Senior Electrical Engineer II
Job Location: US-FL-Tampa
Overview
We are seeking an Senior Electrical Engineer II with 10+ years of professional experience to join our growing MEP team in Austin, Texas or Tampa, FL.
The Senior Electrical Engineer II will serve as a lead designer on construction documents for electrical and lighting design in a variety of markets including multifamily, commercial, high‑rise, hospitality and more. They will report to the Product + Technology team leader and will establish and maintain relationships with city plan reviewers and utility company designers to expedite and resolve design and construction issues. They have responsibility for both the quality and effective execution of project assignments.
WGI offers a complete benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Vision, LTD & STD, Life Insurance, 401k with match, PTO, Holidays, HSA with company contribution, Pet insurance, and Employee assistance program.
Responsibilities
Expertise
- Experience within the industry with diverse projects and project types to bring creativity and technical competence to engineering challenges.
- Works with team to share technical skills and expertise within the team to grow others.
- Assist team leader in task scheduling to ensure deliverables can be completed in a timely manner.
- Work with the Team Leader to manage labor expectations, team workloads, and budgets for current and future projects.
- Build personal expertise through outside training, personal study, and industry events.
Communication
- Communicate and track team members’ technical progress and provide verbal and written feedback to associates and the Team Leader.
- Communicate excellently through email, phone and face‑to‑face, working with the Team Leader to navigate complicated or difficult messages to internal associates and clients.
- Inform Project Engineers, Team Leaders and Project Managers of progress on assigned projects and communicate design concerns with project managers and clients.
Accuracy
- Coordinate internal project deliverables in conjunction with internal project workflow documents and ensure QA/QC goals are met.
- Ensure that reports, plans, and other deliverables meet the company’s rigorous standards for quality prior to being submitted to clients or municipalities.
- Review project deliverables to ensure client satisfaction and quality to avoid errors and omissions.
Transparency
- Keep an open‑door policy with staff members to allow review of projects, in‑process training opportunities and potential technical mentorship of existing staff.
- Communicate skill or project deficiencies quickly and clearly to make team adjustments consistent with company policies and excellence expectations.
- Understand labor, utilization, timesheet and project goals to effectively coordinate with the Team Leader in communicating team goals and workload expectations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related field.
- 10 or more years of experience post‑graduation.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license (or other professional registration/certification) required.
- Proficient in Autodesk REVIT.
- Experience and desire to work in an open collaborative team environment.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full‑time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.
Physical Demands
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office setting. Hand‑eye coordination is necessary to operate a computer, keyboard and mouse. Use of a telephone headset will allow for virtual communication with team members through Zoom and/or Microsoft Teams. The employee is often required to sit for prolonged periods, use hands/fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms, speak and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.