Electrical Engineer; Municipal Water Infrastructure - Power Distribution & Control Systems

Electrical Engineer (Municipal Water Infrastructure - Power Distribution & Control Systems)

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We are a water-focused engineering consulting firm, certified as a Great Place to Work® based on feedback from our community of over 260 team members. We ranked top three in the AEC Advisors 2021 and 2022 Diversity Index Top Firms and have been recognized as one of Fortune’s® Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services 2023 – 2025. Since 1990, our mission has been to be the water firm of choice for both our clients and our team.

Over the years we have built upon that mission and now integrate a host of high-quality services in groundwater, water supply, water and wastewater treatment, water and wastewater infrastructure, stormwater, recycled water, construction management, and operations technology from our multiple locations in the west. As a team, we work with our clients to understand their true needs. Our long-term relationships are based on integrity, partnership, and high-value solutions.

In 2025 and beyond, West Yost is advancing water resources for future generations and living our core values every day.

$83,655 to $143,520. Based on our Davis, CA office location. (West Yost uses geographic salary differentials that would apply for candidates in other regions).

Preference is anywhere near one of the West Yost offices locations. ()

This is an exciting opportunity for a self‑motivated individual to join our electrical, instrumentation and controls practice area within the OTCR Sector. Using your technical capabilities and collaborating with our experienced team of professionals, you will provide technical and design consulting services with a focus on electrical power distribution, motor controls, lighting, grounding, instrumentation, and controls systems design to support projects for all business sectors within West Yost.

You will also manage tasks, oversee the work of engineering professionals, and serve as an industry leader supporting the growth of our municipal water / wastewater practice.

• West Yost has developed the AWWA cybersecurity resources since 2019.
• West Yost is a CCE licensee from Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
• West Yost is a leader in applying cyber informed engineering to our projects to better protect our clients from the cyber attacks of today and tomorrow.

• Engage with internal and external project managers and clients.
• Perform engineering services during planning and preliminary design.
• Perform engineering services during detailed design, including attend/lead meetings, coordinate with project team and vendors, and development of Plans and Specifications.
• Perform engineering services during construction, including submittal review, RFI response, field observations.
• Performing system analysis using SKM Power Tools power systems analysis software. At a minimum, provide engineering oversight for staff using these software packages to publish a power systems study with arc flash hazard analysis.
• Prioritize and balance competing project demands and conflicting project requirements.
• Mentor other Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls (E/I&C) engineers and technicians to effectively complete work with attention to detail.
• Develop scopes, schedules and budgets for projects and project tasks.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, and budget to control the work according to the project plan.
• Delegate tasks to others; follow up on completion and quality of work.
• Make accurate and implementable decisions in a timely manner.
• Participate in client contacts and business development efforts.
• Reduce complex aspects of instrumentation and control engineering to terms understandable to others.
• Travel will be required to support project needs…