Electrical Project Engineer

Jobtailor; Kansas; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Kansas is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in Civil Transportation projects. You will lead planning and design of low voltage power distribution, lighting, traffic signals, and movable bridge control systems, coordinating across disciplines.

You will develop scope of work, estimate efforts, and ensure deliverables meet schedule and budget. Mentoring team members and coordinating with clients and stakeholders are key parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 5+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
• Understanding impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning.
• Coordinate work planning and design across multiple technical disciplines.
• Prepare high-quality deliverables on time and within budget and scope.
• Electrical engineering design for Civil Transportation projects.
• Design low voltage power distribution, street lighting, traffic signals, area lighting, and other electrical systems.
• Design power distribution and control systems for Movable Bridges.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Prepare electrical designs responsive to project needs.
• Help schedule and perform quality control duties of project team members.
• Coordinate with contractor, construction engineers, other consulting engineers, and utility personnel.
• Review and approve potential construction change orders, shop drawings and change orders.
• Cost control on projects and quality control within discipline.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of design team work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and distribute discipline-specific work, ensuring adherence to schedule and budget.
• Assist with marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develop scope of work and level of effort for projects within discipline.
• Oversee completeness and accuracy of project team’s design work.
• Mentor team to achieve project objectives.
• Coordinate technical aspects with client counterpart and teaming partners.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Distribution Design

Civil Transportation Projects

Project Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Traffic Signal Design

Street Lighting Design

Movable Bridge Control Systems

Project Planning

Scope of Work Development

Proposal Generation

Deliverable Preparation

Job description

• Responsible for the planning and distribution of discipline-specific work, and adherence to the schedule and budget on projects
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation
• Assists with the development of scope of work and level of effort for projects and/or assignments within discipline
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline
• Guides and mentors team to overall project objectives
• Coordinates technical aspects of project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline
• Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering and 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience
• Understands the impacts of decisions on technical design and work planning
• Coordinates work planning and design effectively across multiple technical disciplines
• Prepares high-quality deliverables that are on time and within budget and scope
• Electrical Engineering design for Civil Transportation projects
• Design low voltage power distribution systems, street lighting, traffic signals, area lighting, pedestrian lighting, aesthetic lighting and other electrical systems
• Design power distribution and control systems for Movable Bridges
• Work closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects
• Prepare electrical engineering designs that are responsive to project needs
• Help to schedule and perform quality control duties of project team members
• Coordinate with contractor, construction engineers, other consulting engineers, and utility personnel
• Conduct reviews and make recommendations of approval of potential construction change orders, shop drawings and change orders.
• Cost control on projects and quality control within discipline.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of design team work.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Electrical Engineering design for Civil Transportation projects, including low voltage power distribution systems and multi-discipline project coordination. Proven ability to prepare high-quality deliverables on time and within budget while ensuring accuracy and completeness of design team work.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electrical Engineering Design
• Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems
• Multi-Discipline Project Coordination
• Quality Control
• Cost Control

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Electrical Engineering
• Power Distribution Systems Design
• Traffic Signal Design
• Street Lighting Design
• Movable Bridge Control Systems
• Project Planning
• Scope of Work DevelopmentProposal Generation
• Technical Design Impact Analysis
• Deliverable Preparation

Soft Skills

• Team Mentoring
• Client Coordination
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Civil Transportation Projects
• Construction Change Orders
• Quality Control Duties
• Project Budget Management
• Utility Coordination