Senior Electrical Engineer

The Building PeopleWashington, DC

About The Position

The Building People, LLC seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide on-call electrical engineering services for government facility projects. The Senior Electrical Engineer provides recommendations on electrical materials, systems, and equipment; performs analysis and design of prime power and low-voltage systems; and establishes design criteria and solutions for the study, design, and construction of normal and emergency electrical distribution systems, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), building generators, lighting systems (interior, exterior, and architectural), grounding, power monitoring, and control systems. Services also include code reviews, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, quality control, and construction administration.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on facility projects.
  • Experience with prime power and low-voltage systems.
  • Knowledge of normal and emergency electrical distribution systems, UPS, building generators, lighting systems, grounding, power monitoring, and control systems.
  • Familiarity with relevant codes and standards.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience with government facility projects.
  • Experience with value engineering and life cycle cost analysis.
  • Experience with construction administration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide on-call electrical engineering services for government facility projects.
  • Provide recommendations on electrical materials, systems, and equipment.
  • Perform analysis and design of prime power and low-voltage systems.
  • Establish design criteria and solutions for the study, design, and construction of normal and emergency electrical distribution systems, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), building generators, lighting systems (interior, exterior, and architectural), grounding, power monitoring, and control systems.
  • Conduct code reviews.
  • Perform value engineering.
  • Conduct life cycle cost analysis.
  • Perform quality control.
  • Provide construction administration.
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