Senior Electrical Engineer - Mission Critical - Austin

Burns & McDonnell; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from ABET program and 7 years electrical engineering experience.
• Or bachelor's degree in electrical or related engineering technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of FE exam, and 7 years electrical engineering experience.
• Or master's degree in electrical engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• EPC project experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE standards.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design project teams through concept to design completion for a variety of facilities.
• Prepare electrical equipment specifications, data sheets, RFQs, and technical bid summaries.
• Review vendor drawings and interfacing data with suppliers, clients and other disciplines.
• Develop project schedules, scope, budget, staffing, and construction planning; manage change orders.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to engineers; ensure QA/QC across drawings and documents.
• Lead field inspections, relate design to construction, and resolve install issues.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Develop client relationships and identify new business opportunities; contribute to cost proposals.

Skills

Project leadership

Electrical design

IEEE standards

CAD reviews

Budgeting

Mentoring

QA/QC

Client relations

Communication

Travel

Education

ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering

ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology with FE

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design project teams to create world class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs.

Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

Prepare electrical equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualifications (RFQ's), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.

Review electrical equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.

Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning. Responsible for effective management of change orders.

Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.

Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.

Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.

Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.

Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.

Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.

Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities.

Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction goals and expectations are met.

Participate sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.

Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.

Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates.

Report project performance.

Provide leadership, guidance and instruction to the electrical engineering practice.

Mentor and guide less experienced engineers.

Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.

Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines.

Responsible for compliance with company and site safety policies.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program, and 7 years electrical engineering experience required.

Or bachelor's degree in electrical or related engineering technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, and 7 years electrical engineering experience required.

Or master's degree in electrical engineering and 6 years electrical engineering experience required.

EPC project experience preferred.

Expert knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.

Strong knowledge of electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards.

Strong computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience with leading the discipline design for large projects and delegating work tasks to team members.

Ability to lead execution of work and resolve issues in a team environment.

Demonstrated critical thinking skills, ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.

Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.

Ability to perform quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

Ability to travel.

Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.