Senior Electrical Engineering Designer - Logistics

About the Role

As an Electrical Engineering Designer III, you will lead the electrical design on your own set of projects from the first site walk through the last field question. This includes building power system models, running studies, writing specifications, and taking the design through code and agency review. You will also review the work of outside consultants, other in-house disciplines, and junior designers you mentor.

This role involves setting the scope, writing work plans, leading project meetings, and making technical decisions with minimal supervision across multiple projects. Successful performance in this role can lead to advancement toward Senior Electrical Engineer or discipline lead positions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical design on assigned projects, from concept through construction.
• Produce contract documents, construction documents, and technical specifications in Revit and AutoCAD to the firm’s Performance Based Design standards.
• Own the power system analysis behind your designs, including load flow, harmonic, and protective device coordination studies. Build power system models from field investigation and site data.
• Write the work plan and schedule for each project, accounting for permitting and agency review timeframes, and deliver on client milestones.
• Take medium-to-high complexity systems through code and agency review, leading compliance reviews against NEC, IEC, and local amendments.
• Coordinate projects across in-house disciplines and outside consultants, organizing and leading project team meetings and verifying consultant work.
• Run construction administration with minimal supervision, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, issuing clarifications, and conducting field visits.
• Review calculations, specifications, and junior staff drawings, flagging inconsistencies and providing fixes.
• Mentor junior designers through technical training, drawing reviews, and day-to-day guidance to prepare them for independent design work.

Qualifications

Progressive Companies values diverse backgrounds, knowledge, abilities, and experiences. The firm is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) — you hold a stake in the work you deliver.
• Comprehensive benefits, including an award-winning wellness program.
• Hybrid work schedule and summer hours.
• Profit-sharing and continuing education opportunities.
• Paid service-learning hours and corporate sponsorship for community organizations.
• Mentorship and growth opportunities.

About the Company

Progressive Companies is an employee-owned firm specializing in high-performance, sustainable, and inclusive design. The company embraces Performance Based Design, focusing on improving strategic outcomes across a variety of projects nationwide. The firm is committed to human-centered design, sustainability (aligned with the AIA 2030 Commitment), and fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.

The firm is continually recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation® and emphasizes work-life integration, community engagement, and professional development.