Lead Electrical Designer

About the role

The Lead Electrical Designer (or Engineer*) is a senior member & manager of the project team, working under the direct supervision of the Trade Design Manager (or Senior Engineer*).

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Design professionals with a goal to complete high-quality trade-specific schematics & layouts based on solid design principles.
• Manage all design team project functions, including surveys, calculations, selections & layouts.
• Perform all project phases and play a lead role in effectively communicating with peers, supervisors, vendors, consultants, clients & stakeholders.
• Assume the Job Captain function, directly managing the training, development & project execution of direct-report project team members.
• Manage the construction administration process, processing and reviewing shop drawings, performing field observations, and preparing respective reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6yrs experience working as a Designer, of which at least 2yrs were spent in a Senior Designer Role, as part of a professional engineering project team, under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
• Minimum 2yrs experience leading engineering projects of various sizes and complexities.
• 4-year Engineering degree.
• Professional Engineering License preferred.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Polished communication skills (both verbal & writing).
• Highly organized and composed under pressure.
• Proven project management ability, with demonstrated experience managing direct reports to strict timelines with multiple projects to meet deadlines under high-pressure environment.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD & REVIT.
• Possesses a keen eye for detail.

Core Competencies

• Project Management: Level 4 (Functional Mastery)
• Relationship Management:
• Fosters a collaborative culture, with demonstrated experience training & developing staff.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee team coordination with managers, clients, and team members to set expectations, deliverables, and objectives.
• Delegates workload assignments effectively & inspires others.
• Problem Solving:
• Teaches the team to view problems as opportunities to grow & fosters a solution-based thinking culture, where the team brings ideas & solutions to the table.
• Enables the team to fill knowledge gaps through active & proactive research.
• Affords the team to think "outside the box" & formulate the most effective solution in addressing specific challenges.
• Takes a "prevent rather than intervene" approach by focusing on team quality and due diligence.
• Customer Satisfaction:
• Ensures that the team focuses on the client experience and keeps the customer perspective in mind.
• Elicits feedback from direct reports and creates strategies to help the team serve customers more effectively.
• Job Captain: Demonstrated ability to perform consistent Job Captain responsibilities.

Leadership

• Enables, motivates, and inspires the team to meet deliverables within project constraints by demonstrating commitment, expertise, confidence, genuine concern, and ability to help everyone solve challenges and achieve goals.
• Finds the key factors that motivate each team member, settles disputes, and effectively encourages the team to maintain its focus.
• Counsels team members on career development and performance management.