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INTRODUCTION
As part of the Buildings team for Garver, this Engineering Team Leader will be responsible for building the practice in the greater Atlanta market. Specifically, this responsibility will include:
- Building and leading a multi-discipline engineering team that supports architectural clients.
- Developing regional architectural firms as Garver and Buildings Team clients.
- Providing engineering support for architectural clients particularly structural, mechanical, and electrical.
- Managing projects and providing discipline specific design.
In addition, this role will include coordination with other internal teams across Garver’s regional footprint. Travel will be required depending on client and project location.
Abilities and attributes needed for this position:
- Discipline specific building design experience – structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering design related to buildings.
- Experience working directly for architectural clients and managing the engineering aspects of a building design project.
- Experience in client relations and project pursuits.
- Knowledge of building components and systems.
- Knowledge of engineering and sustainability principles.
- Utilizing CAD and BIM design software to produce construction drawings.
- Manage multiple assignments concurrently.
- Be responsible for time management and product quality.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects.
- Develop and follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans.
- Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as the overall needs of the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architectural engineering with a structural, mechanical, or electrical focus from an ABET-accredited university of college.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- 5 to 15 years of building design and construction industry experience
- Actively engaged with architectural clients
- Interested in building a market specific engineering team that supports architectural clients
- Proven experience overseeing designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects
- Technically competent in building system designs
- Experience with Autodesk Revit
- Must have strong communication skills
- Must be proficient with MS Office Suite
Grow With Us
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
INTRODUCTION
As part of the Buildings team for Garver, this Engineering Team Leader will be responsible for building the practice in the greater Atlanta market. Specifically, this responsibility will include:
- Building and leading a multi-discipline engineering team that supports architectural clients.
- Developing regional architectural firms as Garver and Buildings Team clients.
- Providing engineering support for architectural clients particularly structural, mechanical, and electrical.
- Managing projects and providing discipline specific design.
In addition, this role will include coordination with other internal teams across Garver’s regional footprint. Travel will be required depending on client and project location.
Abilities and attributes needed for this position:
- Discipline specific building design experience – structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering design related to buildings.
- Experience working directly for architectural clients and managing the engineering aspects of a building design project.
- Experience in client relations and project pursuits.
- Knowledge of building components and systems.
- Knowledge of engineering and sustainability principles.
- Utilizing CAD and BIM design software to produce construction drawings.
- Manage multiple assignments concurrently.
- Be responsible for time management and product quality.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date project accounting on all assigned projects.
- Develop and follow Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans.
- Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as the overall needs of the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architectural engineering with a structural, mechanical, or electrical focus from an ABET-accredited university of college.
- Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
- 5 to 15 years of building design and construction industry experience
- Actively engaged with architectural clients
- Interested in building a market specific engineering team that supports architectural clients
- Proven experience overseeing designs, including detailed plans and specifications for building projects
- Technically competent in building system designs
- Experience with Autodesk Revit
- Must have strong communication skills
- Must be proficient with MS Office Suite
Grow With Us
Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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Who's Hiring
- Garver88
- Target17
- Stantec9
- LaBella Associates7
- Lochmueller7
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services155
- Construction & Real Estate75
- Manufacturing17
- Retail17
- Electronics & Hardware4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in engineering team leader jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
- 5 or more years of engineering experience with at least 2 years in a team lead or supervisory role
- Proficiency in Agile or Scrum methodologies and project management tools such as Jira
- Experience owning technical roadmaps, sprint planning, and delivery timelines across a team
- Strong cross-functional communication skills for coordinating with product, operations, and stakeholders
- Professional Engineer license or relevant domain certification preferred for infrastructure and industrial roles
Tips for Your Engineering Team Leader Job Search
Quantify your team's delivery outcomes
Hiring managers want to see what your team shipped, not just that you led one. Rewrite your resume bullets to show headcount managed, cycle time improvements, or defect rate reductions your team achieved under your direction.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists engineering team leader openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to the stack in the posting
Engineering team leader roles vary widely by domain. A posting that lists Agile, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines calls for different resume emphasis than one centered on PLC systems or AutoCAD. Mirror the technical environment described in each listing.
Filter openings by your technical discipline
Search with terms like 'engineering team leader mechanical,' 'engineering team leader embedded,' or 'engineering team leader civil' to surface roles where your specific background is a match, not just those using the generic title.
Prepare a people-leadership story for interviews
Interviewers for this role probe how you handle underperformers, cross-functional conflict, and resource constraints. Prepare two or three specific situations where you coached an engineer through a performance issue or resolved a cross-team dependency.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
In your offer stage, clarify team size, budget authority, and whether the role carries hire/fire responsibility. These details directly affect your title trajectory and daily autonomy, and they're easier to negotiate before you accept than after you start.
Engineering Team Leader Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most engineering team leaders?
The companies hiring the most engineering team leaders right now include Garver, Target, and Stantec, with the largest share of openings in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is concentrated in manufacturing, defense, and software infrastructure sectors.
How many engineering team leader jobs are remote?
About 23% of engineering team leader openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, though availability varies significantly by discipline. Software and systems engineering team leader roles carry the highest remote share, while civil, manufacturing, and hardware-focused positions are more likely to require an on-site presence.
How do you become an engineering team leader?
Most engineering team leaders move into the role after building deep technical credibility as an individual contributor, then taking on informal mentorship or project coordination responsibilities. Formally, you'll want to demonstrate ownership of a full project cycle, document your experience managing or developing other engineers, and make the case to your manager or through an application that you're ready to own team outcomes, not just your own deliverables.
Can you get hired as an engineering team leader with limited leadership experience?
Yes, particularly at smaller companies or startups where the title reflects technical seniority as much as formal people management. If your leadership experience is limited, lead with examples of mentoring junior engineers, driving technical decisions, or coordinating cross-team work. Applying to roles that describe the position as a 'tech lead' or 'lead engineer' rather than a people manager title also broadens your realistic options.
What does the engineering team leader interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a technical interview assessing your domain expertise, and a behavioral round focused on how you've led people, resolved conflict, and delivered under constraints. Senior roles typically add a system design or technical strategy discussion and a conversation with the hiring manager about team structure, roadmap ownership, and cross-functional expectations.
Where can I find and apply to engineering team leader jobs?
You can find and apply to engineering team leader jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your discipline and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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