Director of Engineering - Power Delivery

Metric Geo; Florida; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Metric Geo seeks a Director of Transmission & Utilities Engineering to lead and expand its power delivery practice in the US. This senior leader will drive technical excellence while building client partnerships and growing engineering teams across transmission and utility projects.

The role combines strategic growth with hands-on oversight, mentoring, and collaboration with senior leadership to advance long-term business objectives and project delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) licence.
• 12+ years of experience in power delivery, transmission or utility engineering.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex utility infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and oversight across transmission and utility engineering projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering and design teams, ensuring successful project execution.
• Oversee engineering quality, technical standards and QA/QC processes.
• Act as a senior technical advisor to project teams and clients.
• Support the development of engineering capabilities, processes and best practices.
• Balance technical project delivery with client development and business growth responsibilities.

Job description

Director - Transmission & Utilities Engineering

Industry: Power Delivery | Transmission & Distribution | Utilities

Employment Type: Full-Time

The Opportunity

We are partnering with an established engineering organisation operating across the US Power & Energy market to identify an experienced Director of Transmission & Utilities Engineering.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an individual who combines strong technical engineering expertise with commercial awareness, client relationships and a proven ability to develop high-performing teams.

The successful candidate will play a key role in expanding the organisation's transmission and utilities capabilities, leading engineering delivery, strengthening client partnerships and supporting long-term business growth.

This position would suit an experienced engineering leader looking to take greater ownership of technical operations, client development and strategic growth.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and oversight across transmission and utility engineering projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering and design teams, ensuring successful project execution.
• Oversee engineering quality, technical standards and QA/QC processes.
• Act as a senior technical advisor to project teams and clients.
• Support the development of engineering capabilities, processes and best practices.

Business Development & Client Relationships

• Develop and maintain relationships with utilities, transmission developers, renewable energy developers and other power industry stakeholders.
• Identify new business opportunities and support strategic market expansion.
• Lead client meetings, technical presentations, proposals and project pursuits.
• Work closely with senior leadership to develop and execute business growth strategies.
• Balance technical project delivery with commercial and business development responsibilities.
• Lead, mentor and develop engineering professionals across multiple levels.
• Support recruitment and workforce planning as the business continues to expand.
• Build strong technical teams capable of delivering complex power infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with senior management on operational improvements and long-term growth initiatives.
• Promote a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) licence.
• 12+ years of relevant experience within power delivery, transmission or utility engineering.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex utility infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical understanding of transmission and utility engineering.
• Demonstrated experience managing client relationships and supporting business development.
• Ability to operate independently in senior client-facing situations.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Established relationships with Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs), Independent Power Producers (IPPs), renewable energy developers or transmission developers.
• Experience developing new client accounts and expanding engineering services.
• Previous responsibility for business unit growth, engineering operations or strategic planning.
• Experience recruiting, developing and retaining engineering talent.
• Knowledge of utility procurement processes, engineering consulting and project delivery models.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Senior leadership position within the US power infrastructure sector.
• Opportunity to influence engineering strategy and business growth.
• Exposure to major transmission and utility infrastructure programmes.
• Ability to build and develop engineering teams.
• Significant client-facing responsibility and commercial involvement.
• Long-term career progression within an established engineering business.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Interested in Learning More?

If you're an experienced engineering leader with a background in transmission and utilities, and you're interested in exploring a senior position combining technical leadership with business growth, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

For further information, please get in touch directly.

All enquiries will be handled confidentially.