Electrical Engineer

ROI Agency • Columbia, SC

2h • $120,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Electrical Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) leads the design and delivery of electrical infrastructure for mission-critical and data center projects. The role serves as a technical authority for power distribution, utility integration, standby generation, UPS systems, grounding, and electrical system resiliency, developing reliable, maintainable, and scalable solutions. The SME supports project delivery, mentors engineering staff, and advises clients and project teams.

This is a remote position with occasional travel for project site visits during construction administration and site surveys for existing facilities. Anticipated travel is 10%–25%; approved business travel expenses are reimbursed. Candidates who prefer an office-based or hybrid arrangement may discuss available options.

The role leads electrical design through planning, concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, commissioning, and construction administration. It includes technical oversight of medium- and low-voltage systems, utility coordination, power-system studies, commissioning support, design reviews, and quality assurance/quality control.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of electrical engineering experience focused on mission-critical, data center, industrial, or healthcare facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required or strongly preferred.
• Experience with SKM PowerTools, ETAP, EasyPower, Revit, and AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NETA, and local code requirements.
• Excellent communication, technical leadership, and client-facing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, and edge data center environments.
• Familiarity with utility-scale infrastructure and campus-wide electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with power systems supporting facilities ranging from 3 MW to 100+ MW campuses.
• Strong understanding of reliability modeling, fault tolerance, and resiliency strategies.
• Experience supporting commissioning and startup of complex electrical infrastructure systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead electrical subject matter expert for mission-critical and data center projects.
• Develop electrical system architectures supporting N, N+1, 2N, and concurrently maintainable design strategies.
• Lead electrical design through planning, concept development, schematic design, design development, construction documents, commissioning, and construction administration.
• Perform and oversee electrical load analysis, equipment sizing, fault-current calculations, arc-flash assessments, and protective-device coordination studies.
• Lead utility coordination, including service applications, capacity assessments, and interconnection requirements.
• Provide technical oversight for medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution systems.
• Develop power-system concepts involving utility substations, generators, UPS systems, switchgear, transformers, automatic transfer switches, and power-monitoring systems.
• Coordinate with mechanical, controls, telecommunications, structural, architectural, and civil disciplines.
• Support commissioning planning, integrated systems testing, and operational readiness activities.
• Lead technical design reviews and quality assurance/quality control processes.
• Mentor junior electrical engineers and provide technical guidance across project teams.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including UnitedHealthcare plan options and Kaiser options in California.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on medical plan selection.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4.5% in total employer contributions, including an employer match and an additional discretionary company-share contribution for eligible employees.
• Student loan payment matching through eligible employer retirement contributions.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Parental leave.
• Optional supplemental life insurance, additional long-term disability insurance, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, identity theft protection, and periodic opportunities to purchase company shares directly.
• Reimbursement of approved business travel expenses in accordance with company travel policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior