Electrical Section Manager

HDR is currently seeking an Electrical Section Manager for our Building Engineering Services Business Group located in Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH or Pittsburgh, PA. Our team is an integrated facility and infrastructure design team consisting of core services of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural and Site Civil Engineering. We work in a wide variety of markets including Tech/Media/Telecom, Commercial Real Estate, Healthcare, Science and Technology, Industrial, Water/Wastewater, Federal and Mission Critical buildings and infrastructure.

We have an industry leading focus on sustainable design and energy conservation.

• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing and client development activities.
• Manage the technical and operational activities of the electrical discipline.
• Be a conceptual thinker and engage our design partners at the early stages of projects to inform design intent.
• Prepare/review project budgets and scopes for the electrical discipline and monitor financial performance.
• Schedule and coordinate all work performed inside the discipline.
• Establish work priorities and project assignments for staff.
• Monitor scope of work and scope changes.
• Facilitate and encourage coordination with other discipline groups.
• Conduct interviews in support of the hiring of new staff for the section and provide new employee mentoring.
• Establish employee goals and conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct section meetings to discuss productivity, workload and quality control issues.
• Advance the skill level of personnel through training, education, experience, etc.
• Coordinate with the electrical discipline managers of other business group locations to review workload, project status, and staffing requirements.
• Prepare/review electrical engineering scope of work and fees for proposals.
• Monitor changes in codes, regulations and client standards and keep staff up to date on current industry practices.
• Implement any required changes into the electrical design standards, procedures, and deliverables.
• Perform quality control reviews.
• Serve as a Project Manager occasionally and/or Task Lead when applicable.
• Perform project engineer duties when required.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• A minimum of 10 years management experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Previous experience with an architectural/engineering or engineering consulting firm.
• Experience in design calculations, specifications, and preparation of construction drawings for corporate/commercial development, industrial, federal or mission critical projects.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.
• Preference given to local candidates.
• Experience and interest in sustainable design including credentials in high performance building design similar to LEED.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years experience
• Professional registration, license or certification may be required based on role
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Good leadership and organizational skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Expected compensation range for Ohio: $102,060 - $145,800.

Locations:
Cleveland, OH;
Columbus, OH;
Pittsburgh, PA.

Schedule:

Full‑time.