Electrical Design Manager

KEY DELIVERABLES
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE:

• Manage the Design Department's safety, goals, training, costs, budget, and business plan to meet or exceed company expectations.
• Train and coach the Design process; calendar invite, design checklists, Estimating to Design meeting, Design to Operations meeting, design production, design review, delivery, and CRM tracking.
• Lead preparation of presentations and comfortably leads presentations to diverse audiences, including owners, general contractors, engineers, and architects, recognizing personality differences and levels of technical comprehension.
• Establish and coordinate design schedule, and sets goals for completion, including thorough review and approval of all designs before delivery.
• Organize pre-design meetings and post-design meetings.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers.
• Estimate new design opportunities and create proposals.
• Manage department susceptibility to risk.
• Review and finalize quotes and submittals for Operations.
• Ensure designs meet all code and scope requirements.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of relevant regulations, codes, and legislative requirements.
• Manage forecasting, job costs, and invoicing for all Design projects.
• Develop/review optimal design solutions.
• Coordinate work with other managers and staff.
• Instruct and provide technical assistance to Design team in the preparation of construction documents.
• Possess knowledge of current NEC, IBC, IECC, and other pertinent national, state, and local design codes.
• Knowledge of municipal permitting and licensing requirements.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing.
• Interpret designs and answer questions for all electrical, Architectural firms, etc. to facilitate quality project completion.
• Inspects installations and ensures conformance to blueprints and specifications.

SAFETY:

• Support field safety initiatives.
• Demonstrates a commitment to zero accidents and every accident is preventable through training, risk prevention, and continuous improvement.

PEOPLE LEADER:

• Place a high priority on developing others through strength development, coaching, feedback, training, and stretch assignments. Aligns team member career development goals with organizational objectives.
• Build relationships. Establish connections with others to build trust, share ideas, and accomplish work.
• Recognize change where required, set goals for change, and lead efforts to adapt work that aligns.
• Act to inspire through positivity, vision, and confidence.
• Communicate clearly.
  
  • Listen, share information and be open to hearing opinions.
• Create accountability.
  
  • Identify the consequences of actions and hold yourself and others responsible for performance.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Tactful in dealing with people using good customer service and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with clients and managers.
• Assist in developing timely solutions to problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
• Knowledge of design techniques and processes involved in the production of electrical drawings, and models.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and commitment to being an active participant in Suburban's employee-owned culture.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers, both written and verbally.
• Understanding of arithmetic used in daily design calculations (sizing electrical services, voltage drop, sizing conductors, square foot calculations, and motor calculations).
• Stays current with industry means and methods.
• Able to make decisions as required and apply standards equally.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Required:

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in Electrical Design.
• Wisconsin Master Electrician License or Wisconsin Designer's License/designer stamp or able and willing to obtain.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Eager to learn Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam.
• Supervisory experience or training in people management.
• Valid driver's license with required auto insurance.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Wisconsin Designer's License/designer stamp.
• Proficient with Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)