Healthcare Electrical Project Engineer – Power & Life Safety

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; Normal (IL); Hybride; USD 99 000 - 149 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

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

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Short & Long-Term Disability

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Professional Development and Training

Mentoring Program

Paid Time Off

Wellness/Reimbursements

Pet Insurance Plan

Hybrid Work Program

Résumé du poste

Farnsworth Group is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer - Healthcare to lead electrical and low-voltage design for hospitals and institutional facilities across the Midwest. You will coordinate with architecture, structure, MEP, and technology teams to deliver compliant, energy-efficient systems.

The role emphasizes power distribution, lighting, life-safety, and coordination under senior engineers, with a hybrid work option and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; EIT is required, PE preferred.
• 8–12+ years of building electrical design experience, healthcare or mission-critical projects.
• 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 facilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Electrical design experience

Project coordination

Teamwork/communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

EIT required

Outils

Revit/BIM

SKM

ETAP

Description du poste

Farnsworth Group is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer - Healthcare to lead electrical and low-voltage design for hospitals and institutional facilities across the Midwest. You will coordinate with architecture, structure, MEP, and technology teams to deliver compliant, energy-efficient systems.

The role emphasizes power distribution, lighting, life-safety, and coordination under senior engineers, with a hybrid work option and opportunities for professional growth.