Senior Electrical Design Lead – Power Systems (Hybrid)

Progressive AE; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Profit-sharing

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Progressive AE, based in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineering Designer - Logistics to lead electrical design on multiple projects from concept through construction. You will build power system models, run studies, and prepare specifications, while guiding junior designers and coordinating with consultants and in-house teams.

You will own the design process, write work plans, manage deadlines, and ensure NEC/IEC compliance and client milestones, with ESOP ownership and a focus

Qualifications

• You will write work plans and lead project meetings with minimal supervision across several projects.
• You will review external consultants and other in-house disciplines to ensure consistency.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on assigned projects from concept through construction.
• Produce contract documents, construction documents, and technical specs in Revit and AutoCAD to Performance Based Design standards.
• Own the power system analysis behind designs with load flow, harmonic, and protective device coordination studies.
• Write work plans and schedules, account for permitting and agency review timeframes, and deliver on client milestones.
• Take medium-to-high complexity systems through NEC/IEC and local amendments reviews.
• Coordinate projects across in-house and outside teams, lead meetings, and verify consultant work.
• Run construction administration, answer RFIs, review shop drawings, and issue clarifications.
• Backstop quality by reviewing calculations and drawings, guiding junior staff, and promoting lessons learned.

Skills

Electrical design

Power system analysis

Project leadership

Code compliance

Team mentoring

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Progressive AE, based in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineering Designer - Logistics to lead electrical design on multiple projects from concept through construction. You will build power system models, run studies, and prepare specifications, while guiding junior designers and coordinating with consultants and in-house teams.

You will own the design process, write work plans, manage deadlines, and ensure NEC/IEC compliance and client milestones, with ESOP ownership and a focus