Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Electrical Engineer

Location : Louisville, KY or Kansas City, MI

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000

Job Summary :

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design teams to create world-class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on various healthcare projects including private sector, government, and military facilities.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

Key Responsibilities & Duties :

• Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.
• Prepare electrical equipment : packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
• Review electrical equipment vendor drawings, data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.
• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for various projects and project-related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD-related software.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements, or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.
• Participate in sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to electrical engineering practice. Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.
• Responsible for QA / QC process adherence.
• Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.
• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) required.
• Must have firm understanding of NEC (National Electric Code).
• Experience working with the Veterans Administration is preferred.
• Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering a plus.
• 7 years of electrical engineering experience. design / build project experience preferred.
• Candidate must be able and willing to travel to other states as required to perform site investigation.
• Must be efficient in Microsoft software, Auto-Cad and Revit is a plus.
• Candidate must be able to edit specifications in divisions 26, 27 and 28.
• Experience in photometric calculations, particularly Light Pro software.
• Able to perform volt drop and short circuit calculations using SKM software.
• Expert knowledge of 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 discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.
• 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.

Company Description

Ontech Talent, is where innovation meets expertise in the dynamic realm of IT and Engineering recruiting and staffing. Founded by industry visionary Nicole Whitbeck Dohnal, Ontech Talent has emerged as the premier strategic partner for Fortune mid to large companies seeking unparalleled talent solutions.

Company Description

Ontech Talent, is where innovation meets expertise in the dynamic realm of IT and Engineering recruiting and staffing. Founded by industry visionary Nicole Whitbeck Dohnal, Ontech Talent has emerged as the premier strategic partner for Fortune mid to large companies seeking unparalleled talent solutions.