Senior Electrical Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Electrical Engineer will lead and develop teams to complete both small and large projects. They will serve as a Discipline Leader for the Illinois team, completing electrical power and lighting designs for projects of all sizes. They will make major design recommendations and decisions, plan design work, calculate costs, and assign design duties to junior staff. They will coordinate design and schedule with other disciplines, maintain accurate project documentation, and act as an adviser and reviewer.

Responsibilities

• Be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and take pride in work
• Serve as a Discipline Leader for the Illinois team
• Complete electrical power and lighting designs for projects of all sizes
• Make major design recommendations and design decisions
• Plan design work, calculate costs, and prepare schedules to assign design duties to junior staff
• Cover design and schedule with other disciplines such as architectural, structural, mechanical, technology, clerical, and equipment suppliers
• Maintain accurate project documentation and design data for permanent project files
• Act as an adviser and reviews correspondence prepared by junior project team members
• Evaluate project staffing requirements, analyze problems, and write reports
• Attend project meetings, or when appropriate, delegate activities
• Meet with clients, prepare proposals and presentations while maintaining good client relations
• Identify prospective clients, assist in marketing to develop new clients, and develop future projects with existing clients
• Aid in project checking for quality control on other projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering plus eight (8) years of related design experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional Engineer (PE) license

Preferred Qualifications

• Competent in all conventional aspects of electrical building engineering systems and conducts work in a professional manner while collaborating with other team members
• Strong electrical code knowledge including National Electric Code (NEC), ASHRAE and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
• Experience scoping and drafting fees for electrical engineering components of interdisciplinary project work
• Experienced in Electrical Power Calculation Software, including: SKM, ETAP or Easy Power
• Lighting calculation experience with Visual, AGI32 or Elumtools
• Working knowledge of NFPA, ISA, IEEE Regulatory Codes
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft programs and BIM software (primarily Revit and AutoCAD)
• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals or groups
• Experience in analyzing equipment energy use for optimizing systems selection
• Ability to manage and work on multiple projects with other team members

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering plus eight (8) years of related design experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Professional Engineer (PE) license