Electrical Engineering Studio Leader

DLR Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DLR Group in Dallas is seeking an Electrical Engineering Studio Leader to guide the electrical engineering practice across a diverse portfolio, from Higher Education to Workplace and Hospitality. You will lead operations, staffing, scheduling, and team development for the Dallas electrical team, ensuring quality design and timely delivery.

This role partners with sector leadership on recruiting and mentoring, engages clients, and coordinates with owners, architects, and multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer licensure in Texas (or ability to obtain through reciprocity).
• 10–12+ years of experience designing electrical building systems on complex projects.
• Prior experience leading engineering teams and mentoring technical staff.
• Experience with specification writing, construction administration, multidisciplinary coordination, scheduling, and management of multiple projects.
• Strong client relationship and communication experience.
• Experience with a consulting engineering or A/E firm designing systems for education, civic, workplace, hospitality, sports, cultural, or similar project types.
• Working knowledge of current electrical design software including Revit, AGi32, and SKM PowerTools.
• Appreciation for architectural design and integrated project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations, execution, and strategic direction for the Dallas electrical engineering team.
• Develop, communicate, and implement operational plans including staffing, scheduling, and team objectives.
• Direct and coordinate activities of engineers, designers, consultants, and vendors.
• Manage team assignments, resource planning, and workload balancing to support project and growth goals.
• Partner with sector and practice leadership on recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and team development.
• Support business development efforts through proposal development, client interviews, and relationship building.
• Actively engage in professional and community organizations to strengthen the DLR Group brand and market presence.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.
• Lead the design of electrical building systems from concept through construction administration.
• Prepare and oversee engineering calculations, electrical system layouts, reports, and technical narratives.
• Coordinate closely with owners, architects, and multidisciplinary design teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Project management

Electrical design

Staff mentorship

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering

Tools

Revit

AGi32

SKM PowerTools

Job description

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Electrical Engineering Studio Leader

Position Summary:

The Engineering team has an opening for an Electrical Engineering Discipline Studio Leader to support our Dallas Office.

As the Electrical Engineering Studio Leader, you will provide leadership for the electrical engineering practice, guiding operations, project execution, team development, and client engagement across a diverse portfolio of sectors including Higher Education, K-12, Arts & Culture, Justice + Civic, Workplace, Retail, Hospitality, and more.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead operations, execution, and strategic direction for the Dallas electrical engineering team.
• Develop, communicate, and implement operational plans including staffing, scheduling, and team objectives.
• Direct and coordinate activities of engineers, designers, consultants, and vendors.
• Manage team assignments, resource planning, and workload balancing to support project and growth goals.
• Partner with sector and practice leadership on recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and team development.
• Support business development efforts through proposal development, client interviews, and relationship building.
• Actively engage in professional and community organizations to strengthen the DLR Group brand and market presence.
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive team culture.
• Lead the design of electrical building systems from concept through construction administration.
• Prepare and oversee engineering calculations, electrical system layouts, reports, and technical narratives.
• Coordinate closely with owners, architects, and multidisciplinary design teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• Professional Engineer licensure in Texas(or ability to obtain through reciprocity).
• 10–12+ years of experience designing electrical building systems on complex projects.
• Prior experience leading engineering teams and mentoring technical staff.
• Experience with specification writing, construction administration, multidisciplinary coordination, scheduling, and management of multiple projects.
• Strong client relationship and communication experience.
• Experience with a consulting engineering or A/E firm designing systems for education, civic, workplace, hospitality, sports, cultural, or similar project types.
• Working knowledge of current electrical design software including Revit, AGi32, and SKM PowerTools.
• Appreciation for architectural design and integrated project delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• LEED Accredited Professional, with experience contributing to sustainable design initiatives.
• Experience with high-performance and sustainable building design.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit.
• Strong understanding of how architecture and engineering integrate to elevate design outcomes.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

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