Electrical Group Leader
About The Position
SEH is currenting searching for a Electrical Group Leader to join our talented Mechanical/Electrical team! SEH is seeking an experienced Electrical Group Leader to lead and grow our Electrical Engineering discipline within the Mechanical/Electrical Practice in Minnesota. This role blends technical leadership, team development, and business growth, overseeing a team of approximately 10 engineers and designers supporting municipal and industrial projects. The Electrical Group Manager will remain actively involved in project delivery while mentoring staff, supporting proposals, strengthening client relationships, and expanding the discipline’s market presence. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity focused on technical excellence, internal collaboration, and sustainable growth within an employee-owned firm.
Requirements
- A licensed Professional Engineer
- 10+ years into your electrical engineering career
- Experienced leading electrical scope on complex projects
- Comfortable mentoring engineers and holding them accountable
- Growth-oriented and energized by building teams
- Strong communicator with both internal teams and external clients
- Business-aware (understand utilization, scope, and margin — even if not owning P&L)
- You enjoy being technical AND leading people.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Licensed PE
- Experience leading electrical discipline on multi-disciplinary projects
- Demonstrated team leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong working knowledge of electrical codes and standards
Nice To Haves
- 10+ years of experience in industrial or municipal system design
- Water and wastewater facility design
- SKM proficiency (short circuit, load flow, arc flash)
- Proposal development experience
- Experience mentoring early-career engineers
- Strong client engagement skills
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers and designers
- Conduct performance development conversations and succession planning
- Recruit and hire strategically to support growth
- Align team workload with project demand and future pipeline
- Build a culture of accountability and technical excellence
- Serve as Electrical Discipline Lead on complex municipal and industrial projects
- Provide technical oversight on power distribution, controls, arc flash, lighting, backup systems
- Ensure quality assurance processes are followed
- Support project managers in delivering projects on scope, schedule, and budget
- Support proposal development and interviews
- Develop relationships with municipal and industrial clients
- Partner with internal disciplines (Water/Wastewater, Architecture, Civil)
- Identify cross-selling opportunities
- Contribute to sales goals and PM-managed revenue targets
- Serve as a trusted internal partner to: Water/Wastewater teams Architectural teams Civil project teams
- Ensure Electrical services are integrated early in project planning
- Support PMs with staffing forecasts and technical risk mitigation
Benefits
- Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities
- Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success
- Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
- Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
- Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
- Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
