Electrical Engineer/Designer Team Lead - MEP

Dialectic Engineering; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dialectic, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Designer Team Lead to manage electrical staff and guide the design process for MEP projects across business, retail, housing, education, and entertainment sectors.

The role requires hands-on leadership, quality design reviews, and client-facing collaboration to deliver innovative electrical systems. You will evaluate project requirements, apply codes, and coordinate with BIM, project management, and other disciplines, while driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or certification in engineering with 10+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Moderate REVIT/AutoCAD and office software proficiency.
• Strong understanding of local codes and amendments and ability to apply them to design calculations.
• Familiarity with building structures and MEP systems and their interactions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Electrical staff, provide guidance and direction to ensure accurate technical drawings.
• Lead design efforts and review complex electrical solutions for clients.
• Prepare high-quality design drawings using Revit/AutoCAD per project standards.
• Perform load calculations and electrical system design analyses; select equipment and complete energy compliance forms.
• Coordinate with other disciplines, BIM, and project management; attend client meetings.
• Support talent acquisition and staff development initiatives with HR.

Skills

REVIT

AutoCAD

Leadership

Communication

Education

Associate’s degree or certificate in engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Arch./Electrical/Construction Eng (preferred)

Tools

REVIT

AutoCAD

Job description

Dialectic is a full-service mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering design and consulting firm with Headquarters located in the Crossroads of Kansas City, Missouri. Dialectic has a reputation for delivering inventive, flexible, and sustainable MEP designs for clients across the US.

The Electrical Designer Team Lead will oversee Electrical staff, provide guidance and set direction. This position will work with staff to ensure accurate technical drawings and contribute to the overall design process for our MEP Engineering firm which focuses on the design of systems for business, retail, housing, education, and entertainment industries. The Electrical Designer Team Lead acts as a leader in their discipline, providing guidance and direction, actively leading efforts to grow the department’s technical expertise. This position will use expertise in all steps of completing discipline components and will evaluate, select, and apply standard electrical design techniques and procedures independently. The Electrical Designer Team Lead will perform quality review of work developed by others and will present complex technical solutions to clients. The Electrical Designer Team Lead will report to the Electrical Department Manager.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Manages effectively, delegating tasks, providing feedback and support, and ensuring that the mechanical staff works together toward project success
• Sets comprehensive goals for performance and growth of staff
• Implements and manages company processes and procedures within the team structure
• Work closely with HR for acquisition of talent, maintenance of talent and growth of staff
• Independently perform all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works
• Assess project conditions requirements against information provided and communicate these findings required to the client
• Coordinate design requirements and decisions with other disciplines, BIM department, and project management
• Perform co-design to review design decisions with senior staff and engineers of record
• Create high quality design drawings using Revit/AutoCAD which adhere to company and industry standards
• Edit both sheet and book specifications per project specific requirements
• Apply and edit standard details and diagrams per project specific requirements
• Perform required load calculations
• Perform electrical system design analysis, properly select equipment, and complete energy compliance forms
• Participate in Premieres, project retrospectives and continuous improvement activities
• Respond to RFIs and review submittals with oversight from senior design staff
• Travel as required, typically under the supervision of senior staff for site surveys and field inspections
• Engage in ongoing learning and professional development to improve technical knowledge
• Attend client meetings with project managers and senior staff
• Provide guidance to designers and engineers
• Become familiar with prototypical design information for multiple clients
• Deliver excellence

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or certification in the engineering field plus 10+ years of demonstrated experience or the equivalent education/experience required
• Demonstrates moderate REVIT/AutoCAD and office computer proficiency
• Strong understanding of local codes and amendments, with the ability to interpret and apply the codes towards system design and calculations
• Strong familiarity with building structures, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and how they interact

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Electrical, or Construction Engineering plus 8+ years of demonstrated experience preferred

Dialectic, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, or other protected veteran, marital status, familial status, age, handicap or disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.