Senior Electrical Engineering Team Lead - Global, Mission-Critical

GPTECH; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GPTech, a global energy and infrastructure consulting firm, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineering Team Lead to support the U.S. Department of State OBO proposal and future engagements worldwide.

This role offers senior technical leadership for planning, design, and modernization of electrical systems in diplomatic facilities. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with architecture, civil, and mechanical disciplines, review design documents, and provide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional electrical engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the United States.
• Demonstrated experience leading or serving as the senior electrical engineer on complex building, institutional, government, or mission‑critical infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering assessments, planning, design, and technical evaluations for new construction, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, and facility modernization projects.
• Develop and review electrical engineering designs, calculations, specifications, drawings, technical reports, and construction documents through successive stages of design development.
• Provide technical expertise in electrical power distribution, medium- and low-voltage systems, emergency and standby power, lighting and lighting controls, grounding and lightning protection, and related building electrical systems.
• Evaluate existing electrical infrastructure, identify deficiencies and operational vulnerabilities, and develop technically sound, cost-effective solutions for rehabilitation, replacement, or modernization.
• Assess electrical system reliability, redundancy, resilience, maintainability, and energy performance, particularly for mission‑critical facilities and infrastructure.
• Identify and implement practical engineering innovations that improve system performance, reduce lifecycle costs, address site constraints, or minimize disruption to ongoing facility operations.
• Coordinate electrical engineering activities with architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, security, and other technical disciplines to ensure integrated and coordinated design solutions.
• Conduct or lead technical design reviews to assess compliance with project requirements, applicable codes and standards, engineering best practices, and operational objectives.
• Perform constructability and maintainability reviews of design documents, identifying technical conflicts, design omissions, installation constraints, and potential construction or operational risks.
• Evaluate electrical system interfaces with mechanical equipment, building automation, emergency systems, security infrastructure, and other building systems.
• Develop design approaches and phasing strategies for electrical infrastructure upgrades in occupied or operational facilities, including temporary power arrangements, shutdown planning, and continuity-of-operations considerations.
• Support the development and evaluation of design alternatives, engineering recommendations, technical specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Provide technical consultation during procurement and construction, including review of contractor submittals, shop drawings, equipment selections, requests for information, and proposed design modifications.
• Evaluate proposed equipment substitutions and technical changes for compliance with design intent, performance requirements, constructability, and lifecycle considerations.
• Support field investigations, construction inspections, and technical assessments to verify electrical system installation and identify deviations from approved design documents.
• Assist in resolving technical issues encountered during construction and recommend appropriate engineering solutions.
• Support testing, commissioning, systems integration, and project closeout activities, including review of test results, commissioning documentation, and record drawings.
• Provide technical input on electrical engineering matters affecting project scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
• Collaborate with OBO representatives, multidisciplinary design teams, project managers, construction contractors, and local engineering professionals to address technical requirements and project constraints.
• Provide engineering recommendations that account for local infrastructure conditions, host‑country requirements, material availability, construction capabilities, and applicable U.S. Government standards.
• Participate in technical meetings, design workshops, and project reviews, presenting findings and recommendations to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Prepare concise technical reports, assessments, design review comments, and engineering recommendations that support informed project decision‑making.
• Support multiple concurrent assignments, as required, while maintaining technical quality, responsiveness, and consistency across project deliverables.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) registration

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit/BIM

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

Job description

GPTech, a global energy and infrastructure consulting firm, seeks an experienced Electrical Engineering Team Lead to support the U.S. Department of State OBO proposal and future engagements worldwide.

This role offers senior technical leadership for planning, design, and modernization of electrical systems in diplomatic facilities. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with architecture, civil, and mechanical disciplines, review design documents, and provide