Electrical Group Leader

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As part of the Greenville Water Design Center (WDC) for Garver, this Electrical Group Leader will be responsible for building, leading and managing an integral group of engineering professionals in support of various projects for Garver’s Greenville Water Design Center
. Diversity in high-volume, custom plant projects will allow this engineer the opportunity to be hands‑on with design, directly involved with clients, provide mentorship to team members and actively participate in marketing initiatives.

What you’ll do: Generally, the responsibilities of this role will entail taking projects from conceptual planning to bid‑ready documents and construction and startup support, including electrical power and equipment layouts, design calculations, vendor coordination, coordination with other design discipline activities, coordination with regional offices and regulatory agencies, as well as quality assurance and control. Ideal candidates shall be capable of developing power distribution designs for new water and wastewater treatments plants and improvements to existing water and wastewater treatment facilities.

In addition, the candidate should have a working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes and associated systems including pumping, piping systems and HVAC.

Day to day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting regional teams with related business development activities
• Developing conceptual designs for water and wastewater treatment electrical power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
• Developing detailed designs for water and wastewater treatment power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
• Developing one‑line diagrams and power plans
• Coordinating with process mechanical team for process control coordination
• Preparing design calculations, coordinating with other support discipline activities on projects, coordinating with regional Garver offices and regulating agencies, construction cost estimating, and quality assurance and control
• Managing and mentoring teams, coordinating schedules, monitoring project budgets, and ensuring delivery of quality work products which adhere to Garver standardization
• Be included in client meetings, industry conferences, and serve as a subject matter expert for the Water Business Line

In addition, the Electrical Group Leader will be responsible for:

• Recruiting top talent for the electrical team
• Developing scope, schedule, level of effort, and fees for projects
• Managing, mentoring and professional development for electrical team members
• Drive the detailed design through coordination with other design disciplines
• Planning, managing, and executing electrical staff and workload
• Developing detailed plans and specifications
• Coordinating and maintaining project schedules
• Planning and monitoring budgets
• Quality program compliance, including ensuring delivery of quality work products that adhere to Garver standardization.
• Electrical standards and tools development, procurement, and training

About Garver’s Greenville Water Design Center: The Greenville Water Design Center will be a knowledge‑based hub that excels in highly technical, multi‑discipline water and wastewater designs for clients in Garver’s eastern footprint, as well as across the country as necessary. The Greenville WDC will specialize in large, high‑volume, custom treatment plant projects with conventional and advanced technologies. A centralized WDC requires constant communication, coordination, and participation with team members.

This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as the engineer’s opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.

Minimum Requirements:

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license or with the ability to be licensed
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program
• 10+ years of technical related experience with 2+ years of experience in project/team leadership

Preferred Attributes:

• Technically competent in electrical engineering…