Senior Electrical Engineer - Mission Critical (Newton, Morristown, Wallingford)

About the role

Burns & McDonnell is a global leader in high-tech building design and construction, with a strong presence in the mission-critical data center sector. This role is part of the Mission Critical team, which works on projects involving healthcare, industrial sites, and other mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems requiring adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Lead design, planning, and client coordination activities for high, medium, and low voltage electrical distribution and control systems.
• Design electrical systems/equipment to ensure a reliable and safe environment for mission critical operations.
• Advise clients on electrical systems/requirements to meet their needs and comply with applicable codes.
• Maintain compliance with design documents during the installation of designed equipment/systems.
• Conduct fault studies and load flow analysis to ensure system reliability.
• Develop design criteria for protective device coordination, relay applications, medium voltage transformers, switchgear, medium and low voltage distribution.
• Develop and/or lead the design of electrical master plans for facilities including reliable power distribution, motor control centers, energy-efficient lighting systems, communications and telecom routing, instrumentation and controls for HVAC systems, fire-alarm interface, building level uninterrupted power systems (UPS), and engine generators.
• Review electrical designs and specifications for equipment or systems being purchased or fabricated.
• Provide electrical design direction and manage resources on multi-discipline projects.
• Develop concept studies, designs, and narratives.
• Identify, recruit, and manage resources to meet business needs.
• Perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Travel as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field from an ABET accredited program, with 7 years of electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering and 6 years of electrical engineering experience, with EPC project experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE standards.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program, with 7 years of electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Bachelor Degree in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program, with successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 7 years of electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.
• Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, with 6 years of electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred.

Skills

• Standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Leading the discipline design for large projects.
• Delegating work tasks to team members.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, disability coverage, time off, wellness programs, and participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) retirement program. We also offer a discretionary year-end incentive bonus program and competitive compensation ranging from $165,000 to $240,000 annually.

Pay

$165,000.00 - $240,000.00 Yearly

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

Yes, 15 % of the Time