Senior Electrical Engineer

Consultant, Senior Electrical Engineer, Construction

Summary

Our client, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, has engaged GForce Life Sciences to provide a Senior Electrical Engineer. The Engineer will have expertise in electrical systems including electrical distributed power generation, feeds, distribution, lighting, fire alarm, emergency power, UPS, and low voltage systems. The Engineer is responsible for overseeing the engineering of these systems for major capital projects and initiatives from conceptualization through programming, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and close out.

The Engineer will be responsible for multiple high-complexity projects of diverse scope that require an understanding of state of the art construction techniques and a high level of expertise in electrical systems, as well as rigor in compliance, and the highest standard of care. Science projects include research laboratories, vivarium, pilot scale manufacturing, major scientific equipment, amenity space, outdoor plaza, site lighting, and infrastructure projects.

The Engineer shall collaborate with the project team to effectively identify innovative solutions and bring clarity to the project process using a sophisticated analytical approach and sound judgement. Core focus areas include defining and meeting project goals for electrical systems, reviewing budgets, schedules, scopes, and quality, as well as risk mitigation and responding to field conditions and construction logistics and challenges.

The Engineer will be responsible to lead design teams and Construction Managers in both the pre-construction due diligence, design and scoping process with a focus on quality management, project controls, and user engagement as well as leading their teams through the bidding and construction administration process with a focus on field coordination, commissioning, substantial completion and close out.

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 10 years in an electrical engineering
• 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)