Senior Electrical Engineer (10+ years) – Data Center, Mission Critical Infrastructure, and Energy
About The Position
Coffman Engineers is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with 10+ years of experience who is passionate about the profession and wants to contribute to a high-performing team in an environment that supports professional growth. Coffman Engineers has a growing presence in the Data Center, Mission Critical, and Energy markets, and we are looking for an engineer with the technical and communication skills to lead project teams in this market sector. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about working and growing with a multidisciplinary engineering team while contributing to a positive workplace. The successful candidate will provide our clients with electrical systems design including power, lighting, load calculations, electrical studies, and will coordinate with other disciplines. They will assist or lead in project planning, develop project schedules, perform and manage the delegated performance of detailed phases of professional work as part of a project team.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
- PE license in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of electrical system design experience
- Knowledge and experience with the International Building Code (IBC), National Electrical Code, and US design standards
- Excellent verbal, written, organizational, leadership, and time management skills
- Experience working as part of a multi-discipline design team
- Experience modeling electrical systems and performing short-circuit, protective-device coordination, and arc-flash studies using SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, or similar software.
- Experience with AutoCAD/REVIT
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading the electrical engineering of data center / mission critical projects, advanced manufacturing projects, or energy projects in the US
- Experience managing engineering projects and project teams
- Experience with medium-voltage power distribution systems and equipment, including utility interconnections, substations, and system grounding.
- Experience designing, configuring, or commissioning protective relaying, power system controls, and industrial communication networks, including SCADA integration.
- Experience with microgrids, distributed energy resources, energy storage systems, onsite generation, and islanding or load management strategies.
- Experience performing duct bank thermal modeling.
Responsibilities
- Provide clients with electrical systems design including power, lighting, load calculations, electrical studies, and coordinate with other disciplines.
- Assist or lead in project planning.
- Develop project schedules.
- Perform and manage the delegated performance of detailed phases of professional work as part of a project team.
- Lead and manage electrical designs.
- Develop electrical engineering design deliverables such as drawings, specifications, calculations, studies, and reports.
- Prepare and review electrical site plans, one-line diagrams, lighting and power plans, and equipment schedules.
- Conduct site visits to collect data and verify existing conditions.
- Coordinate with owners, clients, and design partners, and collaborate with Revit and AutoCAD designers to communicate design updates.
- Perform interior and exterior lighting design and calculate footcandle to ensure compliance with IES requirements.
- Participate in meetings with clients and provide engineering support through design and construction phases including responding to AHJ comments, shop drawing review, and responding to RFI’s.
- Review of deliverables and perform QA/QC throughout design and construction.
- Serve as a technical resource to internal staff and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
- Demonstrate strong critical thinking, organizational, and analytical abilities (or demonstrate ability to develop such abilities).
- Contribute positively to overall office and department goals, culture, and morale.
Benefits
- Paid overtime at 1.0 times hourly rate
- Competitive end of year discretionary bonus based on company/team/personal performance
- 401k with maximum of 5% Contribution Matching for 9% Employee Contribution
- Flexible schedule
- PTO
- Fun office environment with a high-performing team
- Fully stocked kitchen
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
