Principal Electrical Engineer

PEAK Technical Services Inc.; Lombard (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PEAK Technical Services Inc. in Lombard, IL seeks a Principal Engineer to lead electrical power design projects. Responsibilities include budget control, scheduling, mentoring staff, and producing engineering packages for clients.

The role requires extensive HV design experience, substation work, and coordination across disciplines, with strong focus on client relations and adherence to design codes. On-site collaboration with clients is expected.

Qualifications

• BS/EE required with strong background in power distribution
• 10–15 years in medium/high voltage design and switchgear/motor controls
• 5+ years supervising staff and managing projects from inception to completion
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and manage client relationships
• US work authorization is required

Responsibilities

• Manage project budgets and department hour scheduling
• Mentor staff in electrical design, including I&C specifications
• Supervise staff to ensure on-time, on-budget engineering packages
• Prepare instrumentation specifications and drawings for purchase
• Establish and maintain professional client relationships throughout projects
• Ensure design codes and internal/client standards are followed
• Interface on-site with client and other engineers
• Review drawings before client submittals
• Develop wiring diagrams and schematics
• Design medium/high voltage distribution, substations, and protection schemes
• Perform short circuit, arc-flash studies, and voltage drop calculations
• Design grounding, lightning protection, heat tracing, and cable routing
• Coordinate conduit, cable tray, and underground duct design
• Apply transformers and UPS systems appropriately
• Conduit and interconnection interface with utilities

Skills

Budget management

Project scheduling

Staff mentoring

Electrical design

I&C specifications

Client relations

Code compliance

Substation design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Principal Engineer is responsible for managing project budgets and scheduling of department hours


• Strong technical skills and an ability to mentor and assist staff in all aspects of electrical design, including I&C specifications and selection


• Supervise and monitor staff ensuring that engineering packages are completed on time and within budget


• Ability to analyze, design, and produce engineering packages for clients and prepare instrumentation specifications for purchase


• Ability to establish and maintain good business relationships with key client contacts throughout the project


• Extensive knowledge of design codes and the knowledge to establish design criteria and ensure staff is following proper protocol


• On-site interface with client engineering representative and other discipline engineers


• Review, check, and analyze design drawings prior to client submittals


• Responsible for ensuring that documents produced by the team members follow both internal and client quality standards


• Medium & High-power distribution system design and layout


• Substation design, short circuit analysis, ARC flash studies


• Lighting design and grounding and lightning protection


• Electrical heat trace design


• Development of wiring diagrams and schematics


• Application of medium to low voltage transformers


• Application of uninterruptible power systems


• Conduit, cable tray and underground duct bank design


• Utility interface design


• Electrical calculations including short circuit, load flow, arc flash, motor starting, harmonic, device coordination, and voltage drop

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering


• 10-15 years of Electrical Engineering experience in Medium/High voltage design and application of switchgear and motor controls within a power distribution or engineering consulting environment


• 5+ Years of experience working in power distribution or engineering consulting


• 5+ years' experience supervising staff and managing projects from inception to completion, including evaluating scope of work and assigning responsibilities


• Basic understanding of other discipline workflow and how all departments work together to complete projects


• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, subordinates, and co-workers


• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills


• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future