Electrical Department Head - Mission Critical

H. T. PROF Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

H. T. PROF Group is seeking an Electrical Department Head in Boston to lead a team of engineers and own the electrical design for large data centers. The role involves coordinating with clients and cross-discipline teams to deliver mission-critical projects on time and to spec.

You will mentor junior engineers, ensure engineering quality as the engineer of record, and drive protection and control scheme development for high-performance facilities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years designing electrical systems for high-performance facilities, including hands-on data center and mission critical work.
• PE license required.
• Working knowledge of Revit and BIM.
• Experience with medium voltage distribution and protection and control schemes (SEL or Basler).

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical department and its engineers.
• Run the electrical design on large data centers, coordinating with the client and the mechanical and site teams.
• Develop protection and control schemes: relay settings, relaying diagrams.
• Serve as engineer of record and mentor the newer engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Data center experience

Project management

Team coordination

Education

PE license

Tools

Revit

BIM

Job description

Electrical Department Head - Mission Critical

After fifteen years of mission critical work, you already know you could run the department. The seat just has not opened where you are.

Our client is one of the premier data center players so you would get to work with some of the biggest names in the space. They are an independently owned MEP engineering firm with offices nationwide and decades in mission critical design.

We're looking for someone with deep mission critical experience as well as experience managing people and projects.

This position is based in Boston with relocation available to the right candidate.

What you would be doing:

• Lead the electrical department and its engineers
• Run the electrical design on large data centers, coordinating with the client and the mechanical and site teams
• Develop protection and control schemes: relay settings, relaying diagrams
• Serve as engineer of record and mentor the newer engineers

What we are looking for:

• 15 or more years designing electrical systems for high performance facilities, including hands‑on data center and mission critical work
• PE required
• Working knowledge of Revit and BIM
• Experience with medium voltage distribution and protection and control schemes (SEL or Basler)