Position: Electrical Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC
We represent a highly regarded engineering firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This firm is exceptionally equipped to provide a complete spectrum of engineering services tailored to meet the needs of your industrial, commercial, or government agency projects. Their collaborative team is singularly focused on consistently surpassing your expectations. They offer integrated engineering, consulting, and design solutions across various specialized divisions. With extensive proficiency in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and precast engineering, they have successfully contributed to projects of various scales and within diverse industries.
Job Summary:
We are currently searching for an Electrical Engineer for the Charlotte Branch Office. If you have experience, a passion for excellence, a take-charge attitude, and the desire to join a full-service engineering firm with solid opportunities for growth - keep reading!
We Have:
- Competitive Compensation & Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement
- Signing Bonus
- ½ Day Fridays
- Employee Owned
You Will:
- Design electrical systems for commercial, institutional, industrial, healthcare, and multifamily projects: systems include AC power distribution, interior and exterior lighting, fire alarm and other building support systems
- Supervise and check the work of Electrical Designers assigned to the project team
- Coordinate technical project requirements with project team members, including clients, contractors, code officials, utility companies, project managers, designers, and other disciplines
- Seal drawings in jurisdictions where licensed
- Calculations including photometrics, voltage drop, fault current, etc.
- Calculate power, current, and other required quantities
- Design power distribution systems, including panelboards, switchboards, overcurrent protection, transformers, disconnect switches, conductors, raceways, wiring devices, generators, etc.
- Have strong knowledge of types and requirements of electrical systems and their components, e.g., equipment types, manufacturers, resources, etc.
- Perform both interior and exterior lighting design using ElumTools, Lithonia Visual, or similar lighting software
- Perform energy code compliance analysis and calculations
- Perform fire alarm design
You Have:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the design of commercial, institutional, industrial, healthcare, and/or multifamily electrical systems
- B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET/EAC accredited program
- Professional Engineering licensure required with multistate eligibility
- Able to independently attend project meetings and to present specific aspects of engineering assignments
- Demonstrated ability to perform all aspects of electrical engineering for building systems, including:
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including but not limited to the NEC (National Electrical Code), NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code), building codes, energy codes, etc.
- Proficient in writing and editing specifications using the CSI MasterFormat standard
- Proficient in performing due diligence field work to gather relevant information needed for design
- Proficient in construction administration tasks such as reviewing product submittals and shop drawings, responding to Requests for Information (RFI’s), inspecting projects at various stages of construction, and providing field reports
- Experience with SKM or similar electrical modeling software is a plus
- AutoCAD and/or Revit MEP experience is a plus
- Project management experience a plus