Senior Electrical Engineer

CMTA•Dallas, TX

19d•Onsite

About The Position

CMTA, a Legence company, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with 8+ years of experience in consulting engineering. This position designs and oversees electrical systems for bidding and construction across a range of projects, including power distribution, lighting and lighting controls, emergency power, UPS, renewable energy, fire alarm, and low-voltage systems and coordination (IT, safety, security, and access control). The engineer works with a team to design energy-efficient buildings for CMTA clients and is based onsite in the Dallas–Plano, Texas office. The role leads design and construction projects, provides technical leadership and mentorship to staff engineers, and coordinates with clients, owners, architects, contractors, and other engineers. It includes preparing and interpreting technical documents, professionally stamping drawings and preparing affidavits, leading meetings, applying engineering principles and standard techniques, specifying system components, assessing design feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements, and reviewing contractor submittals for conformance with contract documents.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in consulting engineering.
8+ years of experience with MEP design.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience with internal and external project management.
Experience in MEP design and specifications.
Experience managing, maintaining, and creating Owner and Architect relationships.
Experience with Revit and AutoCAD.
Position is onsite in the Dallas–Plano, Texas office.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12, and Commercial market sectors.

Responsibilities

Lead and guide design and construction projects internally within the office and externally with clients and contractors.
Provide guidance, support, mentorship, and leadership to staff engineers.
Prepare, read, and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and technical specifications.
Professionally stamp drawings and prepare affidavits.
Communicate verbally and in writing with owners, clients, architects, and contractors as needed.
Lead and guide meetings as needed.
Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assigned tasks.
Confer with other engineers and personnel to complete project deadlines.
Apply engineering principles to research, design, and evaluate products, equipment, systems, and processes to meet project requirements.
Design and specify system components to ensure conformance with project goals and requirements.
Research and analyze clients' design requirements, manuals, and other data to evaluate design or application feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements.
Review contractor submittals, including shop drawings, to determine conformance with contract documents.
Design and oversee electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting and lighting controls, emergency power, UPS, renewable energy systems, fire alarm systems, and low-voltage systems and coordination.