Senior Electrical Engineer

Power Design; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor focused on innovative electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we have disrupted the industry by delivering next-generation ideas with practical use and strong collaboration across teams.

This senior electrical designer role involves leading design efforts, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring high-quality electrical documentation for projects nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer License.
• 10+ years of directly related experience.
• Strong electrical design fundamentals, including NEC/IBC/IECC and life safety codes.
• Able to lead, mentor and communicate with clients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate best design solutions considering customer needs and budgeting.
• Act as primary lead and provide technical assistance through bidding, design, permitting and construction.
• Provide value engineering options for existing designs.
• Prepare detailed drawings/models using theoretical and practical design knowledge.
• Provide design direction and support to all team members.
• Communicate with clients, consultants, project personnel and inspecting authorities.

Skills

Electrical design

NEC knowledge

Leadership

Mentoring

Client communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Professional Engineer License

Job description

About the Position

Our Engineering team is proof that the Power Design “work hard, play hard” motto works! With continuous design-build projects in progress all over the country, this team is leading the industry in innovative techniques with a focus on coordinated, value-conscious design that has led to more than 95% of our clients becoming repeat customers. As a senior member of the construction design team, you will work directly with clients, attend client meetings, lead other engineering team members, mentor junior engineering staff and ensure the quality of electrical documentation. The senior electrical designer interprets electrical design requirements and designs electrical systems to the highest quality.

• Coordinate the best design solution by applying industry knowledge while considering customer needs and budgeting requirements.
• Act as primary lead and provide technical assistance for multiple projects during bidding, design, permitting and construction.
• Provide efficiency reviews and/or value engineering options for existing designs.
• Prepare detailed drawings/models for a project using the application of theoretical and practical design knowledge.
• Provide design direction and support to all team members.
• Communicate with clients, consultants, project personnel and inspecting authorities.

Position details/responsibilities

• Coordinate the best design solution by applying industry knowledge while considering customer needs and budgeting requirements.
• Act as primary lead and provide technical assistance for multiple projects during bidding, design, permitting and construction.
• Provide efficiency reviews and/or value engineering options for existing designs.
• Prepare detailed drawings/models for a project using the application of theoretical and practical design knowledge.
• Provide design direction and support to all team members.
• Communicate with clients, consultants, project personnel and inspecting authorities.

What we're looking for

• Knowledge and experience with electrical equipment and installation required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer License
• 10+ years of directly related experience.
• Must possess strong electrical design fundamentals, including a background and knowledge of NEC, IBC, IECC and life safety codes.
• Able to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced, fluid work environment.
• Must be detail oriented and quality driven.
• Able to analyze and resolve problems at both a strategic and a functional level.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Demonstrate and uphold all of Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation and growth.

At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide.

About Us

Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor, focused on innovative construction across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we’ve disrupted the industry by putting next-generation ideas to powerful, practical use because we care. We design breakthrough solutions that push the limits of what’s possible by harnessing the collaborative power of our teams to elevate experiences and empower the communities where we live and work. In an industry that tends to look back, we’re building better by staying grounded in our values, dedicated to our unique culture, and supportive of work-life balance – making us built to last. By investing in our people and doing things differently, we’re designing what’s next.

To learn more, visit www.powerdesigninc.us.