Electrical Engineer — Facilities & Space Infrastructure

Cherokee Federal; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC (CSS) seeks an Electrical Engineer to support the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base. The role covers planning, design review, cost estimating, field assessments, construction surveillance, and technical project coordination for facility and infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will hold a BS in EE (ABET-accredited) with five+ years of relevant experience, and will collaborate with architects, contractors, and government

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• At least five years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Professional knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices related to facilities and infrastructure.
• Familiarity with architectural, mechanical, structural, and civil disciplines.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering and construction standards, contracting regulations, health and safety requirements, and environmental laws.
• Experience with project programming, budgeting, cost estimating, and financial-control systems.
• Ability to prepare and review drawings, specifications, estimates, schedules, and Statements of Work.
• Ability to plan, conduct, document, and analyze facility surveys and inspections.
• Proficiency with standard office productivity tools; CAD, GIS, and engineering-modeling software experience is preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and stakeholder-coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical engineering planning and design support for new construction, renovation, improvement, utility, and real-property facility projects.
• Develop, review, and provide recommendations on electrical design calculations, cost estimates, schedules, technical drawings, specifications, and Statements of Work.
• Conduct technical reviews of contractor submittals, design packages, RFIs, material proposals, and change-order requests.
• Support construction surveillance and field inspections to assess contractor compliance with specifications, schedules, codes, and safety requirements.
• Conduct pre-construction site surveys and provide technical recommendations to help resolve field issues.
• Support project programming, budgeting, cost-estimate development, project validation, and AFCAMP funding processes.
• Support long-range infrastructure priorities, Sustainment Management System validation, and facility-condition assessments.
• Coordinate with engineers, planners, architects, contracting officers, tenant organizations, and external construction agents.
• Use CAD, GIS, and other Government-approved modeling tools to analyze technical data and support project decisions.
• Participate in design charrettes and provide timely technical recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Apply applicable federal, state, local, health, safety, environmental, and Department of the Air Force requirements.
• Prepare monthly project-status information for the required Project Status Report.

Skills

Project coordination

CAD

GIS

Analytical skills

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

ABET-accredited EE program

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

5+ years electrical experience

Tools

CAD

GIS

Engineering-modeling software

Cost estimating tools

Job description

Cherokee Strategic Solutions, LLC (CSS) seeks an Electrical Engineer to support the 50th Civil Engineer Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base. The role covers planning, design review, cost estimating, field assessments, construction surveillance, and technical project coordination for facility and infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will hold a BS in EE (ABET-accredited) with five+ years of relevant experience, and will collaborate with architects, contractors, and government