Senior Healthcare Electrical Project Engineer

Farnsworth Group, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Program

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer—Healthcare to advance electrical and low‑voltage designs for hospitals and complex institutional facilities in the Midwest.

You’ll drive power, lighting, life‑safety and coordination with architects, MEPs, and technology teams. The role emphasizes design production, field verification, and adherence to NEC/NFPA/FGI healthcare standards, with mentoring and client‑facing collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; EIT required, PE or ability to obtain preferred.
• Typically 8–12+ years of building electrical design experience, including healthcare or mission‑critical/institutional projects in an AEC/MEP environment.
• Proven experience as a project‑level electrical engineer responsible for design production and multi‑disciplinary coordination.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC and relevant NFPA/FGI healthcare standards.
• Experience designing normal and emergency power, lighting, life‑safety, and low‑voltage systems for healthcare facilities.
• Proficiency with Revit/BIM for electrical systems; experience with SKM, ETAP, or similar tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project electrical engineer on healthcare and institutional projects, handling daily design and coordination under the direction of an electrical manager or senior PM.
• Design normal and emergency power distribution systems (one‑lines, panel schedules, feeders, branch circuits, equipment connections), including essential electrical systems for healthcare facilities (generators, ATS, critical branch distribution).
• Design lighting and lighting control systems, including layouts and photometric calculations, meeting code, energy, and user requirements.
• Design life‑safety and low‑voltage systems such as fire alarm, nurse call, structured cabling, and grounding/bonding in coordination with technology and security resources.
• Support power system studies (short‑circuit, coordination, arc‑flash, voltage drop) using appropriate tools under senior guidance.
• Produce coordinated drawings, specifications, and reports in Revit/BIM in collaboration with architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and technology disciplines.
• Conduct field investigations and site observations to verify existing conditions and conformance.
• Apply NEC, NFPA 70, 72, 99, 101, 110, FGI Guidelines, and state/local regulations for healthcare facilities in Illinois, Missouri, and nearby states.
• Provide technical guidance and QA redlines to designers/junior engineers; support PMs with scope, level‑of‑effort, and schedule input; participate in client and internal coordination meetings.

Skills

Electrical design experience

Coordination with multi‑disciplines

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

EIT required

PE preferred or able to obtain

Tools

Revit/BIM

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Farnsworth Group, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer—Healthcare to advance electrical and low‑voltage designs for hospitals and complex institutional facilities in the Midwest.

You’ll drive power, lighting, life‑safety and coordination with architects, MEPs, and technology teams. The role emphasizes design production, field verification, and adherence to NEC/NFPA/FGI healthcare standards, with mentoring and client‑facing collaboration.