Director, Electrical Engineering

Director Of Electrical Engineering

The Director of Electrical Engineering leads the Electrical Design Engineering team and is accountable for all electrical design activities supporting the Energy-from-Waste process across more than 30 facilities across North America. This role provides design leadership for electrical infrastructure across high-voltage (26 kV to 230 kV), medium-voltage (5 kV to 13.8 kV), and low-voltage systems, including high-voltage breakers, step-up transformers, turbine generators, balance-of-plant equipment, medium-voltage switch gear, motor control centers (MCCs), fans and motors, protective relaying, and short-circuit and arc-flash studies.

The Electrical Design Engineering team also supports a broad range of plant systems and disciplines, including steam generation boilers and auxiliaries, feedwater pumps, deaerator systems, turbine generators, condensers, air pollution control equipment, ash handling and conveying equipment, and metals recovery systems. This position leads a team of electrical subject matter experts (SMEs) supporting key growth initiatives, including routine capital projects, major plant expansions, and feasibility studies for new facilities.

Annual capital and maintenance reinvestment at Reworld exceeds $300 million and supports long-term assets planning. While this is a corporate engineering role, it requires extensive collaboration with site/regional teams; approximately 30% of travel is expected.

Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering, this role also supports talent development, goal settings, budgeting, resource planning, feasibility studies, and project prioritizations. The Director Electrical Engineering partners closely with cross-functional leaders, including Plant Support Engineering, Sourcing, PMO, Operations, Electrical Field Services, and Regional Engineering, to ensure discipline needs are met. The position may also support business development efforts by providing technical expertise and resourcing input.

• Discipline/Design Engineering:
  Manage, prioritize, and assign work across the Electrical Engineering team and SMEs.
• Capital Projects:
  Lead electrical infrastructure design engineering for capital projects.
• Technical Programs:
  Lead technical programs of strategic importance to the company.
• Technical Standards:
  Develop, maintain, and continuously improve Reworld's Electrical specifications/design standards library.
• Operations Support:
  Provide engineering support to operations, including evaluation and implementation of technology upgrades aligned with the business needs.
• External Engineering Partners:
  Engage and manage outside engineering firms to deliver technically sound, business-feasible electrical designs.
• Front-End Loading (FEL):
  Lead front-end design activities for capital projects in alignment with FEL processes and tools.
• Coaching and Mentoring:
  Mentor, coach, and develop SMEs, including training on FEL tools and best practices.
• Feasibility Studies:
  Lead feasibility studies for new or retrofit designs, evaluating total cost of ownership (Capital and O&M) and recommending solutions that balance technical and economic considerations.

Continuous Improvement and EHS:

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Problem Solving:
  Lead RCAs and coach SMEs in problem-solving methodologies to implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Lessons Learned:
  Drive the lessons learned program, incorporate site feedback, and update standards and specifications to improve future designs.
• Productivity and Unscheduled Downtime:
  Lead improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and deliver operational savings across facilities.
• Technical Risk Assessment:
  Lead technical risk assessments for electrical designs and retrofits, including SEOLDS, arc-flash studies, and protective relaying scheme reviews.
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA):
  Lead FMEA activities to support critical troubleshooting and reliability improvements at site locations.
• Low-Cost Country Sourcing:
  Perform Technical Due Diligence and provide recommendations for Projects involving Equipment sourcing from Low-cost countries.

Leadership:

• Talent Management:
  Attract, develop, and retain…