Senior Electrical Engineer

TAI (Formerly TAI Engineering); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Profit Sharing Bonus

PTO and Paid Holidays

Health Benefits

401(k) with employer match

Flexible work schedule

Professional Development

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction firm in Virginia is seeking a skilled electrical design engineer to manage complex projects in healthcare and government sectors. This leadership role involves overseeing project design teams, ensuring compliance with standards, and delivering innovative solutions. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience, a bachelor's degree, and knowledge of relevant software. This position offers a competitive benefits package including profit sharing and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of engineering and design experience.
• Professional Engineer licensure is a plus.
• Extensive experience designing Electrical Construction Drawing sets.
• Familiarity with NEC (NFPA 70) and energy codes (LEED, ASHRAE, IECC, IGCC).

Responsibilities

• Drive the lifecycle of complex electrical design projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary coordination and design teams.
• Research industry standards and prepare engineering specifications.
• Review work, manage scope changes, and ensure code compliance with authorities having jurisdiction.
• Direct CAD designers and ensure construction drawings are accurate.

Skills

Electrical design expertise

Project management

Communication skills

Power and lighting design

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Microsoft Office

SKM

Easypower

ETAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

Step into a leadership-oriented role where you will drive the full lifecycle of complex electrical design projects across high-stakes environments, including healthcare, datacenters, and government facilities. As a primary technical authority, you will bridge the gap between conceptual vision and operational reality, managing multidisciplinary coordination and directing design teams to deliver sophisticated power, lighting, and infrastructure solutions. This position offers the autonomy to own your designs, interpret critical codes, and serve as a key technical partner for clients on mission-critical projects from initial scope through final commissioning.

About TAI

TAI is a full-service, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction firm built to scale; delivering mission-critical, integrated solutions across the full design–build–maintain lifecycle. For more than 35 years, TAI has partnered with leading organizations in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, food and beverage, energy, and government to design, build, and sustain complex facilities and infrastructure. TAI brings deep expertise across five core service pillars: Engineering, Construction, Systems Integration, On-Site Services, and Technical Services. Our unified approach combines precision engineering, field execution, and technical depth to deliver end-to-end results that drive reliability, safety, and long-term value for our clients.

Here’s a Glimpse Into Your Day To Day

• Individuals in this position are responsible for planning, organizing, and performing detailed electrical design with capability to manage engineering activities.
• This position requires minimal administrative direction from the division manager and is responsible for engineering design of multiple complex projects.
• Research applicable industry standards, prepare and critique engineering studies, analysis of systems, preliminary and detailed engineering designs.
• Develop and review engineering specifications and project cost estimates.
• Direct and review work of project design team, check progress of work and alert managers to change of scope and additional services.
• Coordinate all aspects of project document completion.
• Direct contributing engineers and CAD designers for the preparation of construction drawings.
• Possess ability to interpret applicable codes.
• Independently work with code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to codes is required.
• Coordinate project design with other engineering disciplines.

You’ll Be a Perfect Fit If You Have

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Professional Engineer licensure is a plus.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of engineering and design experience.
• Expertise in specifying and designing systems in at least one of the core industries served by TAI: commercial, hospitals, laboratories, datacenters, and government facilities.
• Extensive experience designing, reviewing and approving Electrical Construction Drawing sets including but not limited to single lines, grounding plans, lightning protection, lighting plans, power plans, fire alarm, communication and security infrastructure plans.
• Extensive experience with generator sizing software.
• Interact with customers to gather critical information.
• Working Knowledge of NEC (NFPA 70).
• In depth knowledge of LEED, ASHRAE, IECC, and IGCC energy codes.
• Knowledge of IES recommendations.
• Experience supporting mission critical and/or secure facilities design projects is preferred.
• Preferably knowledge of SKM, Easypower, or ETAP.
• Valid U.S. Citizenship.

Candidates Should Have Experience With The Following Software

• Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
• AutoCAD and/or Revit (ability to open drawings, navigate, edit text, and print)
• Masterspec

Compensation And Benefits

• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
• 401(k)with employer match

Other Offerings

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry-leading projects.
• The ability to balance your work and family activities.
• Flexible work schedule
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
• A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
• Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top-20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR), and one of the top-50 fastest-growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at www.taiengineering.com.