Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities Assists the Project Management team in developing the budget and schedule for design and construction projects, including renovations and green field projects.

Works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Space Planning, EHS, Operations, and User teams to fully and rigorously document the electrical system requirements in the Owner’s Project Requirements document.

Performs preliminary due diligence explorations of existing electrical systems during project initiation to identify any potential risks to the project and any opportunities for improving the building systems of existing buildings.

Assists the Project Manager and Procurement in the development of scopes of work for design professionals, construction managers, general contractors and commissioning agent RFPs.

Assist in the evaluation and bid leveling of proposals.

Participates in regular project meetings.

Works directly with hired MEP engineers, consultants, and contractors to answer questions, resolve issues and develop solutions.

Provides supervision for all stages of the development and documentation of electrical requirements for lab and other equipment for the project.

Collaborates with the Project Management team, internal engineers, end users, the Asset Management team, EHS, design professionals, lab equipment vendors, design professionals and contractors to ensure that all electrical system requirements for the equipment are met.

Provides detailed reviews of and comments on due diligence reports, test fits, Basis of Design documents, room data sheets, construction documents and specifications prepared by the design professionals, checking for thoroughness, accuracy and compliance with the project requirements, design and documentation standards and minimize errors and omissions.

Identifies long lead time equipment for potential Early Works purchasing by the contractor Works with the Project Managers, Design Professionals and Contractors to find solutions to mitigate costs and schedule delays due to errors and omissions in the design documents and unforeseeable field conditions Reviews shop drawings and submittals, RFI responses, and Change Orders Makes frequent site visits to ensure that electrical requirements are being implemented correctly during construction and creates field reports.

Reviews Design Professional punch lists.

Manages commissioning, auditing, & validating facilities systems for Capital Projects.

Assists the Asset Management and Operations team in preparing equipment lists for import into the Integrated Workplace Management System Coaches and Mentors other members of engineering staff and supervises day to day operation of electrical systems.

Interacts with municipalities and Con-Ed to obtain building permits and inspections.

Supervises, coordinates, and schedules work with outside contractors and internal technicians.

Audits, tests, commissions, and validates Facilities systems and also provide specialized engineering support services to RGC, PMPD, PCD, IT, & Vivarium groups.

Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required Minimum of 5 years in an electrical engineering role In depth knowledge and extensive experience in electrical systems for complex life science laboratory and vivarium projects Skilled in the use of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, SharePoint and Bluebeam Revu IWMS system experience Terms & Start Onsite 4 days / week in Tarrytown, NY 12+ month contract Start ASAP Benefits included (Medical, Dental, Vision) Powered by JazzHR