Senior Nuclear Electrical Engineer Lead Projects and Design

Day & Zimmermann Company; Arizona; On-site; USD 115,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life, AD&D and disability insurance

Paid maternity leave (up to 12 weeks)

Parental leave and other PTO

Flexible spending accounts

Pet insurance

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking an Electrical Engineer 4 to support the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah, AZ. This onsite role focuses on safe, reliable operation and leads electrical design and project activities for a mission-critical facility.

Responsibilities include guiding scopes, budgets, and staffing; coordinating across disciplines; and reviewing drawings and calculations. A PE license is strongly preferred, with a master’s degree preferred, and 10+ years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• PE licensure required; active PE preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive electrical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical guidance and oversight for electrical engineering components within assigned projects, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Develop and monitor project scopes for your discipline, promptly identifying scope changes and evaluating their impacts to maintain project integrity.
• Coordinate design efforts across multiple disciplines and liaise closely with client personnel to ensure alignment and smooth project execution.
• Review design work and documentation to confirm accuracy, compliance with relevant codes and standards, logical structure, and constructability.
• Stamp project documents as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) when responsible for the work, ensuring accountability and compliance with professional standards.
• Lead and supervise project teams, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and professional growth.
• Utilize industry-standard engineering software tools such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Recap, and power system analysis programs like SKM and ETAP for electrical power system studies including short circuit, coordination, and arc flash assessments.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Industrial electrical design

Codes and standards (NEC/IEEE/NEMA/NF-

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

Masters in Electrical Engineering (ABET)

PE licensure mandatory; active PE preferred

10+ years progressive electrical engineering experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Recap

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Day & Zimmermann Company is seeking an Electrical Engineer 4 to support the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah, AZ. This onsite role focuses on safe, reliable operation and leads electrical design and project activities for a mission-critical facility.

Responsibilities include guiding scopes, budgets, and staffing; coordinating across disciplines; and reviewing drawings and calculations. A PE license is strongly preferred, with a master’s degree preferred, and 10+ years of