Engineering Team Lead, Electrical

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title: Engineering Team Lead – Electrical

Position Location: Remote - work virtually from anywhere in the United States

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

Positions are available in our Mission Critical Department, which focuses primarily on hyperscale data centers and related mission critical facilities.

The Engineering Team Lead – Electrical is a people-first leadership role within our Mission Critical Department. This person is responsible for developing, guiding, and elevating a team of electrical engineers while maintaining technical credibility on complex data center and mission critical projects. The Engineering Team Lead builds team capability, drives accountability, and creates an environment where engineers at all levels can grow rapidly and contribute meaningfully.

The Engineering Team Lead will be self-directed and operate with a high degree of ownership over both people and project outcomes. They will define clear direction for their team, proactively navigate ambiguity, and consistently communicate forward-looking paths rather than waiting for instruction. This role requires the ability to facilitate, delegate, and hold a team accountable across a fully remote environment.

The Engineering Team Lead will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, model the culture expected of the broader team, and actively contribute to the growth and scalability of the department.

Essential Functions

Team Leadership & Personnel Development (60%)

Act as the day-to-day technical resource / mentor for assigned project teams, including coordination of engineering and BIM resources

Support onboarding and technical ramp-up of newly hired engineers and designers

Provide mentorship and development guidance to L3/L4 engineers through regular communication, technical reviews, and direct project involvement

Participate in candidate interviews with focus on technical capability, communication skills, and team fit

Assist department leadership with workload forecasting, staffing coordination, and resource planning

Promote standardized workflows, design practices, and QA/QC expectations across assigned teams

Escalate project, staffing, technical, or performance concerns proactively and provide recommended paths forward

Support a culture of accountability, responsiveness, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within the department

Lead by example in communication, ownership, collaboration, and execution in a fast-paced remote environment

Own the development trajectory of assigned L3/L4 engineers – set clear growth milestones, conduct regular 1:1s, deliver direct and actionable feedback, and proactively identify when an engineer is ready to advance

Effectively delegate design tasks, calculations, and deliverable ownership to team members commensurate with their capability – resist the urge to execute rather than develop