Senior Electrical Engineer

Kennedy Jenks•Sacramento, CA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kennedy Jenks is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Sacramento, California office. The role supports the design of water and wastewater infrastructure, including treatment facilities, pump stations, buildings, and related systems. The engineer will join a technical services practice delivering electrical engineering design solutions to facilities and industrial clients across the United States, working with multidisciplinary teams on projects in the water, wastewater, and industrial sectors. The position combines electrical design, technical analysis, interdisciplinary coordination, and construction-phase support. The Senior Electrical Engineer will provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to projects from early planning through construction. The role uses a hybrid home-and-office work model, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. Travel to client workshops, meetings, and site visits is required as project needs dictate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
At least 7 years of relevant experience in buildings; experience in water, wastewater, or industrial waste treatment facilities is preferred.
Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in California.
Ability to obtain licensure in additional states through reciprocity.
Experience designing and sealing medium to large electrical projects.
Familiarity with the full project lifecycle, including planning, design from 30% to 100%, bidding, construction, commissioning, and testing.
Technical expertise in MCCs, switchboards, panelboards, load calculations, diesel generators, medium- and low-voltage power systems, transformers, MV/LV switchgear, and SKM software.
Advanced knowledge of standby generators and associated switchgear.
Ability to attend client workshops, meetings, and site visits as project needs require.
Clear communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, and mentorship skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in water, wastewater, or industrial waste treatment facilities.

Responsibilities

Perform power system design and studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective relay coordination, and arc-flash hazard analysis.
Design lighting, fire alarm, and other electrical systems.
Perform calculations and analyses for voltage drop, electrical loads, system power flow, generator sizing, fault studies, and protective device coordination.
Contribute to conceptual reports, construction plans, and CSI specifications.
Use Revit, CAD, SKM, and BIM-based design environments to produce detailed design documentation.
Coordinate Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and associated logic diagrams with electrical schematics for process equipment.
Review contractor submittals and provide engineered solutions to Requests for Information during construction administration.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors, and reviewers.
Support projects through planning, design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and testing.