Garver

Electrical Group Leader

Garver$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to become licensed
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program
  • 10+ years of technical experience, with at least 2 years in leadership
  • Preferred: 15+ years of experience and 5 years in leadership
  • Working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment systems
  • Proficiency in electrical engineering design including SCADA and instrumentation

Responsibilities

  • Support regional teams with business development activities
  • Develop conceptual and detailed designs for electrical power distribution systems
  • Create one-line diagrams and power plans for projects
  • Coordinate with mechanical teams for process control
  • Prepare design calculations and conduct project budget estimates
  • Manage and mentor the electrical design team
  • Attend client meetings and industry conferences as an expert

Benefits

  • Company-paid professional memberships
  • Support for industry licenses
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Highly competitive salary packages
  • Attractive benefits and comprehensive wellness program
Full Job Description
As part of the Greenville Water Design Center (WDC) for Garver, this Electrical Group Leader will be responsible for building, leading and managing an integral group of engineering professionals in support of various projects for Garver's Greenville Water Design Center. Diversity in high-volume, custom plant projects will allow this engineer the opportunity to be hands-on with design, directly involved with clients, provide mentorship to team members and actively participate in marketing initiatives.

What you'll do:

Generally, the responsibilities of this role will entail taking projects from conceptual planning to bid ready documents and construction and startup support, including electrical power and equipment layouts, design calculations, vendor coordination, coordination with other design discipline activities, coordination with regional offices and regulatory agencies, as well as quality assurance and control. Ideal candidates shall be capable of developing power distribution designs for new water and wastewater treatments plants and improvements to existing water and wastewater treatment facilities. In addition, the candidate should have a working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes and associated systems including pumping, piping systems and HVAC.

Day to day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
  • Supporting regional teams with related business development activities
  • Developing conceptual designs for water and wastewater treatment electrical power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
  • Developing detailed designs for water and wastewater treatment power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting and lighting systems
  • Developing one-line diagrams and power plans
  • Coordinating with process mechanical team for process control coordination
  • Preparing design calculations, coordinating with other support discipline activities on projects, coordinating with regional Garver offices and regulating agencies, construction cost estimating, and quality assurance and control
  • Managing and mentoring teams, coordinating schedules, monitoring project budgets, and ensuring delivery of quality work products which adhere to Garver standardization
  • Be included in client meetings, industry conferences, and serve as a subject matter expert for the Water Business Line


In addition, the Electrical Group Leader will be responsible for:
  • Recruiting top talent for the electrical team
  • Developing scope, schedule, level of effort, and fees for projects
  • Managing, mentoring and professional development for electrical team members
  • Drive the detailed design through coordination with other design disciplines
  • Planning, managing, and executing electrical staff and workload
  • Developing detailed plans and specifications
  • Coordinating and maintaining project schedules
  • Planning and monitoring budgets
  • Quality program compliance, including ensuring delivery of quality work products that adhere to Garver standardization.
  • Electrical standards and tools development, procurement, and training


About Garver's Greenville Water Design Center:

The Greenville Water Design Center will be a knowledge-based hub that excels in highly technical, multi-discipline water and wastewater designs for clients in Garver's eastern footprint, as well as across the country as necessary. The Greenville WDC will specialize in large, high-volume, custom treatment plant projects with conventional and advanced technologies. A centralized WDC requires constant communication, coordination, and participation with team members. This integral working relationship benefits the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as the engineer's opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license or with the ability to be licensed
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program
  • 10+ years of technical related experience with 2+ years of experience in project/team leadership

Preferred Attributes:
  • Technically competent in electrical engineering design including controls, instrumentation, SCADA systems, and power distribution systems
  • 15+ years of electrical engineering design experience with 5+ years of experience in project/ team leadership
  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license in several states including SC, NC, GA, TN, FL, AL
  • Working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment plant systems
  • Working knowledge of remote telemetry systems
  • Working knowledge of SCADA network communications
  • Proven experience overseeing electrical and I&C designs, including detailed plans and specifications for major projects
  • Working knowledge of PLC and HMI programming software including: Allen-Bradley RSLogix, GE iFix, Schneider Electric Wonderware, Inductive Automation Ignition
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering
  • ISA Automation Professional certification
  • Working knowledge of AutoCad and/or Revit CAD programs
  • Working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, and NFPA 820

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned multidisciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with more than 1,000 employees across the United States. Offering a wide range of services focused on aviation, buildings, construction, enterprise solutions, federal, survey, transportation, water, and wastewater, Garver sits in the top 100 of the Engineering News-Record's prestigious Top 500 Design Firms list and is consistently recognized as a best firm to work for. Learn more at GarverUSA.com.

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About Garver

Garver is an engineering consulting firm that provides services in aviation, construction, facilities design, federal, power delivery, transportation, survey, and water. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Garver has over 30 offices across the United States and employs over 1,000 people. The company has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group and a Best Place to Work by Arkansas Business.
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