Senior Electrical Engineer - Water & Wastewater Systems

Freese and Nichols; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design for water and wastewater projects, serving as a technical authority and shaping project direction in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas.

You will oversee commissioning, QA/QC, and risk decisions, mentor junior staff, coordinate across disciplines, and communicate technical strategy to clients and leadership while advancing standards and innovation within the firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Active Professional Engineer license (P.E.).
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Electrical Power for Water and Wastewater Systems, knowledge of SCADA, instrumentation design, or related technical design work is a plus.
• Recognized technical authority with significant impact on standards, quality, innovation, risk controls, and complex electrical design for water and wastewater systems.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, electrical systems for water and wastewater systems, commissioning, and construction documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide firm‑level technical leadership for electrical design and electrical systems for water and wastewater systems including commissioning, resilience, and risk decisions
• Assist in defining technical direction for the Industrial Power Team, including standards, design frameworks, design standards, specification strategy, review expectations, and ensure accountability
• Guide electrical design, integration, commissioning, sequencing, startup, and workload approaches for pump station, water and wastewater projects
• Coach and mentor junior electrical staff
• Advise project managers, team leaders, client‑service leaders, and executive leadership on technical strategy, risk mitigation, staffing approach, fee preparation, and recovery actions
• Serve as a senior advisor to internal and external clients, owners, project teams, and firm leadership on complex technical issues, disputes, claims support, and innovation initiatives
• Provide QA/QC for electrical deliverables, technical reviews, standards details, and standard specifications
• Provide root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned
• Lead coordination across the Electrical group, process, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and operations on major projects
• Represent the firm externally through industry leadership, committees, technical guidance, publications, presentations, and client forums

Skills

Technical leadership

Client communication

QA/QC processes

Industry standards

Construction documentation

Education

ABET-accredited program in Electrical Engineering

PE licensure

Tools

SCADA systems

Instrumentation design

Electrical power distribution

Job description

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead complex electrical design for water and wastewater projects, serving as a technical authority and shaping project direction in Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas.

You will oversee commissioning, QA/QC, and risk decisions, mentor junior staff, coordinate across disciplines, and communicate technical strategy to clients and leadership while advancing standards and innovation within the firm.