Senior Electrical Engineer, Water Treatment Plant Design

GARVER LLC; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver in Fayetteville, Arkansas is seeking a mid to senior Electrical Engineer to support its Water Design Center. The role emphasizes hands‑on design, collaboration with multiple disciplines, and mentoring.

You will develop layouts and studies for power distribution, standby generation, and lighting in water/wastewater facilities, engage vendors, and coordinate with regulators and clients to deliver high‑quality projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Six or more years of direct design experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
• Competence in power distribution and standby power generation systems.
• Experience overseeing and developing electrical designs for industrial facilities, including detailed plans and specifications.
• Field experience in technical electrical problem resolution.
• Understanding of plant‑wide water and wastewater treatment system processes.
• Experience with power system studies including short‑circuit analysis, overcurrent coordination, and arc flash.
• Ability to develop low‑ and medium‑voltage power distribution systems.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam and MS Office products (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong teaching and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed designs for water and wastewater electrical power distribution, standby power generation, motor starting, and lighting systems.
• Coordinate with instrumentation, control, and other engineering disciplines to align project requirements.
• Create one‑line diagrams, power plans, grounding and lightning protection plans, and lighting plans for industrial facilities.
• Engage electrical equipment vendors, prepare design calculations, and coordinate with support disciplines.
• Work with regional Garver offices and regulatory agencies on construction cost estimating, schedules, budgets, and quality assurance.
• Ensure delivery of quality work products that adhere to Garver standardization.
• Develop details and specifications.
• Perform power system studies.
• Coordinate schedules and monitor budgets.
• Ensure quality program compliance.
• Develop electrical design standards, tools, procurement, and training.
• Assess industrial electrical equipment and systems.
• Provide on‑site advisement to clients for electrical issues and improvements.

Skills

Power distribution

Standby power

Industrial electrical design

Cross-discipline coordination

Project management

Client interaction

Mentoring

Education

ABET‑accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

MS Office

SKM PowerTools

EasyPower

Job description

Garver in Fayetteville, Arkansas is seeking a mid to senior Electrical Engineer to support its Water Design Center. The role emphasizes hands‑on design, collaboration with multiple disciplines, and mentoring.

You will develop layouts and studies for power distribution, standby generation, and lighting in water/wastewater facilities, engage vendors, and coordinate with regulators and clients to deliver high‑quality projects.