Electrical Discipline Lead

Freese and Nichols is seeking an Electrical Discipline Lead to establish and grow our electrical capabilities in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia. Electrical and control systems are critical to the success of Water/Wastewater and water transmission projects, and this role will be instrumental in advancing both our technical excellence and project delivery in these markets.

As part of a long-term, strategic investment in Oklahoma and Georgia, this leader will build, develop, and lead a high-performing regional team. This is an opportunity to shape a growing practice, strengthen our local presence, and support the delivery of impactful infrastructure projects within your community.

We are looking for a proven—or high-potential—engineering leader who is passionate about developing people, growing teams, and enhancing client service through strong regional engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and performance evaluations for direct reports
• Resource planning, workload assignments, and supporting business development
• Review technical documents for accuracy and ensure execution of projects
• Grow the region and build a team; identify hiring needs for growth, and development planning
• Contribute to business proposals, interviews, and position activities
• Coordinate regularly with Manager, and other Leads
• Serve as a project manager

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline 
• Professional Engineer license 
• 6+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience 
• Demonstrated experience designing Water/Wastewater and/or large pump station electrical systems 
• Experience leading technical teams and performing quality control reviews 
• Ability to travel as required to support project needs 

Preferred

• Experience with construction-phase services, inspections, and commissioning 
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills 
• Experience training or mentoring junior engineering staff
• Experience with project management, personnel leadership, and discipline coordination within a consulting environment 

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.