Lead Electrical Engineering Technician - Advanced Power Generation (APG)

JOB-10046407

Anticipated Start Date

5/4/2026

Location

Overland Park, KS

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is an employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction company with a 100-year legacy of creating a better world for humanity today, and for generations to come.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead Electrical Engineering Technician - Advanced Power Generation (APG) to function in a senior technical and supervisory capacity, applying advanced engineering expertise to solve complex design challenges and deliver innovative solutions. This role ensures technical quality, budget, and schedule compliance while coordinating across teams, enforcing design standards, and guiding design development activities. The position also supports process improvement, stakeholder communication, and team development to drive efficient and high-quality project execution.

Job Description

• Functions in a lead technician, technical design specialist, and/or supervisory role
• Applies advanced technical expertise to solve complex design challenges within a specific engineering discipline and contributes to the development of innovative engineering solutions
• Utilizes digital design tools and software (e.g., CAD, BIM, 3D modeling) following standardized procedures to create, modifies, and maintains technical documentation, drawings, and project deliverables
• Responsible for technical quality, schedule adherence, and budget compliance, while effectively coordinating efforts across departments, teams, and stakeholders
• May supervise engineering technicians and support staff by coordinating, overseeing, and guiding conceptual and detailed design activities to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with project objectives
• Establishes, communicates, and enforces design and graphic standards
• Reviews project requirements to determine correct formats and deliverable content
• Promotes quality across projects, groups, and sections
• Reviews design inputs to ensure consistency and compliance
• Ensures that design deliverables are prepared, coordinated among disciplines and issued in accordance with Quality Assurance Procedures and project specific procedures
• Improves integration, coordination, and communication across disciplines
• Contributes to continuous improvement of design guides, standards, and processes
• Leads or participates in process improvement and change management initiatives
• Coordinates deliverable presentations, delegates production design, or other electronic applications
• Monitors production to assure consistency , budget and schedule of deliverables
• Establishes drawing control methods and maintains historical records
• Programs control systems or participates in other plant start-up activities associated with a specialized expertise area
• Leads or supports development of new or updated design applications and processes
• Coordinates with other design group personnel to review and exchange project information necessary for design development
• May supports field activities
• May manage multiple discipline areas or groups
• Communicates project design requirements, progress, and schedules
• Responsible for determining identification of key client interests and drivers on projects. Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develop approaches to accommodate these concerns
• Leads development and communication of design standards and process improvement initiatives
• Identifies training and development needs and supports personnel development for personnel they supervise
• Champions development and improvement of project tools and software applications

Skills Required

• Typically a minimum of 15 years related work experience.
• Applies sound engineering fundamentals and established design practices in developing deliverables
• Exercises judgment, makes work-related decisions, and guides other professionals

Education/Training/Certifications

• Associate Degree in Drafting or an Engineering Design Related Technology required.
• Bachelor Degree in an Engineering Design Related Technology preferred

Additional Requirements

• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.