Lead Electrical Engineer – OnSite Energy & Power (Brea/Los Angeles)

Burns & McDonnell; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell is seeking an Associate Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design for utilities, plants, and redevelopment projects in a dynamic energy sector. You will guide design teams from concept to completion and ensure conformance with codes, standards, and project requirements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with clients, field teams, and management to deliver reliable, safe, and efficient electrical solutions across diverse facilities including campuses and airports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program with EPC experience preferred.
• Master's degree or FE with significant electrical engineering background and project leadership.
• Strong knowledge of ANSI/IEEE standards and enterprise CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design from concept through design completion under project managers' direction.
• Review drawings and data for accuracy across CAD platforms and field issues.
• Coordinate with field crews on inspections, calculations, and testing.
• Prepare technical reports and present them to clients and stakeholders.
• Develop client relationships and pursue new business opportunities.
• Oversee budgets, cost estimates, and QA/QC processes.

Skills

PE License Preferred

Electrical design

Leadership in design teams

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

FE exam completed

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Description

The energy industry is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes, transitioning away from fossil fuels to newer technologies and alternative energy sources. At the same time, the risks posed by climate change and aging infrastructure require an array of dynamic and innovative solutions to deliver resilient utility services.

Meeting the needs of this energy transition requires motivated industry experts to help grow our business and develop innovative solutions to make our clients successful. Burns & McDonnell is expanding our OnSite Energy & Power team to tackle the complexities of decarbonization to deliver a cleaner and more secure energy future.

By joining our team, we’ll harness your expertise as an innovator and technical leader to develop strategies to solve our client’s challenging energy needs. The Associate Electrical Engineer will manage electrical design teams to create world-class designs for new utility installations, plant upgrades, and redevelopments for a variety of project types including distributed generation and microgrid projects for corporate, healthcare, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military campuses and facilities.

What you will do

• Manage electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.

• Applies expert knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.

• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.

• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.

• Manage field inspections, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.

• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.

• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities. Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.

• Manage sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.

• Manage the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

• Quality review and approve project budgets and cost estimates. Report project performance.

• Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the electrical engineering practice.

• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence and process improvement.

• Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in compliance with all local/state regulations. The expected compensation range for this position is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, prior work experience and work location. The total annual compensation package will consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate in our discretionary year-end incentive bonus program.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program. and 13 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred. Required or

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. and 13 years electrical engineering experience. EPC project experience preferred. Required or

• Master Degree in Electrical Engineering and 12 years electrical engineering experience required. EPC project experience preferred.

• Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures. Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards. Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members. Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.

• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

• Ability to travel.

• Professional Engineer (PE) License Preferred.

Compensation

$220,000.00-315,000.00 Yearly

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in compliance with all local/state regulations. The expected compensation range for this position is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, prior work experience and work location. The total annual compensation package will consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate in our discretionary year-end incentive bonus program.

Benefits

Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work. From insurance and disability to time off and wellness programs, we provide the tools to meet your needs. As part of being 100% employee-owned, eligible employees participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to our 401(k) retirement program. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job

Electrical Engineering

Primary Location

US-CA-Brea

Other Locations

US-CA-Los Angeles

Schedule:

Full-time

Travel:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID:

260397

Job Hire Type

Experienced #LI-KJ #GFS