Senior Electrical Design Lead & Project Expert

Southland Industries; Virginia; On-site; USD 166,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with 50% company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus program

Life and disability insurance

Pre-tax flexible spending plans

Paid parental leave

Holidays, vacation, and personal time

Professional development allowances

Wellness benefits

Employee-owned company

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking an experienced engineering leader to provide design and engineering guidance on projects. You will attend meetings as the design expert and ensure engineering standards are maintained and adhered to across disciplines.

This role manages conceptual design, performs complex calculations, conducts site inspections, leads a small team of engineers, and collaborates with clients and contractors to achieve project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• PE license required.
• Minimum 12 years’ relevant experience, including minimum 5 years’ people management.
• Expert knowledge of applicable systems design, such as HVAC, plumbing, etc., as well as all design engineering aspects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of employees, clients and general contractors.
• Proven ability to lead an engineering group.
• Strong public speaking ability.
• Strong computer skills, including CADD and Microsoft Office Products, such as Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provides design and engineering support to other departments as needed. Partners with team to ensure engineering standards are maintained and followed. Stays current on industry trends and issues.
• Manages conceptual design for specific projects. Prepares complex preliminary redline design layouts for estimating. Performs complex calculations for projects, such as heating/cooling loads, equipment selection and sizing, etc., depending on discipline—HVAC, plumbing, mechanical, fire protection, etc.
• Performs site inspections to determine compliance with construction documents and resolves design issues during construction phase.
• Attends project team meetings as design expert.
• Responsible for successful achievement of project goals and objectives.
• Manages a smaller group of engineers, including staffing, training, coaching and performance management.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Public speaking

Communication

CADD

MS Office

HVAC design

Plumbing design

Staff management

Design standards

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Southland Industries is seeking an experienced engineering leader to provide design and engineering guidance on projects. You will attend meetings as the design expert and ensure engineering standards are maintained and adhered to across disciplines.

This role manages conceptual design, performs complex calculations, conducts site inspections, leads a small team of engineers, and collaborates with clients and contractors to achieve project goals.