Healthcare Electrical Project Engineer - Hybrid

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, 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.