AVAILABLE POSITION · REVIEWED OCTOBER 17, 2026
Electrical Department Group Manager
AGILE’s Client is a well-respected Central New Jersey engineering firm with a one-stop, multi-discipline platform. Run the electrical department. You’ll own standards, details and specifications, define scope, budget and staffing on proposals, review every project for quality, and mentor the department’s engineers and designers.
- Location
- Wall Township, NJ
- State
- New Jersey
- Workplace
- On-Site
- Salary
- $150,000 – $200,000
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Discipline
- MEP Executive Leadership
- Specialty
- Oversee Electrical Department for Building Systems, Staff Management, and Mentoring.
- Market
- Higher Education | Commercial | Industrial
- Credential
- PE favored
- Bonus
- Yes
- Position ID
- 1085
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the electrical department, including standards, details, and specification updates
- Participate in project proposals by defining scope, budgets, and resource needs
- Ensure quality control by reviewing projects at all stages of design
- Mentor and coach group members; support performance evaluations and staff development
- Work with project managers to assess staffing requirements and align resources
- Oversee technical and financial project success while maintaining strong client satisfaction
- Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on electrical engineering solutions
- Represent the firm at technical conferences and client meetings
- Contribute to strategic growth by driving best practices, innovation, and sustainable design approaches
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (required)
- 10+ years of electrical design and project leadership in consulting engineering and/or construction
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in NJ & NY (favored)
- Strong leadership ability, with proven experience mentoring teams and managing performance
- Excellent communication, client-facing, and relationship-building skills
- Track record of delivering large, complex projects on time and within budget
- Recognized technical expertise in electrical systems and industry standards
Why Consider?
Department-level leadership: your standards define the firm’s electrical work.
Ranked in ENR’s Top 500 every year, plus other national industry rankings.
Multiple East Coast offices and a one-stop multi-discipline platform.
Leadership focused on developing leaders internally.
On-site in Wall Township. Call us to hear more about the team, the projects and the path up.
Clear expectations for advancement, laid out early and revisited as you grow.
Work keeps coming in, which means job security and new challenges each year.
Diverse project types across higher education, commercial, and industrial work, so your experience keeps broadening.
Benefits include a 401(k), health insurance, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and EIT and PE licensure support.
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