Electrical Engineer - Power

About Day & Zimmermann: No problem is too challenging or complex for Day & Zimmermann Maintenance and Construction (DZMC). We deliver innovative solutions and seamless processes that manage all aspects of the plant life cycle for plant owners in the Power, Chemical, and Industrial markets. As the #1 maintenance services provider in the United States, we put people to work, protect American freedoms, and help our customers power and improve the world.

About the role

Join Day & Zimmermann’s Maintenance & Construction team as an Electrical Engineer and support innovative projects across the power generation, renewable energy, industrial, and chemical markets. Under general supervision, you’ll develop engineering design criteria and specifications, support equipment and material procurement, and perform field assignments and factory inspections to ensure successful project execution. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-impact projects while collaborating with clients, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams. You may also take on discipline-specific administrative and supervisory responsibilities, including developing project scopes, engineering budgets, schedules, staffing plans, and leading assigned personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance and engineering support for assigned project activities.
• Develops and monitors project scopes for applicable discipline.
• Identifies changes in scope and their impact as they occur.
• Coordinates design efforts with other disciplines and client personnel.
• Monitors and ensures design work and documents are correct, consistent with applicable codes, logically presented, and constructible.
• Stamps required project documents as a PE when responsible for work.

Skills

• Experience in effective project execution and project procedures.
• Ability to supervise and lead the completion of projects.
• Strong organizational skills and effective verbal/written communication for execution of multiple projects.
• Well-versed in industrial design practices for medium and low voltage electrical distribution, including lighting, grounding, lightning protection, power distribution, heat tracing, and electrical area classification.
• Experience applying industry codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, NEMA, NFPA).
• Familiarity with electrical power system studies (short circuit, coordination, arc flash, etc.) using SKM and/or ETAP.
• Knowledgeable in Autodesk tools (AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, ReCap).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited) preferred.
• Acceptable to the State Board of Engineers for licensure as a professional engineer (required).
• 6+ years of engineering experience.
• PE license strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical/Rx, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, and other paid time off.
• Voluntary benefits and discount programs, including pet insurance.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $102,960 - $154,440. The final offer may vary based on experience and geographic location.

Essential Functions

• Visual acuity (e.g., preparing and analyzing data, transcribing documents, viewing a computer, reading, inspecting objects, operating machinery).
• Pushing or pulling (e.g., pressing against something in a downward, outward, dragging, or hauling motion).
• Balancing (e.g., maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.).
• Manual dexterity (e.g., picking, pinching, typing, or other finger-based tasks).
• Stooping (e.g., bending the spine at the waist).
• Grasping (e.g., using hands to apply pressure).
• Reaching (e.g., extending arms or legs in any direction).
• Feeling (e.g., perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.).
• Lifting objects (up to 50 pounds).
• Climbing (e.g., ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc.).
• Walking, hearing, repetitive motions, talking, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Capacity to think, concentrate, and focus over long periods.
• Ability to write and read complex documents in English.
• Capacity to express thoughts orally (e.g., conveying spoken instructions accurately and quickly).
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
• Ability to wear a mask, respirator, or other protective equipment as required.
• Ability to regularly perform job functions at the Company’s office or work site.
• Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g., extreme heat or cold, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.).