Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Company Description For more than 70 years, Thompson Consulting Engineers has been designing the systems that power buildings and strengthen communities throughout Virginia. Our team works on a diverse portfolio of K-12, higher education, municipal, commercial, and public safety projects, partnering with architects, owners, and contractors to deliver innovative mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology engineering solutions. We believe our people are our greatest asset, providing opportunities to collaborate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact on every project. If you're looking to build your career with a firm committed to technical excellence and teamwork, we'd love to hear from you. Visit www.tceva.com to learn more.

Role Description The Senior Electrical Engineer is a full-time, hybrid position based in our Richmond office. This role is responsible for leading the design and coordination of electrical systems for K-12, higher education, municipal, commercial, and public safety projects throughout Virginia. Responsibilities include developing power, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage system designs, preparing construction documents, performing engineering calculations, and providing technical oversight throughout the design process. The Senior Electrical Engineer works closely with multidisciplinary project teams, clients, architects, and contractors to deliver innovative, code-compliant, and cost-effective engineering solutions while mentoring junior staff and supporting projects from concept through construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all aspects of electrical engineering design as a senior or lead engineer, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analyses, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout.
• Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.
• Manage electrical or the electrical portion of projects, and working with assigned project managers, to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines.
• Coordinate and communicate all aspects of electrical design within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ensuring compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing QC reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Preparing accurate and complete electrical project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
• Providing and supervising electrical support services during the bidding process, i.e., preparing addenda, amendments, open bids, tabulate bids, etc.
• Performing and supervising electrical construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing as-builts, etc.
• Preparing commissioning proposals (scope and fee), commissioning plans and reports.
• Conducting project reviews as part of commissioning.
• Preparing and witnessing Prefunctional Checks (PCs) and Functional Performance Tests (FPTs).
• Preparing Operation and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI) Manuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the Electrical Engineering discipline
• 8 years of relevant experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, municipal and government markets
• Proficiency in the latest versions of AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit
• Professional Engineers license in the state of Virginia, or the ability to become licensed immediately
• LEED Accreditation preferred
• Ability to work with limited direction and be able to take direction from various departments and levels.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• This position requires design and construction administration experience in the K-12, office, commercial, retail, data center, and municipal government markets.
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of junior electrical engineering staff.
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
• A commitment to respond to clients at the highest levels.

Compensation

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including company-paid medical insurance for the employee, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan, and an optional hybrid work-from-home schedule. The salary range for this position is $110,000–$145,000, depending on experience and qualifications. If you are an organized and detail-oriented individual with a passion for construction, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.