Supervising Electrical Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC 

About the Opportunity

A nationally recognized engineering consulting firm is seeking a Supervising Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership and oversee the design and delivery of complex electrical systems for high-profile building projects. This is an exceptional opportunity for a licensed Professional Engineer who enjoys mentoring teams, building client relationships, and leading multidisciplinary engineering projects.

You'll work on a diverse portfolio that includes healthcare, mission critical/data centers, laboratories, life sciences, commercial, higher education, and advanced technology facilities while helping grow the regional electrical engineering practice.

The organization offers a collaborative culture, flexible hybrid work schedule, outstanding professional development opportunities, and a long-term path toward senior leadership and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design of complex building systems from concept through construction.
• Serve as the technical lead and mentor for electrical engineering staff.
• Manage multiple projects while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Review engineering calculations, specifications, drawings, and construction documents.
• Design and oversee electrical power distribution systems, emergency power, lighting, grounding, and low-voltage systems.
• Coordinate with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, structural, architectural, and technology teams.
• Provide quality assurance and technical oversight for project deliverables.
• Participate in client meetings and develop long-term relationships with owners, architects, contractors, and project partners.
• Support project pursuits, proposals, interviews, and business development initiatives.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop junior engineers and designers.
• Support construction administration activities including RFIs, submittals, field observations, and issue resolution.
• Stay current with NEC requirements, energy codes, emerging technologies, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience within a consulting engineering or A/E environment.
• Experience designing building electrical systems for commercial, healthcare, mission critical, life sciences, laboratories, higher education, or advanced technology facilities.
• Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage power distribution, emergency power systems, generators, UPS systems, lighting, and electrical coordination studies.
• Experience with Revit MEP and AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, AGi32, Visual Lighting, or similar electrical engineering software.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering projects and mentoring engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, project management, and client relationship skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following project types are highly encouraged to apply:

• Mission Critical / Data Centers
• Healthcare
• Laboratories
• Life Sciences
• Commercial Office Buildings
• Higher Education
• Industrial and Advanced Manufacturing
• Science & Technology Facilities

Why This Opportunity?

• Lead complex, high-profile engineering projects across multiple market sectors.
• Collaborate with nationally recognized multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Hybrid work schedule with flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.
• Clear path toward senior leadership, practice growth, and long-term ownership opportunities