Electrical Engineer - FAA Site Surveys

Parsons; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking Electrical Engineers to support a nationwide FAA infrastructure program. The role combines electrical design, power distribution analysis, field investigations, site surveys, construction support, and design verification at FAA facilities, radar sites, airports, and active construction locations.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in electrical design and field engineering, travel 20-25% nationwide, and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in electrical design, field engineering, site surveys, or construction.
• Experience with electrical design verification and documentation.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and relevant codes.
• Willingness to travel ~20–25% nationwide and hold a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical site surveys, field investigations, measurements, and inspections.
• Develop and review electrical designs, calculations, diagrams, layouts, and specs.
• Design and evaluate medium- and low-voltage systems and power distribution.
• Coordinate solutions with clients, contractors, vendors, and project teams.
• Support construction activities, including submittals, RFIs, testing, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Conduct construction surveillance and field inspections as required.
• Work independently in remote, operational, and active construction environments.
• Adhere to safety, quality, and project-specific procedures.

Skills

Electrical design

Field engineering

Site surveys

Power distribution

Building systems

Mission-critical

Construction

Inspections

Travel-ready

Code knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Job Description:

T5 Program Summary:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Technical Support Services Contract 5 (T5) to Parsons in April 2023. Parsons is the prime contractor. This $1.8+ billion contract has a 4-year base period with two 3-year options. The statement of work includes a variety of activities that support the FAA's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and certain reimbursable programs, the FAA NextGen Program, national security programs, and aviation safety. Specifically, work includes site selection and engineering, construction, environmental and fire/life safety, equipment installation and testing, drafting, contract surveillance, and other technical services as required. Work is performed across the nation in each of the FAA's nine regions as well as the Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey and in several U.S. territories. An average staff of 500 with a peak staff over 650 supports this contract, in addition to those subcontractors who perform construction work.

Parsons is seeking Electrical Engineers to support a nationwide Federal Aviation Administration infrastructure program. This position combines electrical engineering design, power distribution analysis, field investigations, site surveys, construction support, and design verification at FAA facilities, radar sites, airports, and active construction locations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical design, power distribution, building electrical systems, grounding and lightning protection, electrical construction, commissioning, field engineering, or mission-critical facilities. Experience supporting the FAA, federal government, aviation, transportation, utilities, data centers, or other regulated environments is highly preferred.

This position is remote when not traveling and requires approximately 20-25% travel throughout the continental United States, including occasional overnight, air, extended-driving, nighttime, weekend, and off-hours assignments.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform electrical site surveys, field investigations, measurements, equipment inventories, inspections, and existing-condition assessments.
• Develop and review electrical designs, calculations, one-line and wiring diagrams, equipment layouts, specifications, schedules, quantities, and construction documents.
• Design and evaluate medium- and low-voltage systems, including power distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS systems, automatic transfer switches, grounding, bonding, and lightning protection.
• Compare design documents with field conditions and identify discrepancies, constructability concerns, and design conflicts.
• Coordinate technical solutions with clients, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Prepare survey reports, technical documentation, drawing markups, as-built documentation, requirements, specifications, and other engineering deliverables.
• Support construction and installation activities, including submittal reviews, requests for information, field verification, testing, commissioning, and acceptance activities.
• Conduct construction surveillance, field inspections, and design verification activities as required.
• Work independently in remote, operational, and active construction environments.
• Adhere to Parsons, FAA, client, and site-specific safety, quality, security, and documentation procedures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local codes, standards, and project-specific requirements.
• Perform other engineering duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in electrical design, field engineering, site surveys, power distribution, building systems, mission-critical facilities, construction, inspection, or related infrastructure projects.
• Experience performing electrical site surveys, field investigations, design verification, and existing-condition documentation.
• Experience developing or reviewing electrical designs, calculations, diagrams, equipment layouts, specifications, and construction documents.
• Knowledge of electrical power distribution, grounding, bonding, lightning protection, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and applicable federal, state, local, or project-specific requirements.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 20-25% nationwide, including occasional overnight, air, extended-driving, nighttime, weekend, or off-hours assignments.
• Valid driver's license.

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