Lead Electrical Engineer - Water Infrastructure

HR Green, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Green, Inc. is hiring a Lead Electrical Engineer to join the Water/Wastewater Team in Cedar Rapids.

You will design power, lighting, grounding, standby generation, and fire alarm systems for municipal facilities, while mentoring and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team. The role offers exposure to a range of projects from treatment plants to pumping and conveyance, with opportunities for client-facing work, mentorship, and career growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in one or more states or ability to obtain within six months.
• 10+ years of design/engineering experience and sign-off authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Word, Excel; knowledge of CAD/engineering automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Direct and independently complete engineering designs with professional judgment.
• Assist the Project Manager, assign tasks, and monitor progress with team members.
• Design power, lighting, grounding, standby generation, fire alarm, and related systems for Water/Wastewater facilities.
• Check QA/QC of tasks and ensure accuracy for internal/external customers.
• Make major design decisions and coordinate impacts on related project efforts.
• Identify issues and seek resolution with PM or client as appropriate.
• Support bidding/contractor selection; respond to contractor questions and issue addenda.
• Contribute to proposals with time and cost estimates; sign engineering documents.

Skills

Electrical design

Power systems

Lighting design

Fire alarm systems

AutoCAD

Revit

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Job description

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Lead Electrical Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Full Time Professional Cedar Rapids, IA, US

11 days ago Requisition ID: 2743

Join our team! Our mission is BUILDING COMMUNITIES. IMPROVING LIVES. With a history spanning over 110 years, HR Green has consistently delivered on this mission, establishing alike. Each day, we work to find solutions that inspire our employees and fit our clients' needs to build trust to exceed their expectations. Our people are the heart of our success. We've earned national recognition, including being named a Great Place to Work and consistently ranking on Engineering News Record's Top 500 Design Firms in the United States and we're still growing!

Summary

We are hiring a Lead Engineer - Electricalon our Water/Wastewater Team! This is a great opportunity for a PE who is interested in working with a dynamic team on a wide range of projects. The Lead Engineer – Electrical role supports projects within the Water-Wastewater team, ensuring technical success and project delivery. Projects range from municipal water treatment, wastewater treatment, pumping, conveyance, and private industry work with food and beverage manufacturing industries. This role will allow you to make significant contributions to the projects by designing the electrical power, lighting, and special systems to support the facilities design.

You will be working side-by-side with a team of knowledgeable engineers and professionals in an environment that fosters collaboration and career development. If you are looking to work with a company that will provide mentorship, technical guidance and comradery, client facing opportunities, and involvement in professional organizations, then read on to discover more about this exciting opportunity!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• As an individual contributor, uses professional judgment to direct and independently complete assigned engineering designs.
• Actively assists the Project Manager, assigns tasks and schedules to project support team members, answers questions, and monitors progress.
• Completes major design tasks with limited supervision that meet the needs of internal and external customers, primarily design of power, lighting, grounding, standby generation, fire alarm, and other systems for Water/Wastewater facility projects.
• Checks the accuracy (formal and informal QA/QC) of assigned tasks completed by other engineering and technical staff.
• Makes major design decisions for power, lighting, grounding, standby generation, fire alarm, and other systems that meet the needs of external customers while coordinating the impact of such decisions on related project efforts.
• Pro-actively identifies technical, schedule or financial issues and seeks resolution from the Project Manager and/or the client, as appropriate to the situation.
• Assists the Client in bidding or contractor selection if authorized by the Project Manager.
• Responds to contractor questions and issues and prepares and issues project addenda as needed.
• Participates in the creation of engineering services proposals, including the calculation/estimation of time schedules and costs of the proposed work when requested by the Project Manager.
• Signs and seals engineering documents as an authorized representative of the company.
• Acts as technical expert on assigned projects when operating as an individual contributor, and acts as Project Manager on projects as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Previous water/wastewater experience strongly preferred.
• Must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year or graduate engineering university in a relevant discipline
• Professionally registered (P.E.) in one or more states in which HR. Green, Inc. conducts business (or have the ability to obtain such registration within six months of employment).
• Possess ten or more years of design/engineering experience and a demonstrated ability to act as an authorized agent of the company to sign engineering documents.
• Possess strong technical verbal and technical writing skills and be able to read technical literature and engineering plans.
• Possess strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and be able to apply professional knowledge to the solution of both routine and non‑routine tasks and engineering activities.
• Proficient knowledge of computer use and office software (Word, Excel, Bluebeam, etc.).
• Working knowledge in office automation, CADD, and engineering automation tools. AutoCAD, and Revit preferred.
• Must possess strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and be able to apply professional knowledge to the solution of both routine and non‑routine tasks and engineering activities.
• The employee must be capable of driving/operating a motor vehicle for company business and maintain a valid driver’s license in the state of residence.

Not only does HR Green provide you with a place to grow, thrive, and enjoy your work, but we are also dedicated to delivering a comprehensive and multi‑faceted benefits package. Visit our website for detailed total rewards information.

The expected compensation range for this position is displayed in accordance with the Minnesota Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy Bill Article 7 Section 2 and the Illinois Salary Transparency amendment to the Equal Pay Act of 2003. The final agreed‑upon compensation is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: individual education, qualifications, skills, prior work experience, competencies, and geographic work location. The total annual compensation package may consist of a base salary and eligibility to participate, after a qualifying period, in our performance and discretionary incentive bonus program(s).

HR Green is proud to be an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.