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Power Engineers Facilities Senior Electrical Engineer in Madison, Wisconsin
Facilities Senior Electrical Engineer
Location:Madison
State/Territory:Wisconsin
Department:Facilities Electrical Group
Description
Facilities Senior Electrical EngineerRoles and Responsibilities
POWER Engineers, Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Facilities Electrical Group in our Madison, Wisconsin office. In this role you will work with a multi-disciplinary engineering team leading and executing the electrical power components of industrial and government projects. The position involves creating and issuing construction drawings and specifications, bills of material, construction cost estimates, power system studies and reports. Well qualified candidates will demonstrate solid working design knowledge of grounding, lightning and surge protection, lighting, protective relaying, prime and standby generation, low and medium voltage motor control centers and switchgear, medium voltage substations, mission-critical power systems and UPS systems. Thorough knowledge and experience with the NEC, NFPA documents, ICC documents, energy codes, and applicable IEEE standards is required. Experience with modelling electrical systems and running power system studies using ETAP, PTW, or EasyPower is strongly preferred. Team leadership, mentoring, excellent communication and presentation skills, personal motivation, a positive attitude, and the ability to work on multiple projects concurrently are key attributes. An ability to create accurate estimates of engineering effort, compose client proposals, and drive projects to successful completion within budget and schedule constraints is needed. Applicant will interface directly with internal and external clients and some travel to vendor and client sites will be required.
Required Education/Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university
Professional Engineering License with the ability to be licensed in additional states
United States citizenship
Extensive experience in the design and specification of low and medium voltage power distribution systems, lighting systems, and special systems for industrial and commercial facilities
Capable of performing all electrical engineering tasks associated with the project including proposals, design and drafting, engineering calculations, cost estimating, client reviews and construction support
Ability to work as a team with multiple discipline leads, PMs and others to manage all the Electrical efforts for the project team while supporting the needs of other disciplines to effectively coordinate or lead a project.
Ability and desire to mentor junior or mid-level electrical engineers and designers
Solid foundation in design and drafting utilizing AutoCAD and/or Revit
Effective in prioritizing and setting deadlines, while also adapting to change
Excellent oral and written communication skills with cross disciplinary team members and clients
Proven ability to take ownership of Electrical project scope and drive team and client to successful completion
Ability to promote and market electrical scope and personal skills to new and existing clients
Desired Education/Experience
Food & Beverage Industry experience
Prior Consulting/Engineering Services experience
Prior experience with capital projects as a direct employee of a manufacturing company
Project management experience
Autodesk REVIT experience a strong plus
An interest in managing a group of direct reports
At POWER Engineers, Inc. you can have a rewarding career on every level. In addition to challenging and meaningful work, you’ll have the chance to make a positive impact on the environment, participate in a range of diverse and unique initiatives, and find the support, coaching, and training it takes to advance your career. We encourage new ideas and fresh approaches and most importantly, we strive to be our clients’ first choice. These traits – and deep technical skill – account for our success.
Have fun, do good work, make money. As an employee-owned company, we strive to make POWER Engineers an appealing place to work, where we perform projects that we find challenging and in which we excel. We provide competitive compensation, a full benefit package, professional development, and an appealing work environment. POWER Engineers is a unique and fun engineering firm, which may be contradictory to some, but it works well for us.
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