Associate Director, Electrical Engineering

Position Description

Join Our Mission-Driven Team as Associate Director, Electrical Engineering!

Mason & Hanger is seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director, Electrical Engineering to join our team full-time. In this pivotal leadership role, you’ll guide the vision, strategy, and execution of cutting-edge engineering projects that support critical national missions.

As Associate Director, you’ll do more than oversee electrical design—you’ll inspire and lead high-performing teams, cultivate client relationships, and shape the future of our engineering practice. While licensed Professional Engineer responsibilities are part of the role, your primary focus will be driving strategic direction, ensuring technical excellence, and mentoring talent across multiple office locations and remote teams.

Whether serving as senior leadership at one of our primary hubs or leading cross-functional teams in a key market, you’ll have a direct impact on project success and organizational growth. This high-visibility position also includes involvement in team compensation planning and broader business operations.

As the Associate Director, Electrical Engineering, here’s the work you’ll do:

• Engineering Leadership – Perform technical design and provide guidance on specifications, reports, and production drawings/models
• Quality Assurance – Review designs and production drawings/models for assigned projects; may conduct Independent Technical Reviews (ITRs)
• Project & Client Engagement – Partner with project managers and clients to ensure positive relationships, client satisfaction, and successful project delivery. Provide input on project strategy and client engagement efforts, including supporting proposal development and stakeholder communications
• Mentorship & Development – Mentor, train, and coach engineers and designers to support technical excellence directly and through delegation to others, and Team Managers in management and leadership skills and processes
• Resource Management – Assign and monitor workloads to ensure alignment with department and company priorities, staff capacity, and project needs
• Talent Management – Review and approve timesheets, conduct performance evaluations, drive hiring and promotion decisions, and manage compensation planning to support team development and retention

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Proven knowledge of Electrical Engineering analysis and design including diversity of Electrical system
• Proven skill in mentoring, training, and coaching others
• Knowledge of Business Development process and completing RFP responses
• Ability to coordinate and communicate effectively with market leaders, project managers and engineering disciplines both internally and externally. Ability to create and present ideas to clients in form of drawings, renderings, and other exhibit
• Proven ability to lead, ensure work is effectively delegated, and direct others in production of engineering projects to be an effective manager and hold people accountable for performance

And if you have these qualifications:

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university or closely related discipline required
• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline preferred
• 12+ years’ experience, including at least 2 years in supervisory or management role
• Professional Engineer License Required

I n compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $154,160 - $231,240. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements)

We care about our employees, and it shows. Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees’ individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members.

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery)
• Walking
• Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
• Hearing
• Talking
• Capacity to think, concentrate and focus over long periods of time
• Ability to read/write complex documents in the English language
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions
• Capacity to express thoughts orally
• Ability to regularly perform all job functions at company’s office or work site

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? APPLY NOW!

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