Field Electrical Engineer

NV5

71d

About The Position

As our Field Electrical Engineer, you will serve as an owner’s representative providing field inspections, construction quality assurance, oversight of electrical testing and commissioning activities at multiple sites during various phases of construction. Tasks include completion of checklists, adherence to established processes, identification of code compliance issues and common deficiencies, escalation of energization blockers and documenting as punch list items. Electrical systems are varied but include commercial facility power upgrades. You will actively participate in internal weekly program syncs and work closely with the Project Managers to ensure necessary field documentation and checklists are completed. During weekly syncs all team members proactively participate to ensure client satisfaction and identify program efficiencies, review lessons learned and align on upcoming schedule for the week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years of field electrical maintenance experience within engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of commercial projects or similar.
• Ability to identify onsite deficiencies and energization blockers.
• Experience working with NETA qualified testing vendors, ability to assess pass/fail of test results.
• Proficient with Medium Voltage infrastructure including functional testing of relays.
• Ability to work in small teams and coordinate onsite activities during outages.
• Experience developing and conveying findings to public or private entities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, Adobe / Bluebeam and Smartsheet.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Convey overall project status to clients by means of discussions, presentations, and project reports.
• Manage assigned site schedule, travel, communication with Client and onsite representatives and project budgets.
• Engage with multiple stakeholder groups while onsite.
• Inspect, oversee NETA vendor testing, and onsite verification of installed low, medium (480 Volt) and potentially high voltage electrical systems.
• Assess power transformer testing results - Doble, TTR, Insulation Resistance, etc.
• Oversee NETA vendor testing of both electro-mechanical and solid-state relays.
• Verify acceptable cable testing results provided by NETA vendor - Tan Delta, Power Factor, VLF, DC Hipot.
• Identify and create punch list of deficiencies observed while onsite.
• Oversee onsite activities to ensure compliance with Client processes and procedures.
• Automatic transfer switch troubleshooting oversight.
• Low, Medium and High voltage switchgear and circuit breaker experience.
• Relay calibration and power metering knowledge.
• Attend customer sites in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• PTO
• 401(k)
• Professional development/advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree