Senior/Lead Electrical Engineer

Kingfisher Recruiting; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting client is expanding into the Denver market and seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to establish and grow the local office. The role combines business development with hands-on electrical design leadership for industrial, semiconductor, and life sciences facilities.

The candidate will serve as the local contact, hire and mentor staff, and collaborate with other offices to staff projects, while steering design from basis of design through startup.

Qualifications

• P.E. licensure in Electrical engineering (Colorado) or ability to obtain.
• Experience leading electrical design for industrial, semiconductor, life sciences or process-driven facilities.
• Desire to learn and grow into a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow the Denver electrical practice as the first engineer in the office.
• Serve as local point of contact for clients in the region.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and designers as the office grows.
• Design power distribution for industrial and critical facilities including LV/MV distribution and lighting.
• Lead electrical design from basis of design through construction documents and startup.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, and controls engineers on integrated facility designs.
• Review and seal drawings and calculations as Engineer of Record.

Skills

Electrical design lead

P.E. licensure (Electrical)

Colorado licensure or eligibility

Growth mindset

Leadership and mentoring

Job description

About our client

Our client is a growing, employee-owned engineering firm expanding into the Denver market, and they are looking for a senior electrical engineer to build the new office around. The firm designs electrical, mechanical, process, and control systems for semiconductor fabs, life sciences plants, research labs, and industrial manufacturing facilities. Their electrical work runs from site-wide medium-voltage upgrades through motor controls, lighting, fire alarm, and on-site generation, along with short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies.

The role

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be the firm's first engineer in Denver, establish its electrical practice in the market, and grow into leading the office. The firm develops its leaders from within, so the person who opens the office is the one expected to run it as it grows.

The position is based in the Denver, CO area.

What you would be doing

Building the office

• Serve as the firm's local point of contact for clients in the region
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and designers as the office grows
• Work with the firm's other offices to staff and deliver projects

Engineering and project delivery

• Design power distribution for industrial and critical facilities, including low- and medium-voltage distribution, motor controls, lighting and lighting control, standby generation, and fire alarm
• Perform and review short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies
• Lead electrical design from basis of design through construction documents, construction administration, and startup
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, and controls engineers on integrated facility designs
• Review and seal drawings and calculations as Engineer of Record

What we are looking for

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical), with Colorado registration or the ability to obtain it
• Experience leading electrical design for industrial, semiconductor, life sciences, or other process-driven facilities
• Desire to learn and grow into the new role