Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Lead- Facilities

SIVAD Consulting; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SIVAD Consulting in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Lead for facilities. The role combines hands‑on electrical design with leadership, guiding a project team and serving as the primary client contact.

Requirements include a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, PE registration, and 8–12 years of experience. You will perform calculations, lead design and reviews, and manage construction activities to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• ABET‑accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• PE registration or willingness to obtain US certification
• 8–12 years of hands‑on electrical design experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication with clients and team

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and act as PM; supervise design engineers and manage client relations
• Perform calculations and drawings reviews; three‑phase power studies and protective relay settings
• Prepare documentation for input for drawings production and design input
• Independent reviews of others' work including calculations and drawings
• Construction Management duties: shop drawing reviews, inspections, as‑builts and manual reviews

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Lead - Facilities

This is a position for one who enjoys hands‑on work combined with leadership.

Qualifications

The candidate will be providing medium‑voltage electrical engineering design services for facilities, industrial plants, water and wastewater facilities, and airports. The individual will work individually with the President and Chief Engineer, providing guidance, supervision. This role will also require the candidate to take the lead on projects and act as PM, lead other design engineers, and handle client relations.

Responsibilities

• Your work will be based in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing medium voltage electrical systems, electric power distribution design, and standby power generation.
• You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues. You will be the project lead in efforts to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
• You will prepare and review detailed calculations, including three‑phase power studies, short circuit, voltage drop, motor starting, and protective relay settings, as well as prepare documentation for design input for drawing production.
• You will perform independent reviews of work performed by others, including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Additionally, you will have Construction Management duties including shop drawing review, Inspections, as‑built reviews, and Manual reviews.

Must Have

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited university at a minimum.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (if Canadian‑based PE license, must be willing to attain US certification once in the US).
• 8-12 years of experience tied to the responsibilities. Hands‑on design work required.
• Individual with good judgment, discipline, dependability, and responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills to communicate effectively with clients, field engineers, peers, and management.