Electrical Project Engineer - Healthcare

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Short & Long-Term Disability

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements

Pet Insurance Plan

Hybrid Work Program

Job summary

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer – Healthcare to deliver project-level electrical and low-voltage designs for hospitals and other complex institutional facilities across the Midwest.

You will focus on power, lighting, life-safety, and coordination with other disciplines, supporting PMs and engineering managers. This full-time role requires 8–12+ years of healthcare design experience, NEC/NFPA knowledge, and proficiency with Revit/BIM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; EIT required, PE or ability to obtain preferred.
• Typically 8–12+ years of building electrical design experience, including healthcare or mission‑critical/institutional projects.
• Proven experience as a project‑level electrical engineer responsible for design production.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and NFPA/FGI healthcare standards.
• Proficiency with Revit/BIM for electrical systems; SKM/ETAP or similar tools preferred.
• Experience designing normal and emergency power, lighting, life‑safety, and low‑voltage systems for healthcare facilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project electrical engineer on healthcare and institutional projects, coordinating with an electrical manager or senior PM.
• Design normal and emergency power distribution systems, including generators, ATS, and critical branch distribution.
• Design lighting systems with layouts and photometric calculations meeting code and user needs.
• Develop life-safety and low‑voltage systems in coordination with other disciplines.
• Support power system studies using appropriate tools under senior guidance.
• Produce coordinated drawings, specs, and reports in Revit/BIM with other disciplines.
• Conduct field investigations to verify conditions and conformance.
• Apply NEC, NFPA 70, 72, 99, 101, 110, FGI Guidelines and state/local regs.
• Provide technical guidance and QA redlines; assist with scope and schedule input.

Skills

Electrical design

Healthcare facilities

Project coordination

Revit/BIM

NEC knowledge

NFPA/FGI healthcare standards

SKM/ETAP

Communication teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

EIT required; PE preferred or obtainable

Tools

Revit

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Farnsworth Group is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer - Healthcare to deliver project‑level electrical and low‑voltage designs for hospitals, ambulatory care, behavioral health, and other complex institutional facilities across the Midwest. The role emphasizes power, lighting, life‑safety, and low‑voltage design, coordination with other disciplines, and support of project managers and engineering managers.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as project electrical engineer on healthcare and institutional projects, handling daily design and coordination under the direction of an electrical manager or senior PM.
• Design normal and emergency power distribution systems (one‑lines, panel schedules, feeders, branch circuits, equipment connections), including essential electrical systems for healthcare facilities (generators, ATS, critical branch distribution).
• Design lighting and lighting control systems, including layouts and photometric calculations, meeting code, energy, and user requirements.
• Design life‑safety and low‑voltage systems such as fire alarm, nurse call, structured cabling, and grounding/bonding in coordination with technology and security resources.
• Support power system studies (short‑circuit, coordination, arc‑flash, voltage drop) using appropriate tools under senior guidance.
• Produce coordinated drawings, specifications, and reports in Revit/BIM in collaboration with architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and technology disciplines.
• Conduct field investigations and site observations to verify existing conditions and conformance.
• Apply NEC, NFPA 70, 72, 99, 101, 110, FGI Guidelines, and state/local regulations for healthcare facilities in Illinois, Missouri, and nearby states.
• Provide technical guidance and QA redlines to designers/junior engineers; support PMs with scope, level‑of‑effort, and schedule input; participate in client and internal coordination meetings.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; EIT required, PE or ability to obtain preferred.
• Typically, 8-12+ years of building electrical design experience, including healthcare or other mission‑critical/institutional projects in an AEC/MEP consulting environment.
• Proven experience as a project‑level electrical engineer responsible for design production and multi‑disciplinary coordination.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and relevant NFPA/FGI healthcare standards.
• Proficiency with Revit/BIM for electrical systems; experience with SKM, ETAP, or similar tools preferred.
• Experience designing normal and emergency power, lighting, life‑safety, and low‑voltage systems for healthcare or similarly regulated facilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Illinois Pay Transparency

$99,000—$149,000 USD

Who We Are

Join Farnsworth Group, a nationally recognized architectural engineering and surveying firm where your career can thrive! For eleven consecutive years, we’ve been certified as a Great Place to Work®, and our engineers, architects, surveyors, and scientists channel their passion and expertise into making meaningful contributions to the world around us. With more than 650 talented professionals across 24 offices, we collaborate with clients ranging from small communities to some of the world’s largest brands. Our success is built on our people - their passion, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Here, you’ll find a supportive culture that champions your growth, embraces challenges, values work-life balance, and empowers you to make a lasting impact for our clients and communities. Join us and move your career forward.

A Great Place to Work Certified

For eleven consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the prestigious Great Place to Work® certification—thanks to our employees! Each year, our staff participate in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization, measuring perceptions of credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. The results are benchmarked against the nation’s leading companies, and only top performers receive the certification. Insights from the survey help us continually enhance our work environment and foster a culture that makes Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.

Full-time Regular Employee Benefits And Perks Include

• 401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Professional Development and Training
• Mentoring Program
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Pet Insurance Plan
• Hybrid Work Program

Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company’s culture and success. Please discuss with your recruiter for details.

Statement On Diversity And Inclusion

Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us—and let’s make a difference, together.

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.