Electrical Manager (Engineering Specialist)

Job Description

Imagine leading the electrical design and execution for large-scale industrial expansion projects. As an Electrical Manager, you'll drive innovation and ensure compliance with industry standards in a dynamic, global environment.

As our Electrical Project Manager, you'll oversee electrical design and implementation within the Global Workplace Projects organization.

The position is based in Virginia while supporting expansion efforts in manufacturing sites based in Virginia and Monterrey, Mexico. You'll coordinate activities between engineering, design, and construction teams, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant project execution. Your role will involve managing timelines, supplier relationships, and ensuring adherence to approved designs, LEGO standards, and international codes.

Leadership Responsibilities

· Manage weekly technical meetings with PMs, designers, and general contractors.

· Supervise design quality and resource utilization, escalating issues as needed.

· Ensure integration of BMS, IT, and Sustainability requirements into electrical design.

Functional Responsibilities

· Oversee design work, ensuring compliance with LEGO standards and risk management guidelines.

· Mandate to stop any activity where a "safety first" mindset is not applied.

· Review compliance matrices and provide formal reviews during milestone assessments.

· Propose, review, and approve manufacturers in specifications.

· Ensure value engineering is considered throughout the project lifecycle.

· Oversee quality of installations on site and coordinate technical layouts with factory standards.

Stakeholder Management

· Act as a technical liaison with key LEGO stakeholders (MD&I, IT, Security, WS&O).

· Involve stakeholders for alignment and decisions needed for engineering delivery.

Communication

· Ensure learnings and inputs from projects flow back to the department and standard owner.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

· Experience in electrical design and project management.

· Experience with large industrial expansion projects, including greenfield and brownfield.

· Strong relationship management with general contractors and our LEGO suppliers.

· Understanding of local and international electrical design standards.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience with high voltage (HV), medium voltage (MV), and low voltage (LV) distribution systems.

· Familiarity with power systems, monitoring systems, and industrial manufacturing.

· Experience in global construction and commissioning processes.

· Knowledge of international codes/standards (IEC, NFPA, IEEE, NEC, ISO).

What You'll Build

You'll lead efforts to ensure electrical designs meet LEGO standards, guide teams on design components, and improve project quality through data-driven recommendations. You'll support the standardization of design processes and documentation, partner with stakeholders across the value chain, and expand innovative design strategies globally.

Life on the Team

You'll work with a team of specialists who collaborate closely across functions, taking ownership of your work and approaching challenges with a practical mindset. You'll thrive by building strong relationships, supporting others' learning, and contributing to shared goals.

What Success Looks Like

Success means consistently delivering stable electrical design performance while supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work closely with colleagues and

partners across the value chain to strengthen capabilities, improve processes, and create lasting impact.

Additional Information

· This position requires international travel

· Willingness to relocate globally to support future LEGO growth.

Compensation

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
 
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
                                                                                                                                             
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We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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