Dewberry

Electrical Department Manager - Water/Wastewater

Dewberry$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Over 12 years of experience in Water/Wastewater operations or industrial projects.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
  • Experience in designing electrical systems and creating design deliverables.
  • Strong leadership skills with a focus on team delegation.
  • Knowledge of National Electric Code (NEC) and NFPA Life Safety Codes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of engineers to execute projects effectively.
  • Oversee technical quality and standards for electrical design.
  • Ensure adherence to project design schedules and budgets.
  • Communicate promptly with project managers regarding schedule issues.
  • Monitor project scope to identify potential additional services.
  • Assign roles for design tasks and identify engineers of record.
  • Coordinate information milestones across project phases.

Benefits

  • Join one of the strongest electrical teams in Raleigh with over 30 skilled professionals.
  • Expand your expertise in electrical distribution, motor controls, and SCADA systems.
  • Engage in projects that contribute to decarbonization and renewable energy goals.
  • Access professional mentorship and growth opportunities within the team.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Dewberry's MEPS Infrastructure team is seeking an Electrical Department Manager for our Raleigh, NC specializing in Water/Wastewater. The successful candidate will be responsible for knowing how to successfully complete projects by leading a team of skilled electrical engineers and designers. A department manager assists Project/Client Managers by providing engineering resources to complete projects on schedule and in budget. Duties include mentoring, training, and leading an effective team of electrical engineers and designers.

 

The Department Manager's primary goal is to develop a technically strong team of engineers with the ability to execute projects in the W/WW market by providing mentorship and growth opportunities.

 

Key Skills and experience required:

 

  • BS in electrical engineering.
  • 12+ years of design or WW/W operation experience or industrial projects.
  • PE is required.
  • Must have experience designing electrical systems and producing design deliverable

 

Dewberry has one of the strongest electrical teams in the Raleigh area with over 30 electrical design professionals. You will be joining a team of highly skilled, experience, and dedicated electrical professionals focused on designing reliable and resilient electrical infrastructure for water and wastewater facilities in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Colorado, and Florida. At Dewberry you will expand your technical knowledge in electrical distribution, motor controls, SCADA, and power system studies as you execute a full range of services to shape water infrastructure that services your communities. In addition to traditional W/WW designs you will also assist in developing the way renewables energy is utilized by our clients in meeting their decarbonization and electrification goals.

 

Responsibilities

Department manager responsibility is to lead a team of engineers in order to execute projects. A successful department will need the following technical knowledge:

  • Technical and Quality oversight of all project work for discipline area.
  • Establishing/improving standards for discipline area.
  • Adherence to project design schedule.
  • Notification to Project/Client Managers if established project design schedule cannot be met. Notify in enough time to appropriately handle the situation, preferably at the latest 2 weeks prior.
  • Adherence to discipline project budget. Review and provide updates on project budgets at milestone dates. Reviewing discipline budgets weekly.
  • Attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services.
  • Identify staff performing design of the project, along with a senior staff member if required.
  • Identify Engineer of Record.
  • Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time to good design coordination.
Required Skills & Required Experience
  • BS in electrical engineering.
  • 12+ years of design or WW/W operation experience or industrial projects.
  • PE is required.
  • Must have experience designing electrical systems and producing design deliverable
  • Proven leadership skills delegating to engineering and design staff.
  • Must be a self-starter with initiative, drive and determination.
  • Candidate must have a good working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Codes, and other related Codes.
  • Good verbal, writing and interpersonal skills are essential for coordination with other disciplines, and client interface.

     

    Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

     

    *At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

About Dewberry

Dewberry is a professional services firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental sciences, and planning services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. Dewberry has over 50 locations throughout the United States and employs over 2,000 professionals. The company provides services to a variety of industries, including transportation, water, energy, and government. Dewberry has been recognized for its work on a number of high-profile projects, including the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
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1956

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