What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Electrical Engineer position at BW Design Group?
Who You’ll Work With
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
When you join Design Group as a Senior Electrical Engineer, PE, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
What You'll Do
You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
Role Summary
We are seeking a talented Licensed Sr. Electrical Engineer who thrives not only in designing full electrical systems—including power, lighting, and fire alarm for large, complex manufacturing facilities—but also values mentorship and leadership.
Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Sr. Electrical Engineer, PE, but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.
You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.
When you join Design Group as a Senior Electrical Engineer, PE, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
What You'll Do
You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
Role Summary
We are seeking a talented Licensed Sr. Electrical Engineer who thrives not only in designing full electrical systems—including power, lighting, and fire alarm for large, complex manufacturing facilities—but also values mentorship and leadership.
- Support the design and delivery of full electrical systems including power distribution, grounding, lighting, and fire alarm
- Lead both greenfield design-build projects and retrofits or system upgrades for existing facilities
- Provide technical leadership and oversight on electrical scope across multiple projects, ensuring consistency, quality, and code compliance
- Mentor junior engineers and designers by reviewing work, offering guidance, and supporting professional development
- Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert during design reviews, construction coordination, and client interactions
- Collaborate with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop fully integrated facility designs
- Participate in client meetings to align technical solutions with business needs and project goals
- Translate client requirements into practical design solutions, often identifying challenges before they arise
- Prepare construction-ready electrical drawings, specifications, and documents for bidding, permitting, and execution
- Engage in proposal development and support client presentations for new project opportunities
- Work in a fast-paced, collaborative design environment with internal and external stakeholders
- Travel as needed for site surveys, construction support, startup coordination, and client engagement
- 12 years of experience as an electrical engineer
- Professional Engineering License (PE)
- Experience delivering complex power distribution designs for facilities
- Experience as Engineer of Record (EOR)
- Strong working knowledge of the NEC
- Expertise with electrical documentation and drawings
- Expertise with detailed 480V single line diagrams and 120V panel schedules
- Experience with conductor and conduit schedules, overhead cable tray schemes
- Knowledge of lighting design for complex production spaces
- Experience with integrated facilities design
- Proficiency with REVIT, SKM, Visual, and other engineering software
- Willingness to travel for site assessments and meetings
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution
Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Sr. Electrical Engineer, PE, but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.