Electrical Engineering Manager - Healthcare

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Program

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Short & Long-Term Disability

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements

Pet Insurance Plan

Job summary

Farnsworth Group, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineering Manager - Healthcare to lead planning, design, and delivery of critical electrical systems for hospitals and complex facilities across the Midwest.

This senior role blends technical leadership with project management, client leadership, and mentoring of engineers within our multidisciplinary teams, with occasional travel to project sites and offices. Candidates should have a PE license and 12–15+ years of healthcare experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with healthcare project experience preferred.
• Typically 12–15+ years in building electrical design, healthcare focus ideal.
• Experience as electrical lead or electrical project manager coordinating multi‑disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the electrical engineering team on healthcare projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.
• Serve as electrical discipline lead for hospitals and imaging centers, coordinating with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Oversee electrical design including power distribution, lighting, life‑safety, and low‑voltage systems.
• Direct or review power system studies and perform QA/QC of drawings and calculations.
• Lead project management activities including planning, staffing, scope management, and fees.
• Build client relationships and mentor engineers and designers for growth.
• Support business development through pursuits, scopes, and proposals.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Project management

Client leadership

Code compliance

Team mentoring

Healthcare facilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Revit

BIM workflows

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Farnsworth Group is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager - Healthcare to join our team. The Electrical Engineering Manager - Healthcare at Farnsworth Group leads the planning, design, and delivery of normal and emergency power, lighting, and low‑voltage systems for healthcare and complex institutional facilities throughout the Midwest. The role blends deep technical expertise in healthcare electrical systems with project management, client leadership, and mentoring of engineers and designers within our multi‑disciplinary architecture and engineering teams.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the electrical engineering team on healthcare projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across multiple concurrent projects.
• Serve as electrical discipline lead for hospitals, ambulatory care centers, imaging and procedure suites, and other healthcare facilities, coordinating with mechanical, architectural, structural, and technology disciplines.
• Support projects primarily in Illinois and the greater St. Louis region, with periodic travel to client sites and Farnsworth Group offices across the Midwest for coordination meetings, site visits, and construction support.
• Oversee and perform electrical design, including normal and emergency power distribution, essential electrical systems, lighting, fire alarm, grounding, and, as applicable, nurse call, low‑voltage, and life‑safety systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable electrical and healthcare codes and standards, including NEC, NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 99, NFPA 101 and 110, the FGI Guidelines, and state and local Department of Health and facility review board requirements in Illinois, Missouri, and surrounding states.
• Direct or review power system studies (short‑circuit, protective device coordination, arc‑flash, load flow, and voltage drop) to support safe and code‑compliant designs.
• Provide technical QA/QC review of drawings, one‑line diagrams, calculations, specifications, photometric studies, and reports prepared by the team.
• Lead project management activities, including work planning, staff assignments, fee and scope management, change‑order negotiation, and monitoring of project financial performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare clients and facility stakeholders; act as a trusted advisor on reliability, redundancy, future expansion, resiliency, and regulatory issues.
• Mentor and coach electrical engineers and designers, fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture and promoting technical and professional growth.
• Support business development by participating in pursuits, developing scopes and fees, and contributing to proposals and presentations for healthcare clients.
• Promote consistent use of firm standards, BIM/Revit workflows, and coordination procedures for electrical systems, and champion continuous improvement in delivery processes.
• Stay current with evolving codes, technologies, and best practices in healthcare electrical design, including decarbonization, microgrids, on‑site generation, and resiliency strategies.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Typically, 12-15+ years of progressively responsible experience in building electrical design, with significant experience on healthcare projects in an AEC/MEP consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience functioning as electrical lead and/or electrical project manager on multi‑disciplinary healthcare projects, including responsibility for client interaction, design delivery, and coordination.
• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), relevant NFPA standards for healthcare (e.g., NFPA 72, 99, 101, 110), FGI Guidelines, and applicable state/local codes and energy codes.
• Proficiency with power distribution design, emergency/standby power systems, lighting and lighting controls, fire alarm and life‑safety systems, and low‑voltage infrastructure for healthcare facilities.
• Experience performing or overseeing electrical power system studies (short‑circuit, coordination, arc‑flash).
• Proficiency with Revit and BIM workflows for electrical systems; experience with SKM, ETAP, or similar analysis tools is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage multiple priorities, and deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining high technical quality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with clients, design partners, and contractors at all stages of design and construction.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with large hospital campuses, critical access hospitals, or major healthcare systems.
• Experience with alternative delivery (Design‑Build, IPD, design‑assist) and early contractor collaboration.
• Experience with HCAI/OSHPD or other state health authority approval processes, where applicable.
• LEED AP, WELL AP, or other sustainability credentials.

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.
Illinois Pay Transparency $120,000 — $171,000 USD
Who We Are:

Who We Are:

Join Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural engineering and surveying firm where your career can thrive! For ten consecutive years, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With more than 600 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world’s largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you’ll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and communities. Join us and move your career forward.

A Great Place to Work Certified

For eleven consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work certification—thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participate in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.

Full-time regular employee benefits and perks include:

• 401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Professional Development and Training
• Mentoring Program
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Pet Insurance Plan
• Hybrid Work Program

Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company’s culture and success. Please discuss with your recruiter for details.

Statement on Diversity and Inclusion:

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us…and let’s make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.