Regional Team Leader - Electrical Engineering

Central RTL Office Locations: Dallas, Houston, Chicago or Denver

As a Regional Team Leader, you will play a key role in advancing CDM Smith's mission by:

- Supporting your employees’ career journey.
- Communicating, integrating, connecting, and engaging with your team members.
- Actively participating in your team members’ career paths, including identifying and completing appropriate training, achieving professional registration/certification, and assigning challenging projects.
- Selecting a suitable mentor for your employees as part of the Career Compass Program.
- Celebrating team members at important milestones (i.e., work anniversaries, promotions, professional registration, etc.).
- Conducting timely and authentic annual performance appraisals, coordinating with technical mentors, project managers, TDMs, and others.
- Leveraging and applying intellectual property, especially as it relates to Community of Practice participation.
- Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new employees (as approved with the TDM) to support project workload and overall firm growth.
- Delivering a legendary client experience with attention to quality.
- Instilling a sense of personal ownership for work product quality in each member of your team.
- Coordinating workload within your Technical Services group and utilization goals for the individuals on your team.
- Coordinating with your TDM for appropriate technical staff assignments.
- Manage the team’s financial performance including utilization, direct labor, and profitability.
- Delivering appropriate sales support, as coordinated with the TDM.
- Approving time sheets and expense reports in a timely manner.
- Ensuring your team members complete all required training (Compliance, Health & Safety, Ethics, etc.) on time.
- Ensuring your team members are compliant with QA/QC and Health & Safety procedures for project delivery.

ISO

Professional Engineer

Regular

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or Electrical Technology or related discipline.
- Professional engineering (PE) license.
- 12 years of related experience.
- Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

- Demonstrate a strong technical understanding of electrical engineering.
- Experience leading teams developing engineering designs of moderate to high complexity to meet client project requirements.
- Experience with electric master system plans, power systems, protection and generation models, facility power systems, sustainability/renewable energy systems, and other similar electrical systems.

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Central United States

5%

Fulltime-Regular

No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position

- Foster a culture of collaboration, quality, and lead by example, embodying CDM Smith’s Vision and Core Values.
- Consistently demonstrate CDM Smith’s Leadership Competencies, including promoting a high-performance culture, trust and accountability, building alliances, and driving continuous improvement.
- Effectively drive staff engagement, retention, hiring, and development within the team.
- Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Provide exemplary service to both internal and external clients.
- Possess a deep understanding of the business, including key metrics such as utilization, project profitability, overhead, and staffing.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with digital service providers, including Trinnex and Digital Engineering Services (DES), to accelerate adoption of digital tools, improve efficiency in delivery of instruments of service, and support the ideation, incubation, and governed implementation of new digital solutions.

CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as “CDM Smith”) reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.

$127,878

$236,558

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.