Electrical Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Developing complete electrical design documents including power and lighting plans, lighting schedules, riser diagrams, and specifications suitable for permitting and construction.
• Designing electrical, lighting, fire alarm, and control systems for new construction and renovation projects.
• Meting users to determine electrical requirements for each project, investigating existing conditions, researching existing designs, and advising the College architect of any electrical problems discovered.
• Singing and sealing plans for submission to the City of Rockville and Montgomery County.
• Preparing engineering drawings for both in-house and contracted construction work.
• Managing the permitting process with governmental agencies.
• Collaborating with the Procurement Department to prepare bids for contracted construction work.
• Inspecting construction while in process to ensure it is completed in accordance with designs.
• Project managing and overseeing outside contractors during construction.
• Reviewing and approving contractor pay application submissions.
• Providing technical advice on design and construction needs to other college units.
• Reviewing all engineering drawings, plans, details, and specifications prepared by outside consultants for technical accuracy and coordination.
• Inspecting engineering systems in existing facilities.
• Developing capital replacement plans in collaboration with the College Architect and Director of Planning, Engineering and Capital Budgets.
• Investigating, identifying, and resolving engineering problems associated with electrical, lighting, fire alarm, and control systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Four (4) or more years of progressively responsible experience in electrical engineering for buildings.
• Maryland Professional Engineer (PE) license and a valid driver’s license.
• Demonstrated experience designing and constructing electrical systems for commercial or higher education buildings.
• Strong working knowledge of energy conservation and sustainable strategies, electrical and life safety codes, lighting and fire safety alarms, and construction methodologies.
• Ability to perform photometric calculations for lighting designs.

Preferred Qualifications

• LEED Green Associate (GA) certification.
• LEED Accredited Professional (AP) certification.

Salary Range

Initial salary placement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity. The maximum salary for this position is $151,740 annually.

Application Process

Please click here to apply online. Please include a complete resume including all relevant and related work experience. Submission of a cover letter is strongly recommended.

If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

Benefits

Montgomery College offers a generous benefits package including: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.