Electrical Engineering Manager - Engineering and Construction Firm - Base Salary to 200k/year - Birmingham, AL

• Our client is a DMC (Design, Manufacture, Construction) firm that has been in business for the past 15 + years and is a manufacturer of healthcare, datacenter and other commercial structures for projects throughout the US. The company is made up of an integrated group of designers, engineers, programmers, technologists, manufacturers, builders, specialists, operators, logisticians, and contractors working together to create, define, test, iterate, codify, and train the concepts of DMC. Now, they are launching a repeatable building product for deployment within hyperscale datacenter environments. The product line begins at approximately $100M in annual revenue and is expected to scale materially over the next several years. Within the Design, Manufacture, Construct (DMC) system, the Platform defines governing rules, technical standards, and system constraints.
  
• Currently they are seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to join their team and lead this new process. The Electrical Engineering Manager will apply those constraints to author, influence, and scale the electrical system for a hyperscale product line. This is not a maintenance role inside a finished structure. The electrical system, team, and operating rhythm are being built. The objective is to create a repeatable, margin-positive electrical product that improves with each release rather than a sequence of field-driven solutions. The Electrical Engineering Manager operates as part of the integrated product operating system. Electrical scope and performance decisions are made in concert with Product, Platform, Practice Groups, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Leadership, and Construction. Accountability for electrical outcomes exists within this broader governance structure, not separate from it.

Responsibilities:

• Direct accountability for the electrical DMC scope within the product line, with success measured in system performance, margin performance, and predictable deployment outcomes.
  
• Construct and mature the electrical operating system for the product line, including system architecture influence, manufacturing integration, field deployment discipline, and structured performance feedback loops.
  
• Responsible for moving complexity out of the field and into controlled design and production environments where it can be reduced and standardized.
  
• Build and lead a dedicated electrical team consisting of an Electrical Project Manager, Electrical Designer, Electrical Manufacturing SME, and Electrical Construction Lead.
  
• Accountable not only for alignment, but for building a high-performance team capable of scaling with the product as revenue expands.
  
• During product definition, this position will influence electrical distribution strategy, panelization approach, grounding systems, lighting and controls integration, and mission-critical interfaces.
  
• Detailed program-level design is executed by the design team within the broader product organization; this role ensures those designs align with manufacturability, repeatability, cost discipline, and field performance objectives.
  
• In partnership with Program leadership, Platform governance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Practice Groups, and Construction, this position influences component standardization, sourcing strategy, cost structure, and deployment methods.
  
• Electrical scope must integrate cleanly into takt-based manufacturing with minimal field rework.
  
• As deployments begin, ensure alignment between product intent and field execution. Early releases will require hands-on leadership.
  
• Performance data from those deployments must be converted into disciplined product revisions. Over time, success is measured by decreasing variability, increasing margin, and the electrical system becoming a competitive advantage of the product line.
  
• This role is upstream and product-oriented. Rather than managing a slice of a single hyperscale project, you are defining and scaling an electrical system that will be manufactured and deployed repeatedly into mission-critical environments.
  
• The position is structured as a progression path toward enterprise-level electrical systems leadership responsibility as the hyperscale portfolio scales.
  
• The role is based in Birmingham, Alabama, with approximately 55–65% on-site presence and travel to active job sites as required.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years in commercial, industrial, or mission-critical electrical systems
  
• Seeking either a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Master Electrician, or senior field leader with deep mission-critical experience.
  
• Demonstrated ownership of complex electrical systems from design through deployment.
  
• Direct accountability for electrical cost performance, margin ownership, or large-scale budget control
  
• Leadership across design, manufacturing integration, and field execution
  
• Strong working knowledge of NEC, NFPA, grounding and bonding requirements, and power distribution systems
  
• Experience with switchgear, generators, UPS systems, utility coordination, and mission-critical redundancy architectures
  
• Ability to interpret and evaluate electrical design documents, specifications, and one-line diagrams
  
• Experience integrating commissioning considerations into design and deployment
  
• Data center or other high-reliability experience is preferred.
  
• Exposure to prefabrication or repeatable product environments is valuable.
  
• The ideal candidate combines technical depth, commercial judgment, and the ability to build and lead an integrated team in a high-accountability environment.

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 180k - 200k/year range
  
• Annual Bonus
  
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
  
• 401k retirement plan
  
• Short- and long-term disability (employer paid)
  
• FSA (health and dependent care)
  
• Generous PTO and holidays

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