Manager – Charlotte Office Engineering​/Design Studies​/Methods

GENERAL MANAGER is required by our Client, an electrical contractor, to be assigned on a Permanent basis, located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This position is a senior level management position that will lead and grow Charlotte Office. Responsible for the day-to-day operations including managing engineers and designers, and interfacing with clients to resolve project and technical issues. In addition to managing the operations of the office, they will also be responsible for marketing engineering services and developing new business with potential clients in the investor-owned, municipal and electric cooperative utility market.

This position reports to the Business Unit General Manager. This position does have direct reports.

• Responsible for employee engagement, performance reviews, interviewing/hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, mentorship and growth, project execution, client interaction, and business development.
• Ability to provide technical review of project scopes, develop budget estimates and prepare proposals.
• Ability to prepare various specification for bid such as equipment specification, labor specification and relay specifications.
• Must have a good understanding of the technological, market, and commercial trends driving the current utility industry transformation.
• Will be responsible for all aspects of the line of business, including maintaining existing clients and generating new clients.
• Must actively support enhancing the Company’s overall strategic business vision by supporting the selling and delivery of multi-functional business solutions.
• Must have a general knowledge of all the engineering services that the Company offers and be able to effectively communicate the services to existing and potential clients.
• Provide professional oversight of Electrical Project Engineers, Project Managers, Designers and Technicians.
• Manage accounts and maintaining long-term client relationships.
• Conduct career development reviews and identifying growth and learning opportunities for direct reports.
• Oversee office resource billable levels, forecast resource needs and monitor backlog to plan for additional resources/hiring.
• Ensure and facilitate project team collaboration with internal and external team members from other offices and communicate across all disciplines to resolve design conflicts as required.
• Provide Quality Control (QC) reviews on substation protection and control relaying design, relaying settings, and PE seal for construction design package and setting reports.
• Resolve conflicts with both team members and clients.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering required; an MBA, PMP, or a master’s degree in Engineering Management is preferred.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) required, and ability to become licensed in additional states as required.
• 10+ years of substation and relaying experience preferred, with 5+ years in engineering consulting and 5+ years of people management.
• Proficient with engineering/design tools (AutoCAD, CymTCC, SEL software, Omicron, etc.) and with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Knowledge of project management software.
• Construction support experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Competent in developing and maintaining a strong business network.
• Competent in researching engineering and design issues and evaluating solutions.
• Ability to learn new engineering topics to facility business and team growth.
• Process and improvement oriented.
• Strong communication skills in recommending engineering solutions and leading teams.