Senior Electrical Engineer - Power & Industrial Systems (Hybrid)

Tetra Tech; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid in-office schedule

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based rewards

Work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

LDIS LLC, a Tetra Tech Company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer III to support design and implementation of electrical systems across energy, petrochem, renewables and water markets. The role emphasizes independent work on well-defined tasks, adherence to codes, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on quality deliverables.

You will lead discipline tasks on small to mid-size projects, review designs, mentor junior staff, and contribute to standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar ABET accredited engineering degree and relevant experience.
• 7-10+ years’ experience
• Course work in power engineering
• PE Preferred in home state
• NCEES Registration
• Working understanding of the National Electrical Code and NFPA70E
• Ability to create and understand One-Line Diagrams and Control Schematics
• Proficiency with engineering tools such as ETAP / SKM
• Proficient knowledge of symmetrical components, fault current calculations, and machine theory
• Ability to work with supervisor to effectively complete routine tasks
• Capable of breaking a task into one or more component parts and sequencing those parts effectively
• Experience with medium voltage systems and protective devices (exposure level).
• Construction/commissioning support experience (site walkdowns, RFIs, as-builts).
• Execute practical and constructable design solutions
• Solid understanding of the scope, schedule and budget assigned for engineering tasks
• Self-starter with the ability to work with more experienced electrical engineers to apply standard textbook electrical design and analysis approach
• Efficiently executes design from concept through completion
• Ability to logically organize work and delegates tasks to junior team members
• Collaborating with electrical and other discipline team members on various projects
• Ability to offer suggestions and corrections on organization and planning issues
• Productively work through conflict to keep tasks moving forward
• Familiar with the "business" of electrical engineering as well as the technical design issues
• Strong verbal and written communications skills that are well organized and persuasive
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, such as Word and Excel

Responsibilities

• Lead a discipline engineering team on projects with some guidance; supervise design personnel and other staff specialists.
• Responsible for electrical engineering and design review. Assists in the development of design standards, specifications, and discipline quality control procedures.
• Serve as the lead Engineer or technical expert on small to medium projects. Planning and managing the engineering activities on a project.
• Maintaining & commenting on the schedule and budget of assigned projects and understanding the scope of assigned tasks.
• Performs power engineering tasks and calculations for processing and heavy industrial, including Oil and Gas, Renewables, Petrochemical and Industrial Wastewater Treatment facilities under the direction and supervision of a Staff Electrical Engineer
• Support specification development and research for distribution switchgear, MCCs, panels, motor starters/VFDs, etc.
• Competent in Oneline and panel schedule development, simple cable tray/conduit layout and fill calculations, cable/wire sizing, CAD drafting
• Vendor submittal review and develop and wiring diagrams based on vendor drawings.
• Reviews work for discrepancies or inconsistencies
• Tracks details of work to discuss with supervisor
• Research and resolve issues with all available tools
• Develops and improves technical knowledge and skills
• Maintains professionalism in relationships with other office and team members
• Mentor less experienced engineers, designers and drafters.
• Plans what needs to be communicated and how to present the information effectively
• Seeks out company and client technical standards and implements them on projects
• Travel required when requested
• Makes site visits to observe during construction and operation
• Lighting designs, luminaire layout, and circuit switching
• Follow QA/QC procedures; complete self-checks before submitting work for review.
• Maintain organized project files, calculations, and design assumptions in accordance with document control requirements.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement of templates and standards.

Skills

Electrical design

Power engineering

Leadership

Project coordination

Communication

Mentoring

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

PE license preferred

NCEES registration

Tools

ETAP / SKM

MS Office

Job description

LDIS LLC, a Tetra Tech Company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer III to support design and implementation of electrical systems across energy, petrochem, renewables and water markets. The role emphasizes independent work on well-defined tasks, adherence to codes, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on quality deliverables.

You will lead discipline tasks on small to mid-size projects, review designs, mentor junior staff, and contribute to standards.