required Education, Experience, Licenses & Technical Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field of engineering (i.e., mechanical, electrical, fire protection or architectural) and 9 years of relevant experience or 10 years of experience with high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Additional certifications and accreditations aligned with the relevant technical field (e.g., BEMP, CPD, CDP, NICET, RCDD, etc.) required.
• Completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam preferred.
• Certifications and accreditations aligned with sustainability backgrounds (e.g., CDP, LEED, WELL, etc.) preferred.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in engineering design, A&E industry, codes, design guides and standards relating to a broad range of practices, projects and/or program types required.
• Knowledge of earned value, contracts and construction processes and methods required.
• Proficiency in Revit and Bluebeam Revu required.
• High technical aptitude: ability to learn, understand and utilize various systems and processes.
• Comfortable with training others on systems and processes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with designers at all levels in a clear and concise manner.
• Effective critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team oriented and willingness and ability to function in a highly collaborative environment, in group projects and leading less experienced designers.
• Ability to also work independently as needed.
• Adapts to changing work environments, priorities and organizational needs.
• Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback and adjust to coaching.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and engineering design software applicable to your discipline or focus.
• Must be a self-starter, proactive and willing to teach, manage and/or help others as needed.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in all core competencies as described and characterized in this job description.

Physical & Other Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional travel may be required (10-15%).
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.