Lead Electrical Engineer and Project Manager

Freese and Nichols; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Professional Electrical Engineer to enhance its dynamic electrical practice. This role involves designing comprehensive electrical systems for various clients, ensuring quality control, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Professional Engineer license. The company promotes a flexible work environment with a hybrid schedule, allowing for up to 40% remote work. Join a team committed to delivering quality and innovative solutions while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package and a culture that values continuous learning and integrity.

Benefits

Paid overtime for salaried employees

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico

Flexible work environment

Alternative work schedule with a day off every other Friday

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering with a focus on power and lighting design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required and ability to lead junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design full electrical systems including power, lighting, and fire alarms.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget while leading junior engineers.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Troubleshooting Systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

Job description

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking a Lead Professional Electrical Engineer to meet the demands of our growing and dynamic electrical practice in our Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA offices. Our electrical group provides a wide variety of services to the water and wastewater industry, municipal, government, federal, educational facilities, commercial, and private practice clients. To be successful as a Lead Electrical Engineer, you should demonstrate strong leadership abilities, interpersonal, negotiation, communication skills, teamwork, and organizational skills. This Electrical Engineer should be passionate about engineering developments and able to efficiently troubleshoot systems. Analyzing existing electrical systems and making cost-effective improvements. Ability to design full electrical systems, including power, lighting, and fire alarm for buildings. Completing quality control reviews, inspecting equipment and testing on site, as well as training new hires. Ensure that projects assigned to him/her are completed on time and within budget. Lead junior engineers in engineering design development and professional growth. Lead junior engineers and provide quality control for design documents. Ensure conformance with standards, established design practices, applicable codes, and technical adequacy of design and construction. Availability to travel is essential.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience with power design, lighting design, and fire alarm design
• Experience in all phases of design from pre-proposal involvement to initial report, design, production, and into construction
• Experience interacting and working with a diverse set of clients and subcontractors

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to be licensed as a PE in other states within the US
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and knowledge of construction documents
• Proficiency in REVIT

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.