Director, Electrical Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic direction for the electrical engineering discipline, ensuring team capabilities align with business objectives and market needs.

• Supervise technical execution, quality assurance, and delivery of electrical engineering services throughout all project phases.

• Lead and mentor engineering managers, senior engineers, and design personnel.

• Promote innovation, accountability, and ongoing improvement.

• Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver cohesive design solutions.

• Coordinate with architectural, structural, mechanical, and automation teams.

• Drive process optimization, including QA/QC standards, technology implementation, and documentation workflows.

• Assist in business development by crafting proposal strategies, conducting client presentations, and managing relationships.

• Oversee resource planning, hiring strategies, and succession planning for the electrical engineering team.

• Ensure adherence to safety, regulatory, and quality standards.

• Supervise Managers, Principal Engineers, or Senior Engineers.

• Execute other strategic responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology.

• Professional Engineering (PE) License is mandatory.

• 15+ years of progressive engineering experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership position.

• Advanced expertise in Revit, AutoCAD, BIM, and other relevant design and modeling software.

• Advanced skill with electrical design tools such as SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or similar applications.

• Demonstrated success in mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams.

• Proven experience in leading complex, multidisciplinary projects and managing client relationships.

• Strong business insight with experience in budgeting, proposal development, client engagement, and strategic planning.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strategic mindset, growth-oriented attitude, and dedication to continuous improvement.

• Self-directed leader capable of driving initiatives from inception to execution.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

• Ability to occasionally travel overnight to job sites and navigate undeveloped terrain.

• Capability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on occasion.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations may be provided for individuals with disabilities.

• Family-owned company fostering a collaborative team environment.