Associate Director - Southeast Region (Utility Substations)

Atwell, LLC; Cockburn; On-site; AUD 213,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Health benefits

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Atwell, LLC is seeking an Associate Director for the Southeast Region (Utility Substations) to lead the electrical distribution design team and drive nationwide growth. The role requires directing project teams, mentoring staff, and maintaining client relationships across multiple projects.

The position emphasizes strategic planning, budgeting, and business development, with travel as needed to support regional and national initiatives.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience in distribution design and engineering.
• Ability to train and mentor project team.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and directs all team members, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, reviewing, and mentoring up to termination.
• Establish business objectives and department plans with leadership; balance staffing and workload.
• Manage finances: analyze performance, initiate corrective actions, approve expenditures, manage invoices/subcontractors.
• Develop project plans and maintain client relationships; assist with proposals and research as needed.
• Promote business development support and client relationships; share resources with other teams.

Skills

Distribution design

Project leadership

Business development

Client relations

Mentoring

Budget management

Regulatory communication

Job description

Associate Director - Southeast Region (Utility Substations)

Atwell

Who We Are

Atwell, LLC is a bold leader in the consulting, engineering, and construction services industry, delivering a broad range of creative solutions to clients in the real estate & land development, and energy markets. We have a strong national presence and a diverse, award-winning project portfolio. Atwell is a privately owned company, with 2,000+ passionate team members across 75+ locations and growing!

Atwell, LLCis a proud recipient of the following 2025awards:

• Ten consecutive years in a row as a “Best Place to Work” by Zweig Group (#11)
• Recognized as #70 in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms, ranked in every region
• Recognized in Crain's “Fast 50” as one of the fastest-growing companies (#14)
• Recognized as the 2025 ENR Design Firm of the year for the southeastern US

JOB SUMMARY

Atwell is looking for a self-motivated distribution professional to take ownership of our existing team executing electrical service designs, underground cable replacement and other electrical mainline projects for a local utility as well as work closely with other distribution design and engineering teams to build our business nationwide.

The Associate Director will achieve business objectives by developing opportunities, strategic vision and ensuring financial and team success through leadership and development. The Associate Director will develop and manage members of their team through mentoring, executing, training, and staffing. In this role, an employee will be expected to develop and demonstrate proficiency regarding the essential functions of the job found below.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervises and directs all members of the Team with authority to recruit, interview, hire, on board, train, review, and mentor (up to, and including, termination).
• Establish business objectives:
  • Create annual business plan with VP/Regional Leader.
  • Establish department objectives by collaborating with team members and management.
  • Establish team plan:
    • Balance department wide group staffing and workload.
    • Prioritize long-term resources.
• Organize project team.
  • Achieve financial objectives:
    • Analyze team and group financial performance.
    • Initiate corrective actions.
    • Report results to management.
    • Approve expenditures.
    • Manage invoices/subcontractors as needed.
• Establish project plans and objectives:
  • Collaborate and lead team to help them determine timeframes, budgets, staffing, or project schedules.
  • Assist with developing project proposals as needed.
  • Conduct necessary research prior to starting project.
  • Maintain client relationships as needed.
  • Maintain accurate workflow.
• Communicate with clients, regulatory agencies, or general public as needed.
  • Respond to project inquiries.
  • Serve as liaison between clients and project team members.
• Develop future business.
  • Assist with business development/marketing support and presentations.
  • Proactively build and maintain relationships with current and future clients.
• Ensure team performance and provide leadership to project teams:
  • Train, supervise, coach, and mentor team members.
  • Foster teamwork within project teams and other teams within the firm.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge:
  • Attend educational workshops.
  • Review professional and market segment publications.
  • Establish personal networks.
  • Participate in applicable professional societies and trade associations.
• Ensure product quality, quality reviews and Atwell reputation by following the Atwell Product Quality Manual and established standards/templates when needed.
• Achieve team performance objectives as well as individual objectives.
• Promote internal communication and encourage dialogue within project teams, across market sectors, and throughout organization.
• Work closely with other distribution focused teams within Atwell to take advantage of expertise and share resources.
• Excellent communication skills; oral & written as well as listening skills.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with other office staff and team members.
• Willing to travel when necessary.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

• § Eight (8) plus years of experience in distribution design and engineering.
• Ability to train and mentor project team.

Disclaimer

While AI tools may support your application process, this role is built on human talent. Your judgment, experience, and character matter most, so we encourage you to showcase what makes you uniquely you.

Atwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from any 3rd party agencies. No fee will be paid to 3rd parties who submit unsolicited resumes to any Atwell employee. Resumes from approved vendors must be specifically requested by Atwell and approved by the Atwell Talent Acquisition Team.

Atwell Benefits:To attract and retain the best professionals in the industry, we aim to provide an excellent working environment and a progressive benefits program designed to support your personal and professional needs.

Work/Life:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Flexible work schedules are available for some positions
• Tenure Awards — Travel Vouchers to see the world based on your travel preferences

Compensation:

• Competitive Compensation packages
• Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards
• 401K match - 1:1 up to 4% of compensation
• Tuition Assistance
• Student Loan Repayment
• Paid Licensing / Certification Fees and Renewals
• Financial Rewards for Obtaining Licensure
• Employee Referrals
• Annual Wellness Reimbursement for anything wellness related (Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment, etc.)
• Dependent Care Match
• Medical (BC/BS), Dental (Delta), and Vision (VSP)
• Family Planning & IVF Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Health Savings Account & Flex Spending Account options
• Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
• Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness
• Member Assistance Program (MAP) with complimentary counseling sessions, legal benefits, financial consultations, and work/life referral services

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Atwell, LLC’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

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