Senior Electrical Design Manager

Short Description

Bowman has an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Manager to join our team in Tucson, AZ.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

Lead and manage engineering design projects through strategic planning, technical oversight, and team leadership. Ensures high-quality deliverables, compliance with industry standards, and successful project execution within scope, schedule, and budget. This role is pivotal in mentoring design staff, driving innovation, and maintaining strong client relationships to support the growth and reputation of the firm.

• Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Manage people and processes to ensure effective execution. Review work produced by staff for quality assurance.

• Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients.
• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.
• Drive the profitability and growth of projects.
• Oversee design engineers by providing technical guidance, mentorship, and thorough review of design deliverables to ensure quality and compliance.

• Perform project development for complex projects, including finalizing scope of projects, preparing bid summaries, preparing project budgets and cost estimates.
• Perform day-to-day project management on multiple projects to meet time and budget milestones.
• Prepare and direct preparation of designs, specifications, plans, estimates and reports for projects.
• Review job cost sheets and prepare monthly billings. Ensure assigned projects stay within budget allocation.
• Be responsible for the monitoring and management of work-in-process, billings, and outstanding accounts receivable collection efforts.
• Maintain healthy client relationships and possess solid operational insight for driving projects and executing deliverables.
• Maintain close relationships with clients to resolve all project questions including technical requirements, completion requirements and billing inquiries.
• Assist with marketing presentations and attend marketing meetings.
• Assist team leader in securing repeat business from existing clients and identifying new clients.
• Supervise the work of project personnel to ensure that it meets the highest professional standards.
• Liaise with clients and agencies, subcontractors, and design teams on projects.
• Review project changes, pending or anticipated alterations to the contract, additional work requests, and all other factors, which may significantly affect staffing requirements or budget.
• Provide technical assistance in the resolution of design problems including field investigation or inspections, detailed design work, detailed review of design computations done by others and general coordination of design aspects.
• Utilize AutoCAD, AutoCAD REVIT, AutoCAD Plant 3D to develop detailed design plans, including heavy industrial distribution systems from substation to use point.
• Execute electrical substation and power distribution designs, ensuring compliance with project specifications and appropriate codes and standards.
• Coordination and design support with local utility companies to study and characterize power systems improvements and potential ramifications to project development.
• Assessment and planning of overland transmission routes in coordination with Bowman’s extended electrical engineering sectors.
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