Remote Field Electrical Engineer - Owner's Rep & HV Testing

NV5; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) plan

Unlimited PTO

Professional development

Job summary

NV5 is seeking a Field Electrical Engineer (Remote) for California-based projects. This full‑time role supports owner representatives, conducts field inspections, testing oversight, and commissioning across multiple sites, including high- and medium‑voltage systems.

The position requires a bachelor’s or master’s in electrical engineering and 5+ years of EPC field experience, with strong communication and NETA testing vendor exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years of field electrical maintenance experience within EPC of commercial projects or similar.
• Identify onsite deficiencies and energization blockers; recommend resolution and root cause.
• Experience working with NETA qualified testing vendors; assess pass/fail of test results.
• Proficient with Medium Voltage infrastructure including functional testing of relays.
• Ability to work in small teams and coordinate onsite activities during outages (for preventative maintenance or power upgrades).
• Experience developing and conveying findings to public or private entities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, Adobe/Bluebeam and Smartsheet.
• Must have excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Convey overall project status to clients by means of discussions, presentations, and project reports.
• Manage assigned site schedule, travel, communication with Client and onsite representatives and project budgets.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholder groups while onsite. Responsible for the effective management of own time and effort.
• Frequent travel within the United States to attend site walks and Owners Rep onsite services at commercial customer sites (Approximately 50-75% travel).
• Inspect, oversee NETA vendor testing, and onsite verification of installed low, medium (480 Volt) and potentially high voltage electrical systems.
• Assess power transformer testing results – Doble, TTR, Insulation Resistance, etc.
• Oversee NETA vendor testing of both electro‑mechanical and solid‑state relays.
• Verify acceptable cable testing results provided by NETA vendor – Tan Delta, Power Factor, VLF, DC Hipot.
• Identify and create punch list of deficiencies observed while onsite.
• Oversee onsite activities to ensure compliance with Client processes and procedures.
• Automatic transfer switch troubleshooting oversight.
• Low, Medium and High voltage switchgear and circuit breaker experience.
• Relay calibration and power metering knowledge.
• Able to attend customer sites in a timely manner.

Skills

Field maintenance

NETA testing

Medium voltage

EPC experience

Coordination

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Bluebeam

Outlook

Teams

Excel

Job description

NV5 is seeking a Field Electrical Engineer (Remote) for California-based projects. This full‑time role supports owner representatives, conducts field inspections, testing oversight, and commissioning across multiple sites, including high- and medium‑voltage systems.

The position requires a bachelor’s or master’s in electrical engineering and 5+ years of EPC field experience, with strong communication and NETA testing vendor exposure.