Engineering Team Lead, Electrical

Position Title:Engineering Team Lead – Electrical

Position Location:Remote - workvirtually fromanywhere in the United States

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from jobboardsdo not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

Positions are available in our Mission Critical Department, which focuses primarily on hyperscale data centers and related mission critical facilities.

The Engineering Team Lead – Electrical is a people-first leadership role within our Mission Critical Department. This personis responsible fordeveloping, guiding, and elevating a team of electrical engineers whilemaintainingtechnical credibility on complex datacenterand mission critical projects. The Engineering Team Lead builds team capability, drives accountability, and creates an environment where engineers at all levels can grow rapidly and contribute meaningfully.

The Engineering Team Lead will be self-directed andoperatewith a high degree of ownership over both people and project outcomes. They will define clear direction for their team, proactively navigate ambiguity, and consistently communicate forward-looking paths rather than waiting for instruction. This role requires the ability tofacilitate, delegate, and hold a team accountable across a fully remote environment.

The Engineering Team Lead will communicate andoperatein line with organizational goals and values, model the culture expected of the broader team, and actively contribute to the growth and scalability of the department.

Essential Functions

Team Leadership & Personnel Development (60%)

• Act as the day-to-day technical resource / mentor for assigned project teams, including coordination of engineering and BIM resources

• Support onboarding and technical ramp-up of newly hired engineers and designers

• Provide mentorship and development guidance to L3/L4 engineers through regular communication, technical reviews, and direct project involvement

• Participate in candidate interviews with focus on technical capability, communication skills, and teamfit

• Assistdepartment leadership with workload forecasting, staffing coordination, and resource planning

• Promote standardized workflows, design practices, and QA/QC expectations across assigned teams

• Escalate project, staffing, technical, or performance concerns proactively and provide recommended paths forward

• Support a culture of accountability, responsiveness, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within the department

• Lead by example in communication, ownership, collaboration, and execution in a fast-paced remote environment

• Own the development trajectory of assigned L3/L4 engineers – set clear growth milestones, conduct regular 1:1s, deliver direct and actionable feedback, and proactivelyidentifywhen an engineer is ready to advance

• Effectively delegate design tasks, calculations, and deliverable ownership to team memberscommensuratewith their capability – resist the urge to execute rather than develop

• Model and reinforce desired company communication and operating system – coach team members to propose and articulate a path forward rather than waiting for client or management direction

• Facilitate structured team learning sessions, technical discussion forums, and lessons-learned reviews to accelerate knowledge transfer and build a high-performing engineering culture

• Identifyindividual strengths, development gaps, and learning opportunities for each team member;maintainawareness of each engineer’s readiness to take on expanded scope

• Support the firm’s apprenticeship model by serving as a primary technical mentor for incoming engineers, ensuring structured onboarding experiences that accelerate time-to-competency

SupportElectrical Engineering Design Activities (20%)

• Independently perform intermediate to advanced engineering work

• Perform intermediate to advanced electrical design tasks including development of electrical distribution systems and topologies, infrastructure and equipment layouts and selection / sizing of equipment

• Utilize AutoCAD and Revit software to prepare drawings and visual aids(as applicable)

• Review and / or prepare book or sheet specifications for electrical systems

• Develop and / or review sequences of operations

• Assistin proposal development including project scope,scheduleand budget

• Timely and effective management of project design team including resource forecasting and coordination

• Identifypotential project scope changes and aid in development of strategies to minimize impact and control deviations from estimated costs and project deadlines

• Define and communicate clear technical direction and design basis to project teams, particularly under conditions of client ambiguity or late-binding decisions

SupportPre-Construction &Construction Activities (10%)

• Survey existing building conditions and pre