Senior Electrical Engineer

Freese and Nichols; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design for water and wastewater projects, serving as a technical authority and shaping project direction in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas.

You will oversee commissioning, QA/QC, and risk decisions, mentor junior staff, coordinate across disciplines, and communicate technical strategy to clients and leadership while advancing standards and innovation within the firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Active Professional Engineer license (P.E.).
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Electrical Power for Water and Wastewater Systems, knowledge of SCADA, instrumentation design, or related technical design work is a plus.
• Recognized technical authority with significant impact on standards, quality, innovation, risk controls, and complex electrical design for water and wastewater systems.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, electrical systems for water and wastewater systems, commissioning, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide firm‑level technical leadership for electrical design and electrical systems for water and wastewater systems including commissioning, resilience, and risk decisions
• Assist in defining technical direction for the Industrial Power Team, including standards, design frameworks, design standards, specification strategy, review expectations, and ensure accountability
• Guide electrical design, integration, commissioning, sequencing, startup, and workload approaches for pump station, water and wastewater projects
• Coach and mentor junior electrical staff
• Advise project managers, team leaders, client‑service leaders, and executive leadership on technical strategy, risk mitigation, staffing approach, fee preparation, and recovery actions
• Serve as a senior advisor to internal and external clients, owners, project teams, and firm leadership on complex technical issues, disputes, claims support, and innovation initiatives
• Provide QA/QC for electrical deliverables, technical reviews, standards details, and standard specifications
• Provide root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned
• Lead coordination across the Electrical group, process, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and operations on major projects
• Represent the firm externally through industry leadership, committees, technical guidance, publications, presentations, and client forums

Skills

Technical leadership

Client communication

QA/QC processes

Industry standards

Construction documentation

Education

ABET-accredited program in Electrical Engineering

PE licensure

Tools

SCADA systems

Instrumentation design

Electrical power distribution

Job description

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas. As an Electrical Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority for complex electrical design work across water and wastewater projects while helping define technical direction, deliver high-quality results, and support technical growth in the team. This role is intended for the firm’s most complex and highest-risk electrical work.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide firm‑level technical leadership for electrical design and electrical systems for water and wastewater systems including commissioning, resilience, and risk decisions
• Assist in defining technical direction for the Industrial Power Team, including standards, design frameworks, design standards, specification strategy, review expectations, and ensure accountability
• Guide electrical design, integration, commissioning, sequencing, startup, and workload approaches for pump station, water and wastewater projects
• Coach and mentor junior electrical staff
• Advise project managers, team leaders, client‑service leaders, and executive leadership on technical strategy, risk mitigation, staffing approach, fee preparation, and recovery actions
• Serve as a senior advisor to internal and external clients, owners, project teams, and firm leadership on complex technical issues, disputes, claims support, and innovation initiatives
• Provide QA/QC for electrical deliverables, technical reviews, standards details, and standard specifications
• Provide root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned
• Lead coordination across the Electrical group, process, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and operations on major projects
• Represent the firm externally through industry leadership, committees, technical guidance, publications, presentations, and client forums

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, architectural engineering, computer engineering, or another engineering discipline relevant to Electrical Power design from an ABET‑accredited program
• Active Professional Engineer license (P.E.)
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Electrical Power for Water and Wastewater Systems, knowledge of SCADA, instrumentation design, or related technical design work is a plus
• Recognized technical authority with significant impact on standards, quality, innovation, risk controls, and complex electrical design for water and wastewater systems
• Advanced knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, electrical systems for water and wastewater systems, commissioning, and construction documentation
• Experience developing complex electrical systems from conceptual to final including duct bank routing and layouts, control wiring diagrams, one‑line diagram, and construction costs
• Experience establishing QA/QC expectations, technical review practices, standards application, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and quality improvement
• Executive‑level communication skills with clients, leadership, project teams, contractors, vendors, and interdisciplinary stakeholders
• Working knowledge of standards such as NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, UL 508A, NEMA MG‑1, IEEE 519, NFPA 820

Preferred

• PE licensure in multiple jurisdictions served by the firm
• Experience serving as responsible licensed engineer or engineer of record for critical or high‑risk I&C scope
• Experience establishing standards, innovation, specification strategy, QA/QC systems, risk controls, training, and delivery frameworks
• Leadership in the electrical industry, presentations for conferences/seminars or white papers, member of a professional committee, or electrical standards committee

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.