Senior Electrical Engineer

About the Role

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to be based in Northern California. This is an in-person role with a hybrid work schedule. The Electrical Engineer will join a multidisciplinary, collaborative team with a range of expertise supporting the expansion of their knowledge base with the ability to travel and gain field experience.

As part of our team, you will support our growing Federal (Military/DoD) team, along with various other markets throughout the Northwest region, including Commercial, Healthcare, Education, Transportation, Sports + Rec, and Science + Tech markets. You will have opportunities to take on complex challenges and pioneer innovative solutions from strategy and design through project realization. Join a practice filled with professionals pioneering Energy Conservation and Zero Carbon initiatives, focusing on renewable energy projects for high-performance buildings. Contribute to decarbonization and electrification efforts while enjoying focused growth opportunities in sustainable practices and skills enhancement training centric to AECOM's Sustainable Legacy.

About Buildings + Places

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism, planning and landscape design, strategy + economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management. This team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create. Our practice focuses on the Governments (Federal, State, and local), Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Transportation, and Higher Education sectors. We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget.

Responsibilities

• Electrical engineering from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy, including writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings.
• Be competent in all aspects of building electrical systems design for a variety of types of projects or markets to complete routing engineering assignments and calculations.
• Write reports for internal and external purposes based on findings.
• Stay current on codes and technologies appropriate for building electrical systems including power, lighting, telecommunications, and fire alarm systems.
• Research, develop, design, specify, and witness the testing of electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials, applying principles and techniques of electrical engineering.
• Organize and conduct site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes of work.
• Coordinate with the client and multiple disciplines, acting as electrical engineer point of contact to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule.
• Assist in proposal preparation and discipline plans that meet project requirements in conjunction with senior leadership.
• Manage and work on multiple projects with other team members, acting as mentor and reviewer of work.
• Ensure discipline plans meet overall project team requirements for project scope and schedule.
• Review team members' work for quality and recognition of training requirements.
• Attend and present to owners, clients, and architects as needed.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or similar +6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineer (PE) Registration.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in designing building electrical systems.
• Strong electrical code knowledge including National Electric Code (NEC), Washington State Energy Code (WSEC), Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), ASHRAE, and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
• Competent in all conventional aspects of electrical building engineering systems and conducts work in a professional manner while collaborating with other team members.
• Federal project experience, including knowledge of agency standards, procurement processes, and compliance with regulations.
• Additional experience in the following markets: Corporate Workplace and Commercial buildings, Healthcare, Mission Critical, Justice, Sports, and Higher Education projects.
• Experience with sustainable design and certification in LEED and/or WELL.
• Analyze equipment energy use for optimizing systems selection.
• Ability to manage and work on multiple projects with other team members.
• Renewable energy and Microgrid experience.
• Power system studies experience utilizing SKM, ETAP, or Easy Power.
• Lighting calculation experience with Visual, AGI32, or Elumtools.
• Strong Revit and CAD experience.
• Excellent communication skills: articulate, assertive, and confident.
• Creative thinker with effective teamwork skills.
• Project-related travel may be required for this position.

Benefits

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits.
• Paid time off, leaves of absences.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources.
• Employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.