Director, Business Strategy - Electrical Design & Execution

The Director, Electrical Engineering and Design is responsible for providing strategic leadership and technical oversight for electrical engineering and lighting design across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Supply Chain facilities. This role leads the development and implementation of enterprise engineering standards, design strategies, and technical requirements supporting new construction, remodels, renovations, and existing facility infrastructure.

The Director leads a team of engineering professionals and provides strategic oversight of an external engineering collective responsible for supporting electrical engineering and design activities across the enterprise. This position ensures that engineering solutions are safe, reliable, cost-effective, constructible, maintainable, and aligned with operational and long-term business objectives.

This role requires a strong combination of technical expertise, organizational leadership, strategic planning, engineering design oversight, external partner management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Electrical Engineering and Design Leadership

• Establish and lead the enterprise strategy for electrical engineering and design across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Supply Chain facilities.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for electrical infrastructure and system design, including utility services, electrical distribution, emergency and standby power, lighting, lighting controls, and related facility electrical systems.
• Develop and maintain engineering design requirements that balance safety, reliability, constructability, operational performance, maintainability, and total cost of ownership.
• Ensure electrical engineering and design solutions support business objectives, operational requirements, and long‑term facility infrastructure strategies.
• Provide strategic direction and technical guidance for complex engineering challenges impacting new construction, remodels, renovations, and existing facilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency, design consistency, system performance, and overall project execution.

Electrical and Lighting Design Standards

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise electrical engineering and lighting design standards, specifications, and technical requirements.
• Establish consistent design approaches that support construction efficiency, operational reliability, energy performance, and lifecycle cost optimization.
• Provide technical oversight for interior and exterior lighting design, ensuring alignment with safety, customer and associate experience, operational needs, and energy efficiency objectives.
• Evaluate emerging electrical and lighting technologies, equipment, and design practices for potential enterprise implementation.
• Establish processes for reviewing and approving engineering design deviations, alternative solutions, and significant technical decisions.
• Ensure engineering standards and design practices align with applicable codes, regulations, industry standards, and company requirements.
• Incorporate field performance, lessons learned, and stakeholder feedback into ongoing improvements to engineering standards and design practices.

Engineering Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of electrical engineering professionals responsible for enterprise engineering standards, technical oversight, and design support.
• Establish clear team priorities, performance expectations, and accountability aligned with organizational objectives.
• Develop engineering talent and technical capabilities through coaching, mentoring, professional development, and knowledge sharing.
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