Electrical Engineering Lead

Sheladia Associates, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health Savings Account (HSA; with able

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Sheladia Associates, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineering Lead to direct facility assessments, modernization programs, and mission-critical power systems in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The role requires a PE license, a minimum of 10 years of electrical engineering experience, and strong leadership in multidisciplinary teams.

Travel to international and domestic project sites is expected, and the candidate must be able to obtain U.S. Government security clearance when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
• Active PE license.
• Experience assessing, designing, or modernizing complex building electrical and emergency-power systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, life-safety, energy, grounding, lighting, and mission-critical power standards, including generators, UPS, and lightning protection.
• Proficiency with power-analysis, lighting, BIM/CADD, energy, and document-review platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, technical writing, and professional judgment skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments and studies of normal and emergency power, electrical distribution, lighting, grounding, lightning protection, controls, and related electrical systems.
• Evaluate electrical capacity, condition, reliability, redundancy, power quality, code compliance, maintainability, and remaining service life.
• Develop repair, replacement, resiliency, modernization, energy-efficiency, and life-cycle improvement recommendations.
• Support mission-critical power systems, including generators, uninterruptible power supplies, renewable energy, microgrid concepts, and energy-management initiatives.
• Coordinate electrical requirements with architectural, mechanical, structural, fire-protection, communications, information-management, physical-security, and technical-security systems.
• Support facility-condition assessments, maintenance planning, feasibility studies, and capital-improvement programs.
• Prepare and review electrical calculations, one-line diagrams, studies, drawings, specifications, technical reports, cost inputs, schedules, and scopes of work.
• Participate in multidisciplinary Integrated Design Reviews and independent technical reviews throughout the design process.
• Support constructability reviews, value engineering, construction administration, testing, commissioning, system turnover, and operational readiness.
• Provide quality-control reviews, mentor engineering staff, and support proposals, interviews, and client presentations as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical writing

Professional judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Power analysis

BIM/CADD

Document-review platforms

Job description

SHELADIA Associates is a multi-disciplinary international professional consulting firm with demonstrated experience in the successful management and implementation of development projects worldwide. SHELADIA believes practicality and sustainability in development projects require flexible resource management, active participation of all stakeholders, and a shared goal of strengthening institutions and operational systems to optimize available resources.

Equal Opportunity and Affitive Action Employer.

Job Description

This position is contingent upon contract award and subsequent task-order requirements. It is intended to support SHELADIA's pursuit of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), 2026 Worldwide A/E Support Services IDIQ. Employment, assignments, travel, and project responsibilities will be based on awarded task orders.

The program may support planning, design, construction, facility rehabilitation, system replacement, security upgrades, communications facilities, and building maintenance at Foreign Service posts worldwide and OBO offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Services may include professional support services, constructability reviews, critical-path schedule and risk analyses, and project-budget analyses.

The Electrical Engineering Lead will direct facility assessments, electrical infrastructure upgrades, system replacements, and modernization programs for reliable, resilient, secure, energy-efficient, and mission-critical facilities.

• Lead assessments and studies of normal and emergency power, electrical distribution, lighting, grounding, lightning protection, controls, and related electrical systems.
• Evaluate electrical capacity, condition, reliability, redundancy, power quality, code compliance, maintainability, and remaining service life.
• Develop repair, replacement, resiliency, modernization, energy-efficiency, and life-cycle improvement recommendations.
• Support mission-critical power systems, including generators, uninterruptible power supplies, renewable energy, microgrid concepts, and energy-management initiatives.
• Coordinate electrical requirements with architectural, mechanical, structural, fire-protection, communications, information-management, physical-security, and technical-security systems.
• Support facility-condition assessments, maintenance planning, feasibility studies, and capital-improvement programs.
• Prepare and review electrical calculations, one-line diagrams, studies, drawings, specifications, technical reports, cost inputs, schedules, and scopes of work.
• Participate in multidisciplinary Integrated Design Reviews and independent technical reviews throughout the design process.
• Support constructability reviews, value engineering, construction administration, testing, commissioning, system turnover, and operational readiness.
• Provide quality-control reviews, mentor engineering staff, and support proposals, interviews, and client presentations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience assessing, designing, or modernizing complex building electrical and emergency-power systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, life-safety, energy, grounding, lighting, and mission-critical power standards, including generators, UPS, and lightning protection.
• Proficiency with power-analysis, lighting, BIM/CADD, energy, and document-review platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, technical writing, and professional judgment skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Experience with diplomatic, federal, defense, institutional, data, communications, mission-critical, or high-security facilities.
• International experience with challenging utility conditions, voltage/frequency differences, unreliable service, and local equipment availability.
• LEED AP, RCDD, CEM, commissioning credential, or another relevant certification.
• Experience coordinating U.S. Government standards with host-country laws, codes, authorities, and construction practices.

Additional Information

International and domestic travel is expected and may include short-notice trips to overseas diplomatic facilities and other project locations. Travel requirements may vary based on assigned projects, task orders, and client requirements.

Salary: $130,000–$195,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Other compensation: opportunities for annual increase and bonus, and other types of bonuses.

Sheladia provides employees with the opportunity to work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment with exposure to and collaboration with multiple disciplines on a variety of projects. You will work in a hands-on, collaborative team environment.

Sheladia Associates, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters/recruitment agencies or utilize any such agency or firm for our recruitment/talent acquisition needs. Please do not solicit candidates or services to any Sheladia employees.

Sheladia’s office building provides employees with plenty of free on-site parking, free access to a fitness center complete with locker rooms, showers and towel service, a yoga studio/meditation room, lovely outdoor seating and dining area, and next to a community park with walking paths and sports fields.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health Savings Account (HSA; with eligible medical plan enrollment)
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Medical insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance