Construction Discipline Engineer (CDE) - Electrical

About the Role

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Construction Discipline Engineer (CDE)-Electrical opportunity to support the Savannah River Site. Work Location: Aiken, SC. Application Deadline: 08/27/26 (by Noon ET).

Responsibilities

• Plan and provide technical oversight of field construction activities, including procurement, fabrication, installation, modification, and maintenance.
• Coordinate with Design agencies on new designs and design changes; perform constructability reviews and resolves field design issues.
• Inspect materials, equipment, and workmanship for compliance with drawings, specifications, codes, and project requirements.
• Coordinate with Quality Control to verify compliant installation and supports turnover activities.
• Support equipment/system startup, functional testing, and checkout.
• Develop computer-based construction work packages, including job-specific hazard analyses, using Asset Suite, Assisted Hazard Analysis, or equivalent.
• Apply Construction Engineering principles to field conditions and construction execution.

Design Output Constructability Reviews

• Review design output and vendor documents.
• Field walk-downs with design engineers.
• Verify design constructability including procedure and code compliance.
• Verify field conditions vs Design output.
• Verify material availability.
• Submit constructability comments; track comments to resolution.
• Support project team design review meetings.

Field Material Take-Off & Procurement Support

• Develop/expedite bill of materials (BOM).
• Track the progress/status of material delivery.
• Coordinate delivery of material to the field.
• Verification of received material vs. ordered material.

Work Execution Plan Development

• Walk-downs with craft supervision & support groups.
• Develop installation sequence.
• Generate work instructions.
• Generate inspection and test records or coordinate with quality control.
• Understand layout/ survey needs and generate layout/ survey requests.
• Generate hazards analysis for field execution of construction scope.
• Support/lead team hazard analysis review meetings.
• Generate or support the generation of job specific permits as required: Lockout/tagout order; Power services utilization permit; Hot work; Asbestos disturbance; Confined space; Radiological; Excavation; Hazardous waste.

Work Execution Plan Review & Approval

• Attend/chair execution plan review meetings.
• Develop routing for list for hazards analysis approval.
• Develop routing list for work plan approval.
• Coordinate and expedite work package approval routing.
• Disposition comments to the work execution plan.
• Assemble approved work execution plan.
• Provide status & update of work execution plan in the SRS work control passport system.

Work Execution Field Coverage & Support

• Lead pre-job briefings with craft workers.
• Perform task ready walk-down with craft supervision.
• Verify quantities of installed commodities.
• Coordinate daily field support.
• Expedite /order material as required.
• Coordinate material testing.
• Coordinate and status shop fabrication in support of field execution.
• Perform field inspections.
• Identify and coordinate resolution of field installation issues.

Work Execution Plan Closure

• Generate design completion notices.
• Ensure accuracy of work execution plan status.
• Close all required permits.
• Close work execution plan documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least five (5) years of practical experience in construction electrical field engineering OR Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering and five to ten (5-10) years of practical experience in construction electrical engineering OR a high school diploma and ten (10)+ years of practical experience in construction electrical engineering.
• Working knowledge of discipline specific codes and standards.
• Previous experience with generating work execution plans (preferably utilizing the Asset Suite work control system).
• Previous experience with generating job hazards analysis.
• Previous experience performing material take off and procurement.

Other Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
• Pre- and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.