Senior Electrical Engineer

EXP • Maitland, FL

23d • Onsite

About The Position

EXP is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to join its Federal and Government MEP Team. The role is based in one of EXP’s offices in Orlando, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; or Raleigh, North Carolina. The engineer leads electrical design work and project coordination, ensuring quality, compliance, and delivery within project requirements, schedules, and budgets. The position includes mentoring design staff, coordinating with project teams and clients, and providing support to Project Managers.

The engineer develops and reviews electrical design concepts and construction documents; prepares studies, reports, calculations, diagrams, plans, specifications, and equipment schedules; and addresses design coordination, installation, and project documentation needs. Work includes electrical power systems, lighting and controls, fire alarm and mass notification layouts, and application of relevant codes and guidelines. The engineer also coordinates with contractors and vendors, reviews submittals and RFIs, manages revisions, and may travel to project sites to resolve installation issues.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in related design of Federal and Government building projects.
• Thorough knowledge of the NEC, UFC Guidelines, and building codes.
• Experience with SKM Power Tools or similar software for engineering calculations, including fault-current, coordination, and arc-fault studies.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit MEP; Revit experience is required.
• BS in Architectural Engineering, BS in Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent degree.

Nice To Haves

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure assigned projects meet the firm’s engineering quality standards.
• Oversee development and proper execution of design concepts by designers; review work quality across specifications, reports, code application, submittals, equipment selection, deliverables, and drawings.
• Mentor and encourage the development of designer-level staff.
• Apply the firm’s risk-management practices to project engineering.
• Lead discipline design and produce construction documents that meet project requirements, schedules, and budgets while minimizing rework.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and advanced concepts to execute discipline engineering work.
• Encourage collaboration to identify effective solutions.
• Front-end load projects and apply best practices to establish direction during schematic design and design development.
• Manage work plans and deliverables across multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Write studies and reports for electrical systems.
• Execute complex electrical designs involving conflicting design requirements or difficult coordination.
• Apply specialized electrical requirements for relevant market sectors.
• Evaluate value-engineering items in relation to project risk.
• Edit and develop basis-of-design narratives documenting project scope.
• Meet with contractors during the bid phase to review design details.
• Prepare one-line diagrams and maintain discipline engineering documents.
• Respond to project RFIs and accurately review submittals.
• Resolve electrical-system installation problems, including travel to project sites when needed.
• Prepare Revit floor plans showing electrical device layouts, circuitry, fixtures, and equipment.
• Perform available fault-current calculations and implement appropriate equipment AIC ratings; perform coordination studies and arc-flash analysis.
• Calculate electrical loads and prepare panel schedules.
• Apply NEC, UFC guidelines, and other applicable codes.
• Apply concepts for emergency and normal power systems.
• Design lighting, photometrics, and lighting controls.
• Apply voltage-drop, conductor-sizing, and harmonics concepts.
• Edit electrical specifications.
• Lay out fire alarm and mass notification devices on floor plans.
• Develop equipment-room sizes during schematic design and design development.
• Select and schedule equipment; meet with vendors to determine specification requirements for applications.
• Coordinate electrical and lighting details with other disciplines, including MEP/FP, architecture, and structural teams.
• Manage and deliver revisions, including ASIs.
• Apply circuit-breaker coordination and equipment application principles, as well as project-specific details.
• Distribute project correspondence to team members and prepare project meeting minutes.
• Schedule in-house discipline meetings.
• Oversee deliverables to and from clients and encourage coordination between disciplines.
• Provide discipline-specific manpower planning for projects.
• Provide continuous support to the Project Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior