Senior Electrical Engineer

Spencer Ogden; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden is seeking an senior Electrical Project Planner/Manager based in Chicago to lead electrical design efforts across a variety of building types. You will scope projects, estimate man-hours, budgets, and design criteria while coordinating with multiple departments and supervising engineers and technicians preparing contract documents.

Responsibilities include reviewing drawings in AutoCAD, Revit, or Microstation, ensuring QA/QC on delivered work, and supporting business development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering; MS preferred.
• 10+ years of electrical design experience across office, commercial, education and industrial buildings.
• Experience with Microstation, AutoCAD, and Revit CAD tools.
• Strong communication, teamwork and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop project scoping, man-hours estimation, budgeting and design criteria.
• Coordinate with departments for multi-discipline projects.
• Supervise engineers and technicians preparing contract docs.
• Review drawings in AutoCAD, Revit, or Microstation.
• Conduct QA/QC on completed work.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Microstation

AutoCAD

Revit

SKM Power Tools

Job description

Project Planning & Management Responsibilities:

• Develop new project scoping, man-hours estimation, budgeting, and design criteria
• Manage select projects and support other PMs when necessary
• Coordinate with other departments for multi-discipline projects.
• Supervision of supporting engineers and technicians for the preparation of contract documents
• Compile milestone deliverables (calculations, drawings, specs, etc) consistent with client standards
• Organize both physical and digital project documentation
• Attend site visits and client meetings
• Conducting business development activities as needed
• Perform detailed electrical design of lighting, power distribution, alarms, and communications, voltage drop calculations, generator and transformer sizing, substation and ground grid design and analysis.
• Experience with SKM Power Tools
• Review drawings prepared by others in AutoCAD, REVIT, or Microstation format
• Participating in QA/QC process of completed work by staff

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, MS preferred
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in the electrical design in a variety of building types: office, commercial, education and industrial.
• Experience with CADD solutions including Microstation, AutoCad, and Revit
• Solid knowledge of electrical trade practices, standards, and building codes
• Strong communication, teamwork & leadership skills.
• Experience using SKM for Arc Flash studies is a plus

This role is Chicago based. Visa Transfers will be considered, new sponsorships will not.