Electrical Design Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Electrical Design Manager manages electrical engineers and design staff for a large company or large scale projects. Manages work to develop electrical design systems or system components.

Job Outlook

There were 5 Electrical Design Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 109 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Electrical / Electronic Designer industry, which includes the Electrical Design Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Electrical Design Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $96,698.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $96,698.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electrical Design Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $81,312.

Education and Experience

Posted Electrical Design Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	66.97%
Master's Degree	15.6%
Doctoral Degree	3.67%
Other	8.26%

Posted Electrical Design Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	4.29%
3 to 5 years	55.71%
6 to 8 years	11.43%
9+ years	28.57%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electrical Design Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (35.78%)
Management (33.03%)
Leadership (20.18%)
Operations (20.18%)
Innovation (18.35%)
Coordinating (14.68%)
Detail Oriented (14.68%)
Microsoft Excel (12.84%)
Problem Solving (12.84%)
Real Estate (12.84%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Project Schedules (24.27%)
Electrical Engineering (66.99%)
Electrical Systems (28.16%)
AutoCAD (26.21%)
Construction (39.81%)
Transformers (Electrical) (22.33%)
Submittals (Construction) (24.27%)
Project Management (66.02%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Project Documentation (9.71%)
Site Assessment (15.53%)
Change Orders (9.71%)
Mechanical Electrical And Plumbing (MEP) Systems (7.77%)
Architectural Drawing (6.8%)
Autodesk Revit (15.53%)
Computer-Aided Design (8.74%)
HVAC (8.74%)
Building Codes (9.71%)
Electric Utility (12.62%)
Engineering Support (14.56%)
Power Distribution (9.71%)
NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Codes (3.88%)
National Electrical Codes (14.56%)
Invoicing (6.8%)
Automation (3.88%)
Electronics (6.8%)
Control Systems (7.77%)
Electric Power Systems (2.91%)
Construction Management (17.48%)
Due Diligence (15.53%)
Engineering Design Process (20.39%)
Network Routing (6.8%)
Low Voltage (4.85%)
New Product Development (9.71%)
Commissioning (6.8%)
Public Utility (12.62%)
Quotations (0.97%)
Request For Proposal (6.8%)
Process Improvement (7.77%)
Electric Vehicles (13.59%)
Industry Standards (8.74%)
Export Control (6.8%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Project Schedules (56.82%)
Construction (93.18%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Electrical Design Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Project Manager/Electrical Designer
Electrical Construction Project Manager
Electrical Design Engineer
Renewable Energy Manager
Electrical Design Supervisor
Electrical Manager
Electrical Engineer
Principal Electrical Engineer
AutoCAD Designer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Electrical Design Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

CBRE (12)
Boeing (5)
Turner & Townsend (5)
National Grid (4)
McCarthy Building Company (4)
Port of Seattle (3)
Synerfac (3)
Blue Origin (2)
Hitachi (2)
Insight Global (2)

North Carolina

Timmons Group (2)
Siemens Energy (1)
Hitachi (1)
Knowhirematch (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Electrical Engineering Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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