Regional Electrical Engineering Leader - Infrastructure

CDM Smith – where amazing career journeys unfold. Imagine a place committed to offering an unmatched employee experience. Where you work on projects that are meaningful to you, play an active part in shaping your career journey, and are encouraged and supported to do your very best. Our employees are the heart of our company, and we value passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions, and bring diverse perspectives.

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, fostering collaboration, and ensuring high-quality project delivery.

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, celebrating milestones such as work anniversaries, promotions, and professional registrations.
• Select suitable mentors for employees as part of the Career Compass Program.
• Conduct timely and authentic annual performance appraisals, coordinating 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, working with your TDM for appropriate technical staff assignments.
• Manage the team’s financial performance, including utilization, direct labor, and profitability.
• Provide 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.
• Collaborate with digital service providers, including Trinnex and Digital Engineering Services (DES), to accelerate adoption of digital tools and improve efficiency in delivering instruments of service.

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 and 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 key business metrics such as utilization, project profitability, overhead, and staffing.

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 will 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: $134,264 – $248,394 USD. CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. Additional factors, including 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.