Senior Electrical Engineer and Team Lead

Who we are!

Vanderweil Engineers is a nationally recognized, top-ranked engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. For 75 years, we've delivered innovative solutions across diverse sectors-including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. As one of the largest independently owned engineering firms in the U.S., our team of 500+ professionals operates from nine offices nationwide, bringing deep expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project.

If you're ready to grow your career alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, we'd love to hear from you. We offer both stability and growth opportunities in today's fast-changing environment. We are currently seeking a proven Electrical Engineering Discipline Leader to join our Alexandria, Virginia office. Electrical Engineering services will consist of power, lighting, and fire alarm engineering.

Electrical Engineering Staff Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily leadership of the electrical staff.
• Periodically review the overall mix and quantity of the staff based on office workload projections.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, workload sharing with other offices, and terminations to adjust the engineering staff composition to meet overall business objectives.
• Mentor the department staff individually or in collaboration with other senior staff.
• Conduct periodic reviews of electrical staff and make recommendations for compensation changes.

Project Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of proposals, design budgets and project schedule.
• Facilitate the delivery of a full range of engineering services including facility assessments, life cycle analyses, sustainable design and energy analyses, conceptual designs, design development engineering, contract documents, construction administration, post-occupancy evaluations.
• Promote innovative and creative design solutions within a collaborative team environment, working and communicating closely with the Owners, Architects, PIC, PM, consultants and team members.
• Make project engineering staff assignments that are responsive to the technical, financial, and schedule requirements of the projects.
• Assist project teams in the development of project workplans and project control drawings at each project phase.
• Coordinate staffing requirements between all projects within the office.
• Assist the various PMs in providing accurate project staffing requirements.
• Conduct periodic design reviews, per the established project schedule, to determine if the project engineering objectives and client requirements are satisfied.

Design Quality

• Responsible for the quality of design and documentation for the discipline.
• Coordinate with the QA/QC leader the assignment of QA engineer for each project.
• Maintain an updated library of discipline standards.
• Collaborate with the CA group to establish lessons learned reviews on projects.

General Business Responsibilities

• Understand the strategic business objectives of the Alexandria office and the company. Participate, when requested, in the development and planning of those objectives.
• Assist in the development of electrical engineering design and project delivery strategies and establish responsibilities, procedures, and financial budgets for attaining the business objectives.
• Identify, develop, and implement opportunities for improving engineering design and project delivery policies and procedures.
• Participate in local, regional, or national professional organizations to understand general design/construction industry trends, promote the company's image, identify "best" business practices for potential use within the company, identify and develop relationships with prospective employees.

Business Development Responsibilities

• Participate in sales activities and project interviews.

Our Flexible & Hybrid Work Culture

We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.

We prioritize wellness with programs that support physical and behavioral health, and we're proud to foster an equitable and inclusive workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

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