Sr Project Electrical Engineer

About the role

HGA is an award-winning architecture, engineering, and planning firm seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our team in California. The ideal candidate will lead a team of electrical engineers, designers, and BIM specialists, contributing to dynamic, interdisciplinary project teams and shaping high-performance, forward-thinking environments across various building types.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of electrical engineers, designers and BIM specialists
• Write scopes of work for electrical design based on preliminary review and meetings with the client
• Prepare workplans for design teams based on project scope and team member skillsets
• Assess the requirements of a project, break a project into tasks and work with the design team to determine scope, budget, and staffing
• Prepare engineering opinion of probable cost for electrical systems and review contractor cost estimates
• Be skilled in electrical design, with expertise in collaborating with owners to define the Owner’s project requirements, conducting building load calculations, analyzing power distribution, sizing equipment, and editing specifications
• Prepare engineering studies and schematic design for new systems and analyze operation of existing systems
• Present complex engineering analysis clearly and effectively to owner and design teams
• Review drawings and documents to assure compliance with company design and production standards
• Avoidance of conflicts with the code compliance, Owner’s requirements, design standards and the quality expectations of HGA
• Work with building performance team to design and integrate alternative energy sources into the electrical distribution to create sustainable designs
• Absorb responsibility for Revit production
• Absorb responsibility for the education and development of design staff and function as a resource for questions

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in electrical engineering
• 15+ years of experience in the design of power systems for healthcare, commercial, cultural, government, industrial, higher education, and campus energy system projects that support our 8 market segments
• Professional licensure is required
• Documented experience with a consulting engineering firm or A/E firm providing electrical design
• Expertise in National Fire Protection Association Codes (NFPA) and an understanding of applicable (city, state, federal) requirements (such as Title 24 DSA, and HCAI)
• Working knowledge of Revit
• Familiarity with electrical analysis software (i.e., SKM, Easy Power, Helioscope)
• Knowledge of the current sustainable technologies applicable to the design of commercial electrical systems

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Thrives in collaborative environments
• Enthusiastic about thoughtful and sustainable design
• Willing to make a lasting impact on the communities we serve

Skills

• Electrical design
• Collaboration with owners
• Building load calculations
• Power distribution analysis
• Sizing equipment
• Editing specifications
• Engineering studies and schematic design
• Complex engineering analysis presentation
• Code compliance review
• Revit proficiency
• Electrical analysis software (SKM, Easy Power, Helioscope)
• Sustainable technologies knowledge

Benefits

• Annual bonus and success sharing bonus program
• 401(k) guaranteed contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental and life insurance plans
• Paid time off
• Short- and long-term disability programs

Pay

The salary range for this position is $129,900 - $158,800 depending on qualifications and experience. Employees who work more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA's robust benefit programs.