Electrical Engineering Lead
- Location
- Houston, Texas; Huntsville, Alabama
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Title: Electrical Engineering Lead
KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
The Electrical Engineering Lead serves as the PMC organization's technical authority and owner-representative for the planning, design verification, integration, construction assurance, commissioning, qualification, and startup of electrical power distribution, electrical network monitoring and control systems (ENMCS), power management systems, and interface to industrial control systems across the client’s project.
Key responsibilities:
- Coordinate activities among Client stakeholders, the PMC team, EPCM contractor(s), equipment suppliers, automation vendors, and construction contractors to ensure electrical systems are designed, installed, tested, and commissioned in accordance with Lilly standards, GMP requirements, project objectives, and industry best practices.
- Provide leadership in power distribution design reviews, ENMCS architecture, field implementation planning, FAT/SAT oversight, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination while ensuring reliability, maintainability, cybersecurity, operational readiness, and lifecycle performance requirements are incorporated throughout project execution.
- Act as the primary integration point for electrical systems with all other plant systems.
- Drive collaboration across engineering, construction, CQV, manufacturing, maintenance, and operations organizations to ensure successful project delivery and startup.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 10 years of experience with electrical systems, generation, and utility interconnections on industrial capital projects.
- Experience with power distribution, utility systems, facility infrastructure, and power system studies.
- Knowledge of power reliability strategies.
- Strong knowledge of electrical codes, standards, and engineering practices.
- Experience successfully coordinating Electrical Engineering with multidisciplinary engineering activities for capital projects in excess of $500M TIC.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or GMP-regulated facilities.
- Prior experience in an Owner’s Representative or PMC role for major capital projects in excess of $1B TIC.
- Experience supporting commissioning, qualification, and startup activities.
- Familiarity with emergency power and critical operation systems.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
From Kbr's careers page (Workday), checked 30 Oct 2026.
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Posted 30 Oct 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job