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Electrical Section Manager - MEP

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Bethlehem, PAJob$115–130K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
$115–130K/yr
Location
Bethlehem, PA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Professional Engineer LicenseBachelor's degree

Job overview

CHA Consulting is seeking an Electrical Section Manager for its MEP team in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The manager will guide electrical professionals and contribute technical expertise to coordinated building-design projects for public, private, manufacturing, and institutional facilities. The role combines electrical engineering leadership with project delivery, client engagement, team development, and oversight of budgets, scope, schedules, and design quality.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical EngineeringPower DistributionFire Alarm DesignLighting DesignTeam ManagementRevitAutoCADEngineering SoftwareComputational SoftwareModeling SoftwareMicrosoft OfficeSKM SoftwareQA/QC ProceduresBusiness PracticesEngineering LawsCommunicationTeam LeadershipRelationship ManagementStrategic ThinkingIssue ResolutionProject BudgetingAccounting Processes

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering4+ Years Electrical Engineering ExperiencePrior Team Management ExperienceProfessional Engineer LicenseProfessional Engineering Society Participation

Full job description

Join Us:

Energize High-Performance Building Design as an Electrical Section Manager - MEP – Advance Integrated Building Solutions and Empower Engineering Teams

Are you ready to lead electrical design professionals and help deliver smarter, more efficient building systems? Do you enjoy developing technical talent, solving complex engineering challenges, and shaping solutions that support how people live, work, and learn?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking anElectrical Section Managerto join ourMEP TeaminBethlehem, PA. In this role, you will guide a team of electrical professionals while contributing technical expertise to coordinated building design projects for public, private, manufacturing, and institutional facilities.

What You'll Do:

  • Organize, direct, and coordinate electrical engineering activities for building design projects, from initial planning and system evaluation through design and implementation

  • Collaborate with MEP leadership to manage, mentor, and motivate a high-performing team of technical professionals while supporting quality, productivity, and utilization goals

  • Effectively manage project budgets, scope, and schedules to deliver successful outcomes for critical MEP initiatives

  • Engage with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met and expectations are exceeded throughout each phase

What You Bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering required

  • Minimum of 4 years of electrical engineering, power distribution, fire alarm, and lighting design experience required, including prior team management experience

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license required

  • Advanced proficiency in engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, etc.), as well as Microsoft Office required; experience with SKM software preferred

  • Strong knowledge of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws

  • An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups

  • Proven ability to lead a team and manage relationships across the company

  • Strategic thinker with the ability to guide and motivate team activity and resolve issues with urgency

  • Experience with project budgeting preferred; basic understanding of accounting processes

  • Participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred

Why You'll Love It Here:

  • Lead electrical design efforts that improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of modern buildings

  • Develop talented professionals while helping strengthen technical quality and collaboration across the MEP team

  • Grow your leadership influence in a collaborative environment that values innovation and technical excellence

Curious about the impactful work our MEP team is doing? Explore how CHA delivers integrated, energy-conscious solutions for high-performance buildings by visiting: CHA MEP (https://www.chasolutions.com/solutions/building-design/) .

Salary Range:

$115,000 - $130,000

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning , welcoming , and always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration , and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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LocationUS-PA-Bethlehem

Job ID 7833

Positions 1

Category Building Design

How this job compares

Set against the 2,998 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$115–130K/yr
  • Pennsylvania median$106–150K/yr49 salary ranges
  • US median$129–194K/yr1,815 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $123K, is 3% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineering salary ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 132 open Electrical Engineering jobs in Pennsylvania and 2,998 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 1,997 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,398 of the 2,998 open Electrical Engineering jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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