Senior Level Electrical Team Lead Jobs
Senior level electrical team lead jobs place experienced professionals in charge of electrical systems strategy, project execution, and the crews or engineers who carry the work out. Openings are concentrated in Energy, Staffing & Recruiting, and Construction & Real Estate, with a mix of on-site and hybrid work environments, and employers like Rosendin Electric, Ursus, and Harley Ellis Devereaux hiring at this level now.
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JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineering Team Lead
LOCATION: Austin, TX; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA, with 30% travel required.
DURATION: FTE Direct Hire
PAY RANGE: $300K - $365K; offers equity
QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering supporting hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, utility infrastructure, industrial facilities, power generation, or large-scale engineering projects.
- 3+ years of direct people-management experience leading electrical engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and technical leadership.
- Demonstrated ownership of electrical engineering programs from utility interconnection through energization and operational turnover.
- Experience leading electrical design and execution for medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including substations, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, busway, PDUs, generators, grounding systems, and critical power infrastructure.
- Strong experience reviewing and validating:
+ Short-circuit studies
+ Protective device coordination studies
+ Arc flash studies
+ Load flow studies
+ Electrical system calculations
- Experience supporting site energization activities, startup planning, utility coordination, turnover, and operational readiness.
- Experience managing engineering consultants, EORs, EPC partners, contractors, utilities, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Ability to make rapid engineering decisions during active construction and commissioning while balancing safety, reliability, schedule, and cost considerations.
- Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously across various stages of design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Hyperscale data center experience.
- AI infrastructure experience.
- Utility interconnection experience.
- Behind-the-meter generation experience.
- Experience with:
+ ETAP
+ SKM
+ EasyPower
+ SEL Protection Systems
+ MV/HV infrastructure
- Experience supporting:
+ 100MW+ facilities
+ Campus-scale deployments
+ Modular electrical systems
+ Prefabricated electrical infrastructure
- Experience building and scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
- Experience supporting commissioning and energization of mission-critical facilities.
THE CAPACITY DELIVERY TEAM:
Examples of key problems the team is working on:
- Engineer gigawatts from drawing to energized, in months, not years. Capacity Delivery owns technical execution across every build: the drawings, the field questions, and the engineering calls that keep multiple concurrent gigawatt sites moving.
- Engineer data centers that go up in months, not years. At that pace, rework is not an option: problems get caught on paper or they cost a data hall.
- Design it once, build a hundred times. Every site's lessons roll into the reference design on the way to 10s to 100s of GWs, so each build starts ahead of the last.
Responsibilities:
- Own electrical engineering across the portfolio: distribution from utility interface to rack, reference design to energization.
- Set and evolve the electrical reference design: switchgear lineups, UPS topology, and busway.
- Make the field electrical calls at build speed and own energization readiness site by site.
- Review consultant studies, short circuit, coordination, arc flash, critically rather than ceremonially.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would:
- You've led electrical engineering for data center or heavy industrial builds.
- You review protection and coordination studies and find the errors in them.
- You've owned energization sequences with utilities and AHJs.
- Your field decisions balance speed and safety without trading either away.
- Bonus: PE license. MV and HV distribution. Behind-the-meter generation. Utility interconnection.
BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineering Team Lead
LOCATION: Austin, TX; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA, with 30% travel required.
DURATION: FTE Direct Hire
PAY RANGE: $300K - $365K; offers equity
QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering supporting hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, utility infrastructure, industrial facilities, power generation, or large-scale engineering projects.
- 3+ years of direct people-management experience leading electrical engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and technical leadership.
- Demonstrated ownership of electrical engineering programs from utility interconnection through energization and operational turnover.
- Experience leading electrical design and execution for medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including substations, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, busway, PDUs, generators, grounding systems, and critical power infrastructure.
- Strong experience reviewing and validating:
+ Short-circuit studies
+ Protective device coordination studies
+ Arc flash studies
+ Load flow studies
+ Electrical system calculations
- Experience supporting site energization activities, startup planning, utility coordination, turnover, and operational readiness.
- Experience managing engineering consultants, EORs, EPC partners, contractors, utilities, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Ability to make rapid engineering decisions during active construction and commissioning while balancing safety, reliability, schedule, and cost considerations.
- Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously across various stages of design, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Hyperscale data center experience.
- AI infrastructure experience.
- Utility interconnection experience.
- Behind-the-meter generation experience.
- Experience with:
+ ETAP
+ SKM
+ EasyPower
+ SEL Protection Systems
+ MV/HV infrastructure
- Experience supporting:
+ 100MW+ facilities
+ Campus-scale deployments
+ Modular electrical systems
+ Prefabricated electrical infrastructure
- Experience building and scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
- Experience supporting commissioning and energization of mission-critical facilities.
THE CAPACITY DELIVERY TEAM:
Examples of key problems the team is working on:
- Engineer gigawatts from drawing to energized, in months, not years. Capacity Delivery owns technical execution across every build: the drawings, the field questions, and the engineering calls that keep multiple concurrent gigawatt sites moving.
- Engineer data centers that go up in months, not years. At that pace, rework is not an option: problems get caught on paper or they cost a data hall.
- Design it once, build a hundred times. Every site's lessons roll into the reference design on the way to 10s to 100s of GWs, so each build starts ahead of the last.
Responsibilities:
- Own electrical engineering across the portfolio: distribution from utility interface to rack, reference design to energization.
- Set and evolve the electrical reference design: switchgear lineups, UPS topology, and busway.
- Make the field electrical calls at build speed and own energization readiness site by site.
- Review consultant studies, short circuit, coordination, arc flash, critically rather than ceremonially.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would:
- You've led electrical engineering for data center or heavy industrial builds.
- You review protection and coordination studies and find the errors in them.
- You've owned energization sequences with utilities and AHJs.
- Your field decisions balance speed and safety without trading either away.
- Bonus: PE license. MV and HV distribution. Behind-the-meter generation. Utility interconnection.
BENEFITS SUMMARY:
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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Senior Level Electrical Team Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level electrical team lead job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have owned complex electrical projects from design through commissioning, not just participated in them. Demonstrate that you have set technical direction, resolved cross-discipline conflicts, and developed junior engineers. A strong candidate also shows familiarity with NEC compliance, load analysis, and coordination with project management and procurement stakeholders.
Which companies hire senior level electrical team leads?
Companies hiring senior level electrical team leads right now include Rosendin Electric, Ursus, and Harley Ellis Devereaux, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from engineering and construction firms, industrial manufacturers, utilities, and large general contractors managing capital-intensive infrastructure or facility projects.
Are there remote senior level electrical team lead jobs?
Yes, though most roles at this level involve significant on-site presence given the hands-on nature of electrical team leadership. About 13% of senior level electrical team lead openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common in design-heavy or program management contexts where site visits supplement office-based work.
What makes an electrical team lead role senior level?
Senior level electrical team lead roles carry ownership of technical outcomes, not just task execution. That means setting electrical standards for a project or facility, making decisions that affect schedule and budget, and mentoring mid-level and junior engineers. The scope is broader, the accountability is direct, and the expectation is that you can operate without close supervision on complex, multi-discipline work.
Which industries hire the most senior level electrical team leads?
Senior Level electrical team lead roles concentrate in Energy, Staffing & Recruiting, and Construction & Real Estate, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they operate large-scale electrical infrastructure, run capital construction programs, or maintain critical systems where experienced leadership directly affects safety and operational continuity.