Senior Preconstruction Planner - Electrical

AECOM•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world by improving commutes, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, and transforming skylines. We are a trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We are a global team of over 50,000 professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. AECOM Hunt, founded in 1944, has over 70 years of building experience, including notable projects in the automotive industry, iconic sports stadiums, transportation, and hospitality. Their expertise extends to next-gen transportation hubs and sustainable healthcare and academic buildings. AECOM Hunt is seeking a Senior Electrical Preconstruction Planner in Dallas, TX. This role involves assisting in early-project planning to define scope, schedule, cost, risk, and constructability for complex, large-venue, and institutional projects (such as sports arenas, campuses, hospitals, and airports), with a specific focus on electrical systems. The Senior Preconstruction Planner will collaborate with estimating, design teams, owners, utility providers, and trade partners to develop accurate electrical budgets, phased schedules, procurement strategies, value-engineering recommendations, and detailed electrical constructability and coordination plans to ensure successful project delivery.

Requirements

BS Engineering/Construction Management and 6 years of relevant construction experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
6 years of preconstruction, planning, or project engineering experience on large commercial/institutional projects with significant electrical scope.
Demonstrated ability to develop CPM schedules (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and electrical cost models.
Strong understanding of electrical systems: medium/high-voltage distribution, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, ATS, MCCs, lighting systems, emergency/standby power, low-voltage systems (BAS, fire alarm, security, AV), grounding/earthing, and arc-flash considerations.
Proven experience managing long-lead electrical procurement and specialty trade scope definition; familiarity with utility coordination and service upgrade processes.
Experience with electrical one-line diagrams, load calculations, fault current/coordination studies, and commissioning/acceptance testing.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present electrical strategies to owners and executive leadership.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; proficient in risk identification and mitigation for electrical systems.
Proficiency with MS Office.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience in sports, healthcare, aviation, or higher-education projects strongly preferred.
Experience with BIM coordination tools (Revit, Navisworks) and electrical modeling/estimating software is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Participate in electrical preconstruction planning for multiple large projects through bid/award and into early mobilization.
Develop initial and phased master schedules (critical path, milestone, look-ahead) integrating design milestones, procurement lead times, long-lead items, site logistics, and commissioning.
Produce and validate conceptual and detailed cost plans in coordination with estimators; identify cost drivers and opportunities for value engineering.
Assess constructability and develop mitigation plans for site constraints, phasing, MEP coordination and specialized systems typical to sports, healthcare, aviation, and education.
Create procurement strategies for long-lead and electrical specialty packages; coordinate prequalification and scope definition for specialty trades.
Produce logistics and sequencing plans addressing site access, laydown, MEP routing, phasing around occupied facilities, shutdowns, and temporary facilities.
Prepare and present preconstruction reports, owner briefings, and recommendation memos to senior leadership and owners.
Support value-engineering recommendations, and detailed electrical constructability and coordination plans that enable successful project delivery.