Regional Electrical Engineering Leader - Infrastructure

About Us

CDM Smith is a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Here, you work on meaningful projects, shape your career journey, and collaborate with co-workers invested in your success. We provide a challenging, progressive, and inclusive work environment that fosters personal leadership, career growth, and development. Our goal is to deliver world-class solutions through diverse perspectives and passionate individuals who challenge the norm.

About the Role

As a Regional Team Leader in one of our Southeastern RTL office locations (Tampa, Miami, Maitland, Atlanta, Boca Raton, or Chattanooga), you will advance CDM Smith’s mission by supporting your team’s career growth and operational success.

Responsibilities

• Support your employees’ career journey, including identifying and completing appropriate training, achieving professional registration/certification, and assigning challenging projects.
• Communicate, integrate, connect, and engage with team members.
• Select suitable mentors for employees as part of the Career Compass Program.
• Celebrate team members at important milestones (e.g., work anniversaries, promotions, professional registration).
• Conduct timely and authentic annual performance appraisals in coordination with technical mentors, project managers, TDMs, and others.
• Leverage and apply intellectual property, particularly through Community of Practice participation.
• Recruit, interview, and hire new employees (as approved with the TDM) to support project workload and firm growth.
• Deliver a legendary client experience with attention to quality and instill a sense of personal ownership for work product quality in each team member.
• Coordinate workload within your Technical Services group and align with utilization goals for individuals on your team, in collaboration with your TDM.
• Manage the team’s financial performance, including utilization, direct labor, and profitability.
• Provide appropriate sales support as coordinated with the TDM.
• Approve time sheets and expense reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure team members complete all required training (Compliance, Health & Safety, Ethics, etc.) on time.
• Ensure compliance with QA/QC and Health & Safety procedures for project delivery.

Skills & Abilities

• Foster a culture of collaboration, quality, and lead by example, embodying CDM Smith’s Vision and Core Values.
• Demonstrate CDM Smith’s Leadership Competencies, including promoting a high-performance culture, trust, accountability, building alliances, and driving continuous improvement.
• Drive staff engagement, retention, hiring, and development within the team.
• Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Provide exemplary service to both internal and external clients.
• Possess a deep understanding of business metrics such as utilization, project profitability, overhead, and staffing.
• Collaborate effectively with digital service providers, including Trinnex and Digital Engineering Services (DES), to accelerate adoption of digital tools, improve efficiency in delivery of instruments of service, and support ideation, incubation, and governed implementation of new digital solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• 12 years of related experience.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required (10% or less).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical understanding of electrical engineering.
• Experience leading teams developing engineering designs of moderate to high complexity to meet client project requirements.
• Experience with electric master system plans, power systems, protection and generation models, facility power systems, sustainability/renewable energy systems, and similar electrical systems.

Pay

Pay range minimum: USD $134,264.00

Pay range maximum: USD $248,394.00

CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. Additional factors such as relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training may influence salary.

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.