Lead Electrical Engineer

The Electrical Engineering - Team Lead will oversee electrical design staff and provide guidance to ensure accurate technical drawings. This position focuses on the design of electrical systems for large commercial buildings, retail spaces, residential housing, and hospitals.

Type: Direct Hire

Salary Range: $90 - $115k/annual – Up to 120k/annual for a Licensed Professional Engineer

Location: Kansas City, MO

Schedule: Full Time

Key Responsibilities include:

• Manage the team effectively, delegating tasks, providing feedback and support, and ensuring that the team works together toward project success
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth of staff
• Implement and manage company processes and procedures within the team
• Work Closely with HR for acquisition of talent, maintenance of talent and growth of staff.
• Serve as technical advisor for team, using expertise in all steps of completing discipline components
• Assess project conditions requirements against information provided and communicate these findings required to the client
• Review local building code, utility, and landlord information to determine location specific design requirements, contact these entities, document these findings and to present to the client
• Coordinate design requirements and decisions with other disciplines, BIM department, and project management
• Perform co-design to review design decisions with senior engineer staff and engineers of record
• Create high quality design drawings using Revit/AutoCAD which adhere to company and industry standards
• Edit both sheet and book specifications per project specific requirements
• Apply and edit standard details and diagrams per project specific requirements
• Perform required design calculations including but not limited to photometry, voltage drop, fault current, energy code, and NEC demand loads
• Perform electric system design analysis and properly select between fully and series rated systems
• Participate in Premieres, project retrospectives and continuous improvement activities
• Respond to RFIs and review submittals with oversight from senior design staff
• Travel as required, independently or with less senior staff for site surveys and field inspections
• Engage in ongoing learning and professional development to improve technical knowledge
• Attend client meetings with project managers and staff
• Become familiar with prototypical design information for multiple clients
• Deliver excellence
• Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Electrical, or Construction Engineering required plus 10 years of demonstrated experience preferred
• Professional Engineering (PE) license required
• Demonstrates strong REVIT/AutoCAD and office computer proficiency
• Strong understanding of local codes and amendments, with the ability to interpret and apply the codes towards system designs and calculations
• Strong familiarity with building structures, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and how they interact

Required Skills:

• Effective communication skills within cross-functional team with a focus on customer service
• Ability to mentor and lead staff
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate technical drawings and stay organized
• Ability to work independently and balance multiple deadlines and projects
• Time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project timelines
• A proactive attitude and willingness to take on new challenges
• Enthusiasm for learning and growing within a design-focused role
• Demonstrate ability to be self-motivated, flexible with task interruptions, and capable of proactively solving problems
• Demonstrate competency in a range of job sizes and complexity
• Demonstrate ability to lead and accomplish company objectives by maintaining and fostering a keen sense of professionalism, personal responsibility, and urgency
• Utilize Professional Engineer (PE) license to stamp and sign mechanical drawings and documents

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Electrical, or Construction Engineering required plus 10 years of demonstrated experience preferred
• 8-10 years experience in electrical design
• Professional Engineering (PE) license required
• Demonstrates strong REVIT/AutoCAD and office computer proficiency
• Strong understanding of local codes and amendments, with the ability to interpret and apply the codes towards system designs and calculations
• Strong familiarity with building structures, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and how they interact

For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com. If you have questions about the position, please contact brittany.parker@akkodisgroup.com

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records