Electrical Department Manager - Building Services

Electrical Department/Discipline Manager will provide the following to their team to effectively and successfully complete projects:

• Growing, mentoring, and developing department staff to allow each person to achieve their maximum potential.
• Minimum annual evaluations for each direct report.
• Technical and Quality oversight of all project work for department.
• Establishing/improving department standards.
• Adherence to project design schedules.
• Notification to Project/Client Managers if established project design schedule cannot be met.
• Adherence to department 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 department staff performing design of the project, along with a senior staff and EOR as required.
• Provide general updates of projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, etc.)
• Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time to good design coordination.
• Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.
• Coordination with all disciplines involved, including outside consultants.
• Work schedule for discipline showing:

• Project assignments and priorities
• Delivery due dates for group project commitment’s
• Workload/Capacity

• Organizing staff in a way to allow career advancement, professional development, quality client service, and operational efficiencies to meet business and project financial goals.
• Taking a very active role in recruitment of staff in discipline area including networking, recruitment, interviewing and “deal closing”.
• Simply put – Discipline Managers control all production resources and all commitments. Conversely – accountability for our deliverables comes from Discipline Managers.

• Accomplished (15+ years’ experience) Professional Engineer
• Knowledgeable of construction process
• Familiar with AIA and state construction contracts
• Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Experience in staff management/department management
• Experience in the design of various MEP systems, and an understanding of document preparation utilizing a BIM/Revit platform
• Well organized, takes good notes
• Good conceptual understanding of plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems with general knowledge of system operation, space requirements, and cost.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee’s. 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 anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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

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  Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
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