Electrical Project Engineer

What You Will Do

Join a growing team as an

, MA office!

Join a growing team as an

At GFT, the electrical team is dedicated to creating efficient, innovative solutions for electrical systems, ensuring comfort and sustainability in every project. From energy-efficient power systems to advanced HVAC and plumbing designs, our team contributes to a resilient and sustainable built environment, pushing the boundaries of building system design and optimizing performance while addressing the unique needs of each facility.

Explore some of our signature projects.

What You Will Do

Join a growing team as an Electrical Project Engineer in our Boston, MA office! At GFT, the electrical team is dedicated to creating efficient, innovative solutions for electrical systems, ensuring comfort and sustainability in every project. From energy-efficient power systems to advanced HVAC and plumbing designs, our team contributes to a resilient and sustainable built environment, pushing the boundaries of building system design and optimizing performance while addressing the unique needs of each facility.

Explore some of our signature projects.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include electrical design for various public and private sector facilities projects including federal transit stations, industrial, commercial, schools, Federal, state and local government and institutional projects regionally. Prepare electrical design criteria documents, electrical design directive drawings, electrical system calculations, electrical system technical analyses, electrical system contract design drawings, detailed specifications and performance-based specifications for electrical power distribution and related systems.

In

this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Performing site survey of existing system conditions for interface of new designs with existing electrical and control systems.
• Design of electrical systems including low/medium voltage power distribution, standby/emergency generation, interior/exterior lighting for buildings, low voltage systems such as access control, security and fire alarm systems
• Construction assistance including electrical shop drawing review, contractor relations, and site surveys
• Lead and participate in meetings clients, state agencies, city agencies, utility service representatives and project teams
• Deliver projects on time and within client budgets
• Deliver projects in compliance with client and company quality control procedures and engineering guidelines
• Participate on project teams in an active production role
• Preparation of project specifications
• Preparation of electrical construction cost estimates
• Daily interaction and collaboration on cross-functional teams across multiple disciplines
• Coordination and verification of as-built drawings
• Perform quality work that promotes client retention
• Responsible for the development of reports and design documents, including electrical floor plans, equipment schematic diagrams, equipment block diagrams, electrical load calculations, short circuit studies, protective device coordination studies, and arc flash studies.

Education |

Experience:

• Minimum bachelor’s in electrical engineering
• 5+ years of progressive experience in the engineering and design of electrical systems
• Electrical power design experience is required
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is preferred or capable of taking the PE Exam within a year of starting
• Firm understanding of the National Electrical Code, other NFPA codes/standards and energy codes
• Experienced with facility surveys, reports, feasibility studies, design, specifications, cost estimating, and construction activity support.
• Proficiency in Autocad
• Experience with Revit
• Experience with Micro Station is a…