Facilities - CM Electrical Engineer (Rail/Transit)

JMT; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 104,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision

ESOP

401K Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Career Development Programs

Job summary

JMT is seeking an experienced Electrical Project Lead to oversee electrical aspects of complex construction projects, including SCADA for facility and transit systems. You will manage design scope, calculations, drawings, specifications, testing, and commissioning with full project responsibility.

The role requires a minimum of ten years in construction or electrical engineering, with five years in SCADA and two in transit, plus OSHA 10.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Ten years of construction or related electrical engineering experience with at least five years in SCADA design criteria and standards, including two years in transit.
• SCADA experience in heavy rail transit systems and AC Room Passenger stations.
• Experience with Autodesk software suite.
• Knowledgeable with Microsoft 365.
• Field experience.
• OSHA 10-hour Construction certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain familiarity with plans, specs, schedules, PMP, and client requirements.
• Provide electrical engineering support to the project team.
• Provide expertise on statements of work, cost estimates, schedules, change requests, and commissioning.
• Coordinate engineering and implementation per plans and specs.
• Document and oversee processes to meet client and project requirements.
• Evaluate design and construction risks and propose alternatives.
• Assist in preparing final decision documentation for the COTR.
• Review contractor payment requests and internal project costs.
• Report project status to client stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned by client and contract manager.

Skills

Written and communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Autodesk software suite

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Procore

Microsoft 365

Job description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: Responsible for overseeing electrical aspects of construction projects, ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, and safety regulations. This role involves supervising construction activities, quality control, and progress monitoring, while also maintaining communication with the project team. Responsible for overseeing electrical designs, including SCADA for facility and transit projects. This role requires full design responsibility including scoping, calculations, drawings and specifications for materials, construction execution, as well as testing, controls and commissioning. Expected projects may be include power projects in addition to systems controls.

Compensation for this position is $104,000.00 - $141,440.00, commensurate with experience, education and certifications. The provided range is a good faith estimate based on the requirements described within the job description. We notice that we receive a wide variety of applicants and recognize that the person selected may be less experienced or more experienced. If so, the actual salary range may vary from the estimate provided.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Maintains full familiarity with plans, specifications, construction schedules, and contractor's plans on assigned contracts, the Project Management Plan (PMP), and current safety regulations to be knowledgeable of the project team (i.e., client, consultants, and multiple contractors) responsibilities
• Provide electrical engineering support to client's project implementation team
• Provides technical expertise related to engineering and constructability, statements of work, cost estimates, proposal reviews, project schedules, change requests, and other items during pre- construction, procurement, construction, and testing and commissioning
• Coordinates engineering and implementation in accordance with plans and specifications
• Documents and oversees processes and projects, ensuring conformance with clients approved procedures and all internal and external project requirements
• Evaluates design and construction for potential risks, develops alternative courses of action, and makes recommendations
• Assist in the preparation of final decision documentation for the COTR
• Reviews contractor payment requests and internal project costs and makes recommendations
• Reports on project status and communicates with client's internal stakeholders
• Perform other related tasks assigned by the client and contract manager

Nonessential Functions And Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Written and communication skills

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field
• A minimum of ten (10) years of construction or related electrical engineering experience with no less than five (5) years specific to SCADA design criteria and standards, and at least two (2) of the ten (10) years in the transit industry
• Demonstrated SCADA specific experience in heavy rail transit systems and AC Room Passenger stations
• Demonstrated experience with Autodesk software suite
• Knowledgeable with Microsoft 365
• Physical ability to access any of the locations and perform a hands-on inspection, if required
• Must have previous field experience
• OSHA 10-hour Construction certification

Preferred Experience

• PE license, Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Certified Professional Contractor (CPC) are desirable but not required
• Familiarity with rail/transit design criteria and standards
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Procore

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment. Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

Benefits

• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Caregiver Leave Program
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career Development Programs
• And more…
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.