Sr Electrical Project Engineer/Designer - Sustainable Design

HGA; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 142,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative design environment

Work on complex projects

Diverse culture & open communication

Mentor opportunities

Job summary

HGA seeks a Senior Electrical Project Engineer/Designer to join our Minneapolis or Milwaukee offices. You will lead planning and design of complex electrical power systems for healthcare, education, government, and industrial facilities, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance, sustainable solutions.

You’ll mentor junior engineers, coordinate with clients and consultants, and apply NEC, NFPA, and related codes while integrating renewable energy and campus

Qualifications

• BS or MS in electrical engineering (or related associates degree).
• 15+ years of experience designing complex electrical power systems.
• Experience with 38 kV to 480/277 V and 208/120 V distribution.
• Emergency power, generators, paralleling switchgear, UPS, and campus critical power.
• Renewable energy integration and utility interconnection experience.
• NFPA codes knowledge and navigating applicable city/state/federal requirements.
• Working knowledge of Revit and electrical analysis software (SKM, EasyPower, Helioscope).

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and design of complex electrical power systems for healthcare, higher education, research, corporate, government and institutional facilities.
• Design resilient electrical infrastructure to support reliability, redundancy, emergency power, and business continuity.
• Create medium-voltage distribution systems including utility coordination, substations, switchgear, and campus distribution.
• Evaluate campus-wide distribution, expansion planning, resiliency, and long-term infrastructure strategies.
• Lead integration and evaluation of solar PV, BESS, microgrids, CHP, and other energy sources with building performance teams.
• Develop innovative electrical design solutions balancing performance, constructability, operations, and cost.
• Perform analyses: short-circuit, protective coordination, arc flash, load flow, voltage drop, reliability.
• Apply NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, energy codes; coordinate with other disciplines.
• Present complex engineering analysis clearly to owners and design teams.

Skills

Electrical design leadership

Project coordination

Client communication

Sustainable design

Mentoring

Education

BS or MS in electrical engineering

Associates degree in related field

Tools

Revit

SKM

EasyPower

Helioscope

Job description

HGA seeks a Senior Electrical Project Engineer/Designer to join our Minneapolis or Milwaukee offices. You will lead planning and design of complex electrical power systems for healthcare, education, government, and industrial facilities, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance, sustainable solutions.

You’ll mentor junior engineers, coordinate with clients and consultants, and apply NEC, NFPA, and related codes while integrating renewable energy and campus