Senior Electrical Engineer - Mission Critical (Denver)

About the role

Burns & McDonnell offers exciting opportunities for experienced electrical engineers to join our Mission Critical team, focusing on high-tech data center projects. This role involves leading design, planning, and client coordination for high, medium, and low voltage electrical distribution and control systems in mission-critical, healthcare, and industrial environments. The position is part of a fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry with international reach and collaborative work across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical systems and equipment to meet client reliability and uptime requirements for mission-critical facilities, ensuring compliance with applicable codes.
• Advise clients on electrical system requirements and solutions.
• Monitor installation of designed systems to ensure compliance with design documents.
• Conduct fault studies, load flow analysis, and develop design criteria for protective device coordination, relay applications, medium voltage transformers, switchgear, and low voltage distribution.
• Lead the design of electrical master plans for facilities, including reliable power distribution, motor control centers, energy-efficient lighting, communications/telecom routing, HVAC instrumentation and controls, fire-alarm interfaces, UPS systems, and engine generators.
• Review electrical designs and specifications for purchased or fabricated equipment and systems.
• Provide electrical design direction and resource management on multi-discipline projects.
• Develop concept studies, designs, and narratives.
• Participate in identifying, recruiting, and managing resources to meet business needs.
• Perform all other assigned duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program, or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program with successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering is a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering experience; EPC project experience preferred.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) preferred.
• Expert knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Strong familiarity with electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant computer skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading discipline design for large projects and delegating tasks to team members.
• Ability to lead team execution and resolve issues in a collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Willingness to travel (up to 15%).

Pay

Annual compensation range: $155,000 – $215,000. The final compensation will be based on factors such as education, qualifications, prior work experience, and work location. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary year-end incentive bonus program is included.

Benefits

• Comprehensive insurance and disability coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) program, including paid sick leave as per the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA).
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for eligible employees, in addition to a 401(k) retirement program.
• Wellness programs and additional benefits to support work-life balance.