Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Lead Electrical Design Engineer

Company: MG Engineering D.P.C. (MGE)
Location: New York City, New York
Discipline: Electrical Engineering | MEP/Building Systems
Employment Type: Full-Time
Base Salary Range: $120,000–$210,000+ annually
Potential Total Compensation: $140,000–$250,000+, depending on experience, licensure, leadership responsibilities, and overall qualifications
Represented By: Luxus Group | AEC Talent Partners

Position Overview

MG Engineering D.P.C. is seeking an accomplished Lead Electrical Design Engineer to provide technical leadership and design oversight for complex building and infrastructure projects from its New York City headquarters.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer who can lead sophisticated building-systems designs, guide multidisciplinary project teams, mentor developing engineers, and collaborate directly with architects, owners, contractors, utilities, and public agencies.

The Lead Electrical Design Engineer will oversee projects from initial planning and conceptual design through construction documents, agency approvals, bidding, construction administration, commissioning, and closeout. The position requires advanced knowledge of electrical power distribution, emergency and standby power, lighting, fire alarm coordination, utility service, energy codes, and New York City design and filing requirements.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable solving difficult technical problems, directing engineering production, communicating with clients, and developing the next generation of electrical design professionals.

About MG Engineering

MG Engineering D.P.C. is a full-service engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, lighting, commissioning, sustainability, central energy, enhanced construction administration, and technology services. Through its affiliate, MGE Unified Technologies, the organization also provides information technology, audiovisual, and premise-security services. Explore MGE’s engineering services.

For more than 30 years, MGE has been headquartered in the heart of New York City. The company has grown to more than 150 professionals across multiple offices while maintaining deep roots in the New York design and construction market. Learn more about MGE’s offices.

MGE supports a wide range of project types, including:

• Commercial office buildings

• Corporate interiors

• Healthcare and life-science facilities

• Higher education and K–12 schools

• Residential and mixed-use developments

• Hospitality and entertainment

• Retail and restaurants

• Cultural and institutional facilities

• Government and civic buildings

• Central utility and energy infrastructure

• Mission-critical and high-reliability facilities

• Building repositioning and major renovations

Key Responsibilities

Electrical Design Leadership

• Lead the electrical engineering design of new construction, renovation, infrastructure, and building-upgrade projects.

• Establish project design criteria, system concepts, technical approaches, and engineering standards.

• Direct the preparation of electrical drawings, specifications, calculations, studies, narratives, and construction documents.

• Oversee electrical systems involving:

  • Normal and emergency power distribution

  • Low- and medium-voltage electrical systems

  • Utility services and service upgrades

  • Switchgear, transformers, substations, and panelboards

  • Emergency, standby, and optional standby generators

  • Paralleling switchgear and generator plants

  • Uninterruptible power supply systems

  • Lighting and lighting controls

  • Emergency and egress lighting

  • Fire alarm and life-safety coordination

  • Grounding and bonding

  • Lightning protection

  • Renewable energy and distributed-generation systems

  • Electrical metering and submetering

  • Telecommunications pathways and infrastructure

  • Electrical systems for elevators, fire pumps, and mechanical equipment

• Evaluate system alternatives based on reliability, resilience, maintainability, constructability, efficiency, and lifecycle cost.

• Ensure designs meet project requirements, client expectations, engineering standards, and applicable codes.

• Resolve difficult engineering challenges and provide technically sound, practical recommendations.

MGE’s electrical practice includes power-distribution systems from 120V through 100kV, utility-service design, medium-voltage systems, substations, generator plants, UPS systems, renewable power, resilience upgrades, power studies, lighting, and critical-facility infrastructure. Review MGE’s electrical capabilities.

Project Leadership and Delivery

• Lead electrical engineering activities throughout the complete project lifecycle.

• Work closely with Project Managers to establish scope, schedule, budget, staffing, milestones, and technical deliverables.

• Plan and delegate work to engineers, designers, BIM/Revit professionals, and technical support staff.

• Monitor project progress and ensure engineering assignments are completed accurately and on schedule.

• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and accountability.

• Identify technical, coordination, permitting, and construction risks early and develop mitigation strategies.

• Support project financial performance by managing engineering effort and minimizing redesign.

• Participate in project kickoff meetings, design workshops, milestone reviews, and coordination meetings.

• Ensure that final documents are complete, coordinated, constructible, and ready for agency or construction submission.

Engineering Calculations and Technical Analysis

• Perform or oversee electrical load calculations, demand calculations, voltage-drop calculations, feeder sizing, equipment sizing, and service-capacity evaluations.

• Prepare and review short-circuit, selective-coordination, arc-flash, grounding, harmonic, and power-quality studies.

• Evaluate existing electrical infrastructure and develop recommendations for repair, replacement, expansion, or modernization.

• Perform electrical due-diligence assessments and existing-condition surveys.

• Develop one-line diagrams, riser diagrams, equipment schedules, panel schedules, controls diagrams, and electrical details.

• Coordinate emergency power classifications and separation requirements for life-safety, legally required, and optional standby systems.

• Review utility capacity, service requirements, vault arrangements, metering, and interconnection considerations.

• Incorporate energy-efficiency, sustainability, electrification, and resilience goals into electrical-system designs.

New York City Code and Agency Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable requirements, including:

  • New York City Electrical Code

  • New York City Building Code

  • New York City Energy Conservation Code

  • National Electrical Code

  • NFPA standards

  • Local Laws and agency requirements

  • Utility standards and service requirements

  • Owner-specific design standards

• Support NYC electrical plan-review drawings, filings, agency submissions, and responses to review comments.

• Coordinate with the New York City Department of Buildings, FDNY, utilities, and other authorities having jurisdiction.

• Remain current on evolving electrical, energy, fire alarm, sustainability, and building-performance requirements.

• Help project teams interpret code requirements and develop defensible compliance strategies.

Interdisciplinary Coordination

• Coordinate electrical systems with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, architectural, structural, civil, lighting, technology, audiovisual, and security disciplines.

• Participate in BIM coordination and clash-detection reviews.

• Confirm that electrical rooms, shafts, pathways, clearances, equipment locations, and service spaces are properly incorporated into the design.

• Coordinate electrical requirements for HVAC equipment, pumps, elevators, fire pumps, specialty systems, and tenant equipment.

• Collaborate with architects and owners to integrate electrical infrastructure without compromising design intent or building operations.

• Identify and resolve interdisciplinary conflicts before construction.

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Lead electrical QA/QC reviews at major project milestones.

• Review plans, specifications, calculations, studies, and reports for technical accuracy and completeness.

• Confirm coordination among electrical drawings, specifications, schedules, and other engineering disciplines.

• Ensure designs comply with MGE standards and applicable codes.

• Track review comments and verify that required revisions are incorporated.

• Identify potential errors, omissions, constructability concerns, and professional-liability risks.

• Help develop standardized details, calculation templates, design procedures, and quality-control checklists.

• Promote consistent engineering practices across project teams and offices.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as a senior electrical engineering contact for clients, architects, developers, owners, contractors, and consultants.

• Lead technical discussions during client meetings, presentations, and design workshops.

• Explain complex electrical concepts clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

• Help clients evaluate electrical-system alternatives, infrastructure investments, and operational risks.

• Coordinate with electric utilities regarding new services, upgrades, vaults, metering, and distribution requirements.

• Develop trusted relationships that support client satisfaction, repeat assignments, and long-term partnerships.

• Represent MGE professionally in meetings with agencies, contractors, and industry partners.

Construction Administration

• Provide technical leadership during bidding, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout.

• Review shop drawings, equipment submittals, substitutions, requests for information, and contractor proposals.

• Conduct site visits and field observations to evaluate construction progress and compliance with design documents.

• Participate in preconstruction meetings, coordination meetings, punch-list inspections, and commissioning activities.

• Resolve unforeseen field conditions while protecting design intent, safety, schedule, and client interests.

• Review change-order requests and assist with evaluating scope, cost, and technical merit.

• Support functional testing and commissioning of electrical distribution and emergency-power systems.

• Review record documents and closeout materials.

Team Leadership and Mentorship

• Lead, mentor, and develop electrical engineers, designers, and BIM/Revit staff.

• Provide technical guidance on codes, system selection, calculations, equipment sizing, documentation, and constructability.

• Assign work based on project needs and individual development goals.

• Review team members’ work and provide clear, constructive feedback.

• Help junior engineers strengthen their technical judgment and client communication abilities.

• Support internal training, knowledge-sharing, and professional-development programs.

• Assist employees pursuing EIT certification, PE licensure, and relevant industry credentials.

• Foster a collaborative culture centered on technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Proposals and Business Development

• Provide technical input for proposals, qualifications packages, interviews, and project pursuits.

• Assist with developing scopes of work, staffing plans, project schedules, and fee estimates.

• Participate in client presentations and project interviews as a senior technical representative.

• Identify opportunities to expand services with existing clients.

• Support relationship-building with architects, developers, owners, contractors, institutions, and public agencies.

• Contribute to the continued growth and reputation of MGE’s electrical engineering practice.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.

• Eight or more years of progressively responsible electrical engineering experience, preferably within an MEP consulting environment.

• Substantial experience designing electrical systems for commercial, institutional, residential, healthcare, educational, hospitality, cultural, mission-critical, or mixed-use buildings.

• Demonstrated experience leading electrical design assignments and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

• Advanced knowledge of normal and emergency power-distribution systems.

• Strong understanding of the National Electrical Code and applicable building, energy, and life-safety requirements.

• Experience preparing electrical drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical reports.

• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, and electrical engineering calculation tools.

• Experience reviewing construction submittals and responding to RFIs.

• Ability to lead multiple projects and prioritize competing deadlines.

• Excellent written, verbal, technical, and client-facing communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to perform site surveys and participate in construction-phase field activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Twelve or more years of electrical engineering and building-systems design experience.

• Professional Engineer license in New York.

• EIT certification with active progress toward PE licensure may be considered for candidates with strong leadership experience.

• Experience serving as Engineer of Record or senior electrical technical reviewer.

• Advanced knowledge of New York City codes, filing procedures, utility requirements, and construction practices.

• Experience with medium-voltage distribution, substations, generator plants, paralleling switchgear, or mission-critical power systems.

• Experience with healthcare, life-science, higher-education, commercial high-rise, residential high-rise, hospitality, or institutional projects.

• Experience performing short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, and power-quality studies.

• Proficiency with ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, AGi32, Visual Lighting, or similar software.

• LEED, WELL, CEM, LC, or other relevant professional credentials.

• Established relationships within the New York architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, or institutional market.

• Experience supervising engineers and developing future technical leaders.

What Success Looks Like

The successful Lead Electrical Design Engineer will:

• Deliver technically accurate, coordinated, and constructible electrical designs.

• Establish clear technical direction at the beginning of each project.

• Anticipate and resolve design, code, utility, and construction challenges.

• Consistently meet project schedules and quality expectations.

• Build confidence with clients, architects, agencies, and contractors.

• Strengthen the technical capabilities of developing engineers and designers.

• Improve design standards, QA/QC practices, and project-delivery efficiency.

• Help MGE secure repeat work and expand strategic client relationships.

• Become a trusted technical leader within MGE’s New York electrical practice.

Why Join MG Engineering?

This position provides an opportunity to:

• Join an established, highly regarded engineering firm headquartered in New York City.

• Lead complex projects across diverse and technically challenging markets.

• Work with integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, lighting, commissioning, sustainability, and technology teams.

• Influence projects from early planning through completed construction.

• Mentor engineers and help shape the continued growth of the electrical practice.

• Work on major New York building upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and new developments.

• Advance toward senior technical, project-management, associate, or principal-level leadership.

MGE has been recognized by Crain’s New York Business as one of the Best Places to Work in New York City for two consecutive years. The company describes its benefits as including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, supplemental insurance, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and leave, and training and educational opportunities. Learn more about careers at MGE.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $120,000–$210,000+ annually.

Potential total compensation may range from approximately $140,000–$250,000+, depending on the selected candidate’s experience, technical expertise, professional licensure, project leadership, client relationships, and broader value to the firm.

The compensation range is intentionally broad to accommodate candidates ranging from experienced design leaders through senior technical professionals capable of assuming expanded project, client, operational, or practice leadership.

Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement plan

• Paid vacation, sick time, personal time, and holidays

• Flexible spending account

• Supplemental insurance options

• Professional development and continuing education

• PE licensure and professional-association support

• Leadership and career-advancement opportunities

Final compensation and benefits will be based on qualifications and confirmed during the interview process.

About Luxus Group

Luxus Group is a specialized recruiting and talent advisory firm serving the architecture, engineering, construction, and related professional-services industries.

As an AEC-focused recruiting partner, Luxus Group helps engineering and design firms identify, engage, evaluate, and hire difficult-to-find professionals. Its recruiting team understands the technical differences between electrical design engineers, project managers, technical leads, discipline leaders, and principal-level professionals.

Luxus Group is representing MG Engineering in the identification and recruitment of qualified candidates for this opportunity. Interested professionals may contact Luxus Group for a confidential discussion regarding the position, compensation, team structure, project portfolio, and long-term advancement potential.

Equal Employment Opportunity

MG Engineering is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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