Electrical Engineer

Chenega Corporation•Bethesda, MD

31d•Onsite

About The Position

The Electrical Engineer shall provide electrical engineering support for infrastructure systems, modernization, and compliance activities supporting the Uniformed Services University Health Sciences campus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university or college
Minimum five (5) years’ experience in healthcare/medical research/academia facility field
Minimum three (3) years within the last four (4) years’ experience
Minimum five (5) years’ experience in design/consulting
Successfully pass background and drug screening
Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, UFC standards
Knowledge of local, municipal, and federal building codes, criteria, and standards.
Ability to perform electrical analysis
Possess strong reporting skills
Possess strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license
Experience coordinating electrical work in occupied research, laboratory, or healthcare facilities
Experience with DoD or healthcare facilities

Responsibilities

Provide technical consultation for electrical infrastructure repair and modernization projects
Develop Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Statement of Work (SOW) documents and estimates
Coordination and technical oversight of electrical construction, maintenance, repair, and modernization projects at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Support the planning, design review, scheduling, coordination, execution, and commissioning of projects involving facility electrical systems, including interior power distribution, emergency power systems, automatic transfer switches (ATS), uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, lighting systems, fire alarm systems, low-voltage communication systems, electronic security systems, and associated building electrical infrastructure.
Develop accurate current working estimates
Collaborate and participate as a technical advisor in chairing project execution and kick-off meetings, serving as the Technical Representative
Perform Quality Assurance and Safety compliance visits
Perform design and submittal review.
Review design drawings, specifications and cost estimates prepared by Architecture Engineering Firms for technical adequacy and in complied with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and the National Electrical Code.
Support project meetings and serve as technical representative
Review Architecture and Engineering (A/E) drawings for compliance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and National Electrical Code (NEC)
Perform commissioning and system testing for government acceptance of systems delivered through the point-by-point verification of design, installation, functionality and performance of existing and newly installed electrical infrastructure equipment and systems.
Support construction ensuring UFC and NEC compliance
Support maintenance of power distribution systems, generators, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), lighting and fire alarm systems
Provide advisory and technical support to the department for the maintenance, repair, and modernization of major building and physical plant systems, including interior electrical power distribution systems, lighting systems, power generation systems, automatic transfer switches, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, power conditioning systems, solid-state electronic controls (e.g., variable frequency drives [VFDs]), energy metering systems, lightning protection and grounding systems, fire alarm and mass notification systems, low-voltage communication systems (e.g., public address systems), video surveillance systems, intrusion detection systems, and electronic security systems.
Utilize appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and metering equipment, conduct power quality studies and load studies. Provide report with analysis of power quality issues and available spare capacity for system or specific branches, panels, and/or circuits.
Provide analysis reports on system performance and capacity
Other duties as assigned.