Power Engineering Director

Jobless; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DLB is establishing its Power Engineering practice and seeks a Power Engineering Director to lead and grow this service line from the ground up. This role builds credibility and positions DLB as a trusted provider for substation, BESS, microgrid, and grid integration engineering across utility, renewable energy, data center, and industrial markets.

The Director will set strategy, develop standards, drive business development, and build the team and capabilities necessary to scale, reporting to

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the power engineering team across substation, BESS, and grid integration disciplines.
• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and quality oversight for all power engineering projects and deliverables.
• Drive strategy, standards, and resource planning to scale the practice and position DLB for growth.

Job description

Position Title: Power Engineering Director

Position Location:

Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

DLB is establishing its Power Engineering practice and is seeking a Power Engineering Director to lead and grow this service line from the ground up. This is a practice-building hire — the person who executes the strategic direction, makes the hires, builds technical credibility and positions DLB as a credible provider of utility-scale substation, BESS, microgrid, and grid integration engineering services across utility, renewable energy, data center, and industrial markets.

The Power Engineering Director will serve as the senior technical and operational leader for the practice, partnering with executive leadership to set strategy, develop engineering standards, drive business development, and build the team and capabilities necessary to scale.

The Power Engineering Director operates with a high degree of autonomy, receiving strategic direction from executive leadership. This role is responsible for leading engineering teams, driving strategic initiatives, supporting organizational planning, and developing the people, processes, and technical capabilities necessary to scale the practice. As the practice matures, the Director may also be called upon to support executive leadership in evaluating strategic M&A or partnership opportunities that could accelerate Power Solutions growth, expand delivery capabilities, or add technical depth to the team.

The Power Engineering Director will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives.

The power engineering director will report into the Design Department Executive Director.

Essential Functions

Practice Leadership & Team Management (40%)

• Lead, manage, and develop the power engineering team including Lead Engineers, Senior Engineers, and supporting staff across substation, BESS, and grid integration disciplines

• Lead strategic planning for the Power Engineering practice in partnership with executive leadership

• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and quality oversight across all power engineering projects and deliverables

• Serve as the senior technical authority for substation design, BESS/IBR interconnection, protection & control, and grid integration engineering

• Establish, implement, and maintain engineering standards, design criteria, QA/QC processes, and quality management systems for the power engineering practice

• Oversee engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, constructability, code compliance, and EOR accountability

• Partner with DLB executive leadership on practice growth strategy, service line development, and resource planning

• Build and maintain DLB's reputation as a qualified power engineering firm with clients, utilities, developers, and industry partners

• Develop and execute initiatives that support the long-term growth of the practice, including staffing strategy, technical capabilities, and new service offerings

• Identify and develop strategic industry partnerships with specialty engineering firms, electrical contractors, testing companies, and construction partners to support larger and more complex Power Solutions engagements and to extend field execution capability where required.

Client Development & Technical Leadership (25%)

• Serve as the senior technical authority and primary engineering point of contact for Power Solutions client engagements, converting ecosystem-sourced opportunities into scoped, contracted work.

• Lead technical proposal development, statements of qualification, and RFP responses for power engineering services; provide the engineering credibility that supports DLB’s go-to-market positioning.

• Serve as primary client relationship manager for key Power Solutions accounts in the utility, renewable energy, and data center markets once engagements are established.

• Activate and expand DLB’s existing client relationships within the Power Solutions scope, identifying engineering service opportunities within accounts the firm already serves.

• Support Accenture, Galtra, 2AI-DC, and other ecosystem partners by providing technical input, scoping support, and engineering authority for joint pursuits and shared client opportunities.

• Represent DLB at industry conferences, utility meetings, interconnection forums, and technical events as the recognized expert for the Power Solutions practice.

• Provide market intelligence to executive leadership on client needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging service opportunities within the utility-scale power engineering space.

Technical Oversight & Project Delivery (25%)

• Provide technical oversight and EOR review for power engineering projects across the team, ensuring quality, compliance, and liability management

• Review and approve major engineering deliverables, study reports, and stamped documents produced by the team

• Manage resource allocation, scheduling, and workload distribution across the power engineering team

• Oversee resource forecasting, staffing plans, workload balancing, and utilization across the practice to support sustainable growth

• Identify and resolve technical, contractual, and client issues escalated from the project team

• Ensure compliance with NESC, NEC, NFPA, ANSI, IEEE, and applicable utility standards across all project deliverables