Engineering Manager, Electrical

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Engineer Your Future with Us Volt Air is an award-winning consulting engineering firm with a passion (some call it an obsession) for quality engineering. Our friendly and relaxed culture allows you to dig into incredible projects alongside talented colleagues while making career-building impacts in your local and national communities. We attract and reward skilled individuals who share a passion for engineering design.

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The Engineering Manager - Electrical will be responsible for leading a team of engineers and designers within the Electrical Engineering department. This position requires the ability to simultaneously function as a people leader, manage a team’s workload, and perform design work on assigned projects. The Engineering Manager - Electrical must possess strong technical expertise and leadership skills. The successful candidate will also have a solid understanding of the consulting engineering process and the contractual documents that are involved.

• Performs workload management responsibilities as required for assigned projects; allocates projects to team members based on individual workload and capabilities
• Determines the scope of assigned projects and utilizes software programs to create the electrical system designs including lighting, power distribution, emergency generation systems, fire alarm, security, or other electrical systems
• Communicates regularly with peers and supervisors on project status
• Trains and mentors less experienced team members
• Coaches and develops team members to help them achieve their full potential
• Works with Director to address personnel issues; participates in recruiting, onboarding, and performance management processes
• Determines cost-effective system layouts, quantities/sizes, and specifications, and verify code compliance of the system designs
• Preparation and layout of BIM drawings and coordination with all other disciplines at all phases of project production, including schematic design phase, design development phase, permitting phase, and construction documents phase

• Performs construction administration tasks including, but not limited to, site observations, shop drawing review, and preparation of punch lists
• Defines appropriate project scope and ensure it is accurately reflected in the contract documents. Proactively manage any possible scope of work variances to ensure client satisfaction and that projects stay on track
• Maintains excellent business relationships and communication with clients, partners, architects, owners, other design and construction professionals, and various code officials regarding the overall engineering project, associated assignments, and action items
• Miscellaneous duties, as assigned

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and based in the Atlanta, Georgia area
• Minimum 7 years of experience leading and coordinating multi-discipline engineering teams
• At least 10 years of experience in electrical engineering management and design of commercial buildings preferably in aviation, higher education, health care, hospitality, entertainment, or governmental facilities
• High school diploma or GED; college degree in related field preferred
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
• Experience with a variety of project deliverable methods including design-build, design-bid-construct, fast-track and other construction delivery methods
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of local, state, and national codes, including other aspects of laws, regulations, and potential liabilities affecting the practice of engineering
• Revit MEP proficiency required, and familiarity with other engineering software programs
• Highly proficient technical/computer skills including Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel), internet and web applications
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills; ability to clearly convey information, ideas, and…