E&I Department Manager

Hunt Guillot & Associates (HGA); Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt Guillot & Associates (HGA) in Baton Rouge, LA seeks an E&I Department Manager to lead electrical and instrumentation engineering across multiple locations. You will enforce procedures, drive quality, manage budget and staffing, and mentor staff while ensuring client satisfaction.

The role requires a PE license in Louisiana, an ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree, and 15+ years of consulting experience with multi-discipline projects. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree required.
• PE license in Louisiana required.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in engineering consulting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the E&I engineering and design department staffing and workload.
• Enforce department procedures and ensure project execution consistency.
• Provide technical leadership for electrical and instrumentation deliverables.
• Guide budgeting, scheduling and quality priorities on projects.
• Coordinate with management for resource utilization and client satisfaction.
• Develop long-term manpower forecasts and recruit staff to meet goals.
• Mentor E&I engineers, designers and drafters; conduct performance reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering systems, standards, and workflows.
• Support multi-discipline project execution with other department managers.
• Assist with proposals, budgeting, and staffing plans for E&I scope.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Client relationship

Multi-disciplinary engineering

Communication

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

PE license in Louisiana

Job description

HGA is seeking an E&I Department Manager to support operations in Baton Rouge, LA. The E&I Dept. Manager will provide the leadership to sustain and reinforce the vision and culture of the engineering business unit across multiple geographic locations by enforcing consistency among staff regarding procedures and execution of projects, and by promoting accountability, flexibility, efficiency, productivity, and teamwork. This role ensures compliance with Department Procedures with no exceptions, drives improvements to HGA's current systems to ensure accuracy and quality on projects, and provides guidance to staff in optimizing budget, schedule, and quality priorities. The E&I Department Manager maintains the proper relationship between staff, contract, and outsourced personnel to optimize profitability, availability, and utilization, and provides long‑term manpower forecasting, recruiting, and management to satisfy those forecasts and business unit goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the overall performance, workload, and staffing of the E&I engineering and design department, including engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Enforce consistency in procedures and project execution across the department; ensure compliance with Department Procedures with no exceptions.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for electrical and instrumentation deliverables, including one‑line diagrams, power distribution, control system architecture, instrument loop diagrams, and specifications.
• Guide staff in optimizing budget, schedule, and quality priorities on assigned projects.
• Partner with the Baton Rouge Engineering Manager and Operations Manager to ensure proper utilization of resources, successful project execution, client satisfaction, and high employee morale.
• Maintain the proper balance of staff, contract, and outsourced personnel to optimize profitability, availability, and utilization.
• Develop long‑term manpower forecasts and recruit/manage staff to satisfy forecasts and business unit goals.
• Mentor and develop E&I engineers, designers, and drafters; conduct performance reviews and support career development.
• Drive continuous improvement of HGA's engineering systems, standards, and workflows to ensure accuracy and quality across projects.
• Coordinate with Project Management group and other discipline department managers to support multi‑discipline project execution and squad checks.
• Support proposal development, budget estimating, and staffing plans for E&I scope on new and existing projects.
• Ensure all E&I engineering work complies with applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, NFPA, ISA, NESC).
• Report department status, risks, and staffing needs to the Baton Rouge Engineering Manager.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field from an ABET‑accredited program
• PE license in Louisiana
• Minimum of 15 years of experience.
• Knowledge of engineering design principles and practices as spelled out in applicable codes and standards.
• Experience with a consulting engineering firm.
• Knowledge and experience in engineering design and construction projects, with a demonstrated ability to manage multi‑discipline engineering projects.
• A high degree of capability in engineering management, communications, client relationship, and team management skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled