Team Lead, Substation Engineering (Data Centers)

NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc. is a consulting and engineering firm focused on complex electrical infrastructure for demanding environments. The Team Lead – Datacenters role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring quality delivery while balancing technical execution and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for clients, building trusted, long-term relationships through clear communication and reliable delivery
• Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders to align teams, facilitate effective communication, and drive strong project outcomes
• Identify opportunities for value engineering, design efficiencies, and expanded client support while providing field support, troubleshooting, and engineering observation during construction and commissioning as needed
• Partner with project managers to define scope, manage budgets, support change management, and proactively identify and mitigate project risks
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, designers, drafters, and technicians while fostering a collaborative, high-performance team environment
• Assign, coordinate, and review team deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with project schedules and delivery expectations
• Assess individual and team development needs and support continuous growth through coaching, mentorship, training, and individual development plans
• Reinforce and continuously improve NEI’s engineering standards, best practices, and QA/QC processes while ensuring adherence to organizational policies and expectations
• Act as a Seller-Doer by partnering directly with clients, contributing technical insight to proposals, and supporting long-term account growth
• Leverage technical and business acumen to identify and pursue new opportunities in collaboration with sales and leadership
• Support business development and marketing efforts, including proposal development, client-facing materials, and strategies that improve operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and repeat business
• Represent the organization at industry events, conferences, and training sessions while upholding the highest ethical and professional standards in all client interactions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology from an accredited institution
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience in industrial, oil & gas or power systems related environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work and mentor engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to deliver high-quality work in technically complex environments
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Experience supporting industrial, oil and gas, data centers, or large-scale infrastructure projects
• Professional Engineer (PE)/FE
• PMP
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam
• Experience in Power Delivery, Substations and Power Engineering