Electrical Designer / Project Manager

STRM Recruiting is recruiting for an unnamed electrical engineering and controls consulting firm. The role combines electrical design and project leadership, including managing client relationships, coordinating project teams, and delivering designs for infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead electrical design projects from planning through construction support and completion
• Serve as a primary client contact with proactive communication, responsiveness, and follow-through
• Manage schedules, deliverables, budgets, and internal and external coordination
• Anticipate project risks and develop practical solutions before issues escalate
• Coordinate with engineers, designers, architects, contractors, owners, and other disciplines
• Facilitate meetings, communicate progress, and take ownership of project outcomes
• Develop electrical designs for commercial, industrial, municipal, K–12, higher education, institutional, healthcare, and water/wastewater facilities
• Prepare and review drawings, specifications, equipment schedules, and construction documents
• Coordinate with instrumentation, controls, mechanical, and process engineering disciplines
• Apply relevant electrical codes and standards; support design reviews, construction administration, troubleshooting, and commissioning
• Emphasize safety, reliability, maintainability, constructability, and lifecycle value

Requirements:

• We are looking for an Electrical Designer / Project Manager who combines technical design experience, confident project leadership, and a genuine passion for serving clients
• We seek a proactive, technically capable professional who enjoys balancing electrical design with project leadership
• Approximately 5–10+ years of relevant electrical design, engineering, or project management experience
• Commercial, industrial, municipal, or infrastructure electrical project experience
• Ability to manage projects independently and communicate effectively with clients
• Experience preparing and coordinating electrical construction documents
• Working knowledge of applicable electrical codes and design standards
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and remain accountable in a remote setting
• Proactive. You see what needs to happen next and take initiative
• Exceptional communicator. You build trust through responsiveness, transparency, and consistency
• Accountable. You take pride in quality and follow through on commitments
• Problem solver. You enjoy complex challenges and practical solutions
• Collaborative. You listen, share ideas, and work well across disciplines
• Curious. Intellectual curiosity is hallmark of a thoughtful engineer
• Municipal water or wastewater electrical design: pump stations, treatment processes, MCCs, VFDs, and industrial motor controls, instrumentation, PLCs, SCADA, and industrial automation systems
• Institutional, K–12, and healthcare design
• Construction experience (i.e. “hands on”)
• AutoCAD, Revit, or comparable design software
• Using Artificial Intelligence and automation tools (Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Revit Dynamo, Auto Lisp, Visual Basic for Applications)
• Project leadership from concept through construction and commissioning
• PE licensure or EIT certification