Senior Electrical Engineer

EXP • Coral Gables, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

EXP is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Coral Gables, Florida office. The role leads electrical design across building projects, ensuring work meets the firm’s engineering quality standards and project requirements, schedules, and budgets. The engineer oversees design concepts and deliverables prepared by designers, mentors junior staff, applies the firm’s risk-management practices, and promotes collaboration across disciplines. The role includes managing multiple project work plans, preparing electrical studies and reports, developing and editing basis-of-design narratives and specifications, and handling complex designs and coordination challenges. The engineer also supports project coordination, contractor and vendor engagement, construction-document development, submittal and RFI reviews, and resolution of installation issues, including site visits when needed. The position requires strong knowledge of electrical systems and applicable codes, including the NEC.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in electrical design for buildings.
• Thorough knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and building codes.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or Revit MEP.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
• EIT required.

Nice To Haves

• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred.
• Experience using SKM Power Tools or similar software for engineering calculations; preferred applications include fault-current studies, coordination studies, and arc-fault studies.

Responsibilities

• Meet the firm’s engineering quality standards for the electrical discipline on assigned projects.
• Oversee development of design concepts by designers and ensure proper application and execution.
• Review design work for quality, including 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 electrical design and produce construction documents that meet project requirements within allocated schedules and budgets while minimizing erroneous effort.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and advanced concepts to all required aspects of electrical engineering.
• Front-end-load projects and apply best practices during schematic design and design development.
• Manage work plans and deliverables for multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Write studies and reports for electrical systems on projects.
• Execute complex electrical designs involving conflicting requirements or difficult coordination.
• Evaluate value-engineering items with respect to project risk.
• Edit and develop basis-of-design narratives documenting project scope.
• Meet with contractors during the bid phase to review design details.
• Guide designers in preparing one-line diagrams.
• Assist with responses to project RFIs and accurately review submittals.
• Resolve electrical-system installation problems, including traveling to project sites when necessary.
• Provide guidance on electrical load calculations and panel schedules.
• Apply NEC and other applicable codes and concepts for emergency and normal power systems.
• Apply knowledge of lighting, photometrics, lighting controls, voltage drop, conductor sizing, harmonics, circuit-breaker coordination, and project-specific electrical requirements.
• Edit electrical specifications and select and schedule equipment.
• Meet with vendors to determine specification requirements for applications.
• Distribute project correspondence to project team members and prepare project meeting minutes.
• Schedule in-house discipline meetings and oversee deliverables to and from clients.
• Oversee and encourage coordination between disciplines.
• Provide discipline-specific manpower planning and continuous support to the Project Manager.

What This Job Offers

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