Principal Electrical Engineer

PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Division: ESCO Power and Safety Solutions

Location:

Marion, Iowa

Reports to:

Electrical Design and Engineering Manager

Exempt or Non-Exempt:
Exempt

Status:
Full-Time

Typical

Working Hours:

7:30am to 4:30pm

May be required to work extended hours including holidays and weekends due to the 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year type of service ESCO provides its clients.

The Principal Electrical Engineer position is a leadership level position within the technical delivery structure of ESCO Power. This position is best described as a key technical resource for external customer project delivery for complex applications on multiple projects simultaneously. Work executed will be within a multi-discipline power team. This position requires acquisition and mastery of multiple power skills and technologies.

Technical strategic leadership and mentorship is required of this role.

To be considered, candidates should have:

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree program in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college, technical school, or university and ten years or more of related work or industry experience; a combination of equivalent education and experience will be considered with solid evidence of
• Demonstrate understanding of complex electrical principles and
• Demonstrate highly proficiency with computer technologies including but not limited to Windows Operating Systems, and the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer
• Demonstrate proficiency with the following: power distribution and design, protective relay programming, and communication
• Experience with the use of AutoCAD

The Principal Electrical Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Develop and execute multiple complex power distribution projects of large size and significant complexity
• Perform project deliverables independently while adhering to scope, schedule, and budget
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provides knowledge and counsel to
• Ensure coordination of electrical engineering and design is conducted according IEEE, NFPA, and customer
• Deliver the highest level of technical expertise in the bid
• Provide quality assessments of overall work performed by the
• Provide guidance and training to others with less experience through mentoring and project
• Work with the Electrical Design and Engineering Manager to help develop and execute strategies to retain and improve business with key
• Maintain professional client
• Utilize, support, and enhance ESCO’s standards and best
• Understand and follow all safety, conduct, and policy requirements established by ESCO and
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or deemed necessary by

• Self-starter that exhibits a high level of initiative and
• Excellent organizational and time management
• Willingness to take on and complete multiple project assignments quickly and
• Develops meaningful relationships to build
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Adapts behavior to changing
• Work produced demonstrates excellent attention to detail and
• Excellent customer service and teamwork
• Provides effective coaching and
• Able to effectively communicate and train others in areas of
• Creates a culture of personal
• Strong written and verbal communication

Accommodate up to 25% of overnight travel for services at out-of-town client facilities. The amount of travel is largely dependent upon project scope, schedule, and assigned tasks.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and…