Senior Electrical Engineering Leader — Calgary Growth

Candu Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Calgary seeks a client-facing Electrical Engineering leader to guide our Western Canadian Electrical team across Alberta, with growth into broader leadership and influence on practice direction.

This role blends market-facing leadership with hands-on project execution and mentorship, shaping strategic direction, market positioning, and key client relationships while developing a high-performing Alberta team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and eligible for P.Eng with APEGA.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in electrical building systems design.
• Strong client relationship skills and business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Market development: expand key markets for M&E disciplines and manage pipeline.
• Proposal leadership: oversee proposals and ensure alignment with client expectations.
• Technical & project leadership: act as PM/Discipline Lead and ensure quality delivery.
• Team development: mentor engineers, recruit, and conduct performance reviews.
• Cross-regional collaboration: share practices across Canada and represent Alberta practice.
• Quality assurance: lead peer reviews and improve design/documentation processes.
• Innovation: promote new technologies and forward-thinking design approaches.

Skills

Client-facing leadership

Electrical building systems design

Project leadership

Team mentorship

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

APEGA Professional Engineer eligibility / P.Eng

Tools

AutoCAD

BIM (Revit)

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in Calgary seeks a client-facing Electrical Engineering leader to guide our Western Canadian Electrical team across Alberta, with growth into broader leadership and influence on practice direction.

This role blends market-facing leadership with hands-on project execution and mentorship, shaping strategic direction, market positioning, and key client relationships while developing a high-performing Alberta team.