Director, Electrical Engineering & Technical Standards

InCharge Energy; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid holidays

Generous vacation and sick leave

Office meals and snacks

Team building events

Job summary

InCharge Energy seeks a strategic Director of Electrical Engineering & Technical Standards to build and lead an engineering organization enabling deployment and scaling of electrical assets across North America. You will establish standards, lead estimating and design functions, and collaborate with executive leadership.

Based in Richmond, VA, Fort Worth, TX, or South Los Angeles, CA, you will drive cost reduction, process standardization, and engineering excellence across EV charging, BESS, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; Master's preferred.
• 15+ years in electrical engineering leadership, engineering management, or EPC project delivery.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); multi-state licensure preferred.
• Extensive experience with MV systems, EV charging, BESS, DER, microgrids, and interconnections.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Electrical Engineers, Designers, Estimators, CAD personnel, and QA/QC teams; build a high-performing organization.
• Own and maintain company engineering standards for EV charging infrastructure, BESS, solar, microgrids, MV systems, switchgear, and interconnections.
• Develop standardized drawing packages, BOM libraries, ROM estimating templates, specs, and QA processes.
• Drive engineering innovation through design automation, AI-assisted tools, and template-based project execution.
• Partner with EPC Operations, Construction, and PM to reduce RFIs, change orders, and field issues.
• Serve as technical authority for NEC compliance, protection studies, grounding, commissioning, and best practices.
• Support strategic sales opportunities and executive-level technical discussions on emerging technologies like V2G, DER, load management.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical Engineering

PE License

AutoCAD

Estimating

Design Automation

AI-assisted design

DER integration

Project Management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Estimating platforms

Engineering automation tools

AI-assisted design tools

Electrical design software

Job description

The Opportunity

InCharge Energy is seeking a strategic and technically accomplished Director of Electrical Engineering & Technical Standards to build and lead an engineering organization that enables the successful deployment, operation, and scaling of electrical infrastructure assets across North America. As part of the Engineering and Project Delivery team, you will establish engineering standards, lead estimating and technical design functions, and work directly with the Chief Operating Officer, Senior Director of Project Management, Operations, EPC teams, Sales, and Executive Leadership. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving engineering excellence, improving project execution, reducing costs, and creating standardized processes that support InCharge Energy's continued growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop Electrical Engineers, Designers, Estimators, CAD personnel, and QA/QC teams while establishing a high-performing engineering organization
• Own and maintain company engineering standards for EV charging infrastructure, battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar, microgrids, medium-voltage systems, switchgear, utility interconnections, and EV charging estimating
• Develop standardized drawing packages, bill of material (BOM) libraries, ROM estimating templates, engineering specifications, and quality assurance processes to improve consistency and scalability
• Drive engineering innovation through design automation, AI-assisted engineering tools, and template-based project execution to improve efficiency and reduce engineering costs
• Partner closely with EPC Operations, Construction, and Project Management teams to reduce RFIs, change orders, field engineering issues, and project execution risk
• Serve as the company's technical authority for NEC compliance, protection and coordination studies, grounding systems, commissioning, utility coordination, and engineering best practices
• Support strategic sales opportunities, customer presentations, and executive-level technical discussions while evaluating emerging technologies including Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Distributed Energy Resources (DER), load management, and energy management systems

Your Experience and Capabilities

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required; Master's degree preferred
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in electrical engineering, engineering management, or EPC project delivery
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE); multi-state licensure preferred
• Extensive experience with medium-voltage electrical systems, commercial power systems, EV charging infrastructure, battery energy storage systems (BESS), distributed energy resources (DER), microgrids, and utility interconnections
• Strong customer-facing leadership experience with the ability to present technical solutions to executive stakeholders
• Experience reviewing cost estimates to assure accurate, market-based pricing and cost-efficient designs
• Experience developing engineering standards, quality management systems, estimating processes, and standardized design documentation
• Experience using AutoCAD, electrical design software, engineering automation tools, AI-assisted design technologies, and estimating platforms
• Strategic, collaborative, innovative, quality-focused, highly organized, results-driven, and capable of leading organizational change

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Ability to conduct field site walks and inspections at customer facilities and construction sites
• Ability to travel approximately 20–30% domestically
• This position is based in Richmond, VA, Fort Worth, TX, or South Los Angeles, CA and operates in a collaborative office environment with regular visits to customer and project sites

US Salary Range: $165,000 USD - $225,000 USD

What We Offer

Full-time employees enjoy competitive compensation and benefits package including 401(k) matching contribution, health, dental, and vision, paid jury duty, paid holidays, generous vacation and paid sick leave, opportunities for advancement, office meals and snacks, team building events and activities throughout the year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment at InCharge Energy is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.

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