Electrical Engineer — Building Power & Fire Systems (Mid)

Dennis Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Bonus

Profit-sharing

Retirement plans

Job summary

Dennis Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design electrical systems for building power, lighting, fire alarm, and low voltage networks for food and beverage facilities. You will perform calculations, document systems, and coordinate with vendors and trades to ensure code-compliant, safe installations.

Responsibilities include creating power plans, one-line diagrams, and bid documents; traveling to project sites up to 25% for fieldwork and reviews; and supporting department-wide standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 4-7 years of work experience in electrical systems for building power.
• 4-7 years of work experience in designing lighting, fire alarm systems, and low voltage systems for building spaces, including lighting calculations, and coordinating fixture placement with trades.
• 4-7 years of work experience in electrical bid documents and procuring electrical materials and equipment.
• 4-7 years of work experience in AutoCAD, Revit or other related design programs.
• Travel to customer project sites for fieldwork, review, audit, and meetings, estimated 25%.

Responsibilities

• Designing electrical systems for building power, i.e. normal, emergency, and standby power distribution systems for 208v, 480v, and medium voltage for industrial facilities.
• Documenting all necessary calculations for the design such as short circuit, selective coordination, arc flash, generator sizing, steady state and transient voltage drops, load calculations, conductor sizing, raceway fills, etc.
• Maintains project document organization
• Manage time and meet commitments
• Understands Ohms Law, AC/DC, Electric and magnetic fields
• Understands power system theory – 3-phase vector math, power factor, symmetrical components
• Understands capacitors, inductors, and resonance
• Designing lighting for food processing spaces, including lighting calculations for emergency and inspection lighting level needs. Coordinating fixture placement/mounting with other trades.
• Designing fire alarm systems per NFPA 72, 101, and local building code.
• Code expertise – NEC, NFPA 72/101/, IBC
• Specify means and methods
• Specify other common work – grounding, start-up, LV & MV Cables
• Specify equipment
• Designing low voltage systems such as LAN, phones, PA, Wi‑Fi, access control, cameras, etc.
• Create power plans
• Create power one line and panel schedules
• Define fire alarm requirements per IBC and NFPA 101
• Define Low Voltage Systems
• Review scope with client – create and manage needs list
• Producing bid documents consisting of layout drawings, one‑line, riser, schedules, details, and specifications.
• CAD – add 2D & 3D devices to Xrefs
• Procuring long lead light fixtures and power distribution equipment such as switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, transformers, MCC’s, generators, variable speed drives, and UPS’s.
• Transformer configurations
• Perform short circuit calculations identifying deficiencies or series ratings
• Estimate weights of main tray/trapezes and equipment needing support
• Assist in managing electrical bid process for clients, observing construction, and assisting with startup.
• Project planning and feasibility studies.
• Actively participating in and supporting department‑wide standard development, updates, and maintenance.
• Researching electrical building/power materials and best practices
• Supporting talent growth within our organization

Skills

Electrical design

Power load calculations

Vendor coordination

Code compliance

Project documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

PE certification desirable

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Dennis Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design electrical systems for building power, lighting, fire alarm, and low voltage networks for food and beverage facilities. You will perform calculations, document systems, and coordinate with vendors and trades to ensure code-compliant, safe installations.

Responsibilities include creating power plans, one-line diagrams, and bid documents; traveling to project sites up to 25% for fieldwork and reviews; and supporting department-wide standards