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Holder Construction · 2 days ago

Electrical Design Manager

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Holder Construction is a stable company providing nationwide construction management services since 1960. They are seeking a highly motivated Electrical Design Manager to support Mission Critical construction operations, requiring expertise in design management, risk understanding, and team collaboration.

Construction

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Delaney O'Brien

Responsibilities

Has experience with the design process and management of complex Mission Critical projects, including processes, teams, and deliverables

Understands risks and roles associated with varying project delivery methods

Understands principals of contract documents and agreements

Takes initiative to identify, track and actively address design and engineering challenges during the design and construction phases of a project

Ability to read construction drawings and specifications with primary experience with electrical and controls. Understanding and able to reference and apply National Electrical Code (NEC) standards and requirements

Ability to proactively articulate design document expectations and assess actual document status by phase (SD, DD, CD)

Ability to conduct cross-discipline drawing coordination and design completion/quality reviews specifically for the MEP disciplines

Can contribute constructability, technical expertise and engineering solutions to a project’s design evolution

Ability to lead and manage the creation of Integrated Electrical Room concepts based on client or projected selected equipment

Ability to manage subcontractors in the completion of integrated design concepts to finalized products ready for manufacturing

Outstanding communication and time management skills

Ability to work in a highly-collaborative environment

Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-starter

Ability to coach and mentor junior associates

Manage deadlines, maintain files, and provide reporting to department leadership and/or jobsite leadership

Qualification

Electrical design managementMission Critical project experienceNational Electrical Code (NEC)Construction drawings interpretationCross-discipline coordinationSubcontractor managementCoachingMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsTime managementMentoringProblem-solving

Required

Has experience with the design process and management of complex Mission Critical projects, including processes, teams, and deliverables

Understands risks and roles associated with varying project delivery methods

Understands principals of contract documents and agreements

Takes initiative to identify, track and actively address design and engineering challenges during the design and construction phases of a project

Ability to proactively articulate design document expectations and assess actual document status by phase (SD, DD, CD)

Ability to conduct cross-discipline drawing coordination and design completion/quality reviews specifically for the MEP disciplines

Can contribute constructability, technical expertise and engineering solutions to a project's design evolution

Ability to lead and manage the creation of Integrated Electrical Room concepts based on client or projected selected equipment

Ability to manage subcontractors in the completion of integrated design concepts to finalized products ready for manufacturing

Outstanding communication and time management skills

Ability to work in a highly-collaborative environment

Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-starter

Ability to coach and mentor junior associates

Manage deadlines, maintain files, and provide reporting to department leadership and/or jobsite leadership

Preferred

Candidate will preferably have 5-8+ Years in an Engineering position

Excellent verbal and written communication skills – ability to effectively communicate across projects and departments with associates of varying skill level. Also, be able to effectively communicate with third party organizations and consulting entities

Earn the trust of associates but maintain ability to independently assess and evaluate issues

Ability to have difficult conversations, free of emotion

Have a high level of morality and ethics

Proactively adjust priorities based on department, project and company needs and communicate adjustments

Be strategic and solutions/goal oriented and detail-oriented, but flexible to changes in plan

Independent worker with a collaborative mindset

Ability to effectively collect information and ask questions, analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations and then organize the appropriate teams for group decision making

Good listener and detail oriented

Escalate issues timely

Ability to innovate and comfortable being introduced to new technology. Maintains a continuous improvement mindset

Proficient in Microsoft based software including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Highly organized, detail oriented

Coach and mentor others with meaningful feedback. Open to receiving meaningful feedback

Be open to additional responsibilities as role and department services evolve