Principal – Electrical Engineering
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PRINCIPAL - ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Compensation: $150 - 180K + Bonus
THE OPPORTUNITY
A highly respected, international Architecture, Design & Engineering firm is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Principal to join its Vancouver leadership team. This role represents a strategic opportunity for a senior engineering leader to grow and lead the electrical discipline, expand market presence, and play a key role in the firm's long-term growth strategy in British Columbia.
This position is ideal for a Principal-level Electrical Engineer with a strong combination of technical excellence, people leadership, and business development capability, who is motivated by building teams, strengthening client relationships, and growing institutional work within a global platform.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As an Electrical Engineering Principal, you will be responsible for both technical and business leadership of the electrical discipline in Vancouver. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, client-facing leader, and mentor to engineering teams, while actively contributing to strategic business development and practice growth.
This role offers a clear pathway to long-term senior leadership and Partner-level responsibility, depending on experience and performance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Practice Leadership & Growth
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Compensation: $150 - 180K + Bonus
THE OPPORTUNITY
A highly respected, international Architecture, Design & Engineering firm is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Principal to join its Vancouver leadership team. This role represents a strategic opportunity for a senior engineering leader to grow and lead the electrical discipline, expand market presence, and play a key role in the firm's long-term growth strategy in British Columbia.
This position is ideal for a Principal-level Electrical Engineer with a strong combination of technical excellence, people leadership, and business development capability, who is motivated by building teams, strengthening client relationships, and growing institutional work within a global platform.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As an Electrical Engineering Principal, you will be responsible for both technical and business leadership of the electrical discipline in Vancouver. You will act as a trusted technical advisor, client-facing leader, and mentor to engineering teams, while actively contributing to strategic business development and practice growth.
This role offers a clear pathway to long-term senior leadership and Partner-level responsibility, depending on experience and performance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Practice Leadership & Growth
- Lead and grow the Electrical Engineering practice in Vancouver, aligned with regional and national strategy.
- Set technical direction, staffing strategy, and performance expectations for the discipline.
- Contribute to long-term planning, resourcing, and succession for the electrical team.
- Drive business development initiatives across institutional markets, including healthcare, post-secondary, K-12 education, and civic facilities.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with public- and private-sector clients.
- Lead or support pursuit strategy, proposals, and interviews in collaboration with architectural and engineering leadership.
- Identify emerging market opportunities and help expand the firm's electrical engineering footprint in British Columbia.
- Provide senior technical leadership on complex institutional projects from concept through construction.
- Ensure electrical systems are innovative, resilient, energy-efficient, and compliant with applicable codes and standards.
- Oversee quality assurance, technical reviews, and risk management across projects.
- Stay current with evolving technologies, sustainability strategies, and best practices.
- Serve as a primary client contact on key accounts.
- Act as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through complex technical and operational challenges.
- Support repeat work and expanded scope through strong client service and technical credibility.
- Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing electrical engineering teams.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable team culture.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and development of future engineering leaders.
- Provide senior oversight of project delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.
- Collaborate closely with architecture, mechanical, structural, and interior design teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's an asset).
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) registered in British Columbia.
- 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including senior leadership roles.
- Extensive experience delivering institutional projects, including healthcare, education, civic, or similar public-sector facilities.
- Demonstrated success in business development, client relationship management, and practice growth.
- Proven ability to lead teams, influence strategy, and grow a discipline within a multidisciplinary firm.
- Strong understanding of Canadian electrical codes, standards, and institutional project requirements.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to build, grow, and lead within a global organization.
- Leadership role within a globally recognized Architecture & Engineering firm.
- Opportunity to shape and grow the electrical engineering discipline in Vancouver.
- Clear runway toward Partner-level leadership.
- Exposure to major, complex institutional projects.
- Competitive compensation, incentives, and long-term career growth.
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with strong leadership support.
Referral reward: $500
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