Senior Electrical Engineer

Title: Senior Electrical Engineer

Reports To: Electrical Manager

Department: Electrical

Location: Pittsburgh

Client: Engineering & Construction Company

Job Purpose:

The primary purpose of this position are to work with staff of engineers and designers to provide design, calculations, and other activities related to electrical engineering; Perform advanced electrical system design work and manage projects as Lead Electrical Engineer; Perform fiscal and schedule responsibilities. On occasion, this position may also act as specialist in some area of electrical system design, such as short circuit and relay coordination analysis.

Essential Duties:

• Provide technical oversight of electrical aspects of all in-house projects to the extent required by the project scope or necessary for corporate risk management.
• Develop staff in their technical knowledge, verbal and visual presentation skills, awareness of the firm’s capabilities, experience and the confidential nature of some projects.
• Assist with management and preparation of proposals and presentations for new business opportunities.
• Prepare studies, due diligence reviews, capital cost estimates, and design documents from concept through construction completion.
• Knowledge of medium voltage equipment and distributions.
• Oversee development of electrical specifications, including electrical construction work specification.
• Perform advanced electrical calculations for system design per NEC or other specified job standards. These calculations may require the use of department or vendor software packages.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• P.E. Certification strongly preferred

Experience and Skill Requirements:

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in the engineering field.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical equipment and wiring design.