Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Type: Full-Time, W2

Location: Oakland, CA (on-site, office-based)

Salary: $125K-$170K DOE

About the Role

Innovation Consulting is hiring an Electrical Engineer to join our team on a full-time, on-site placement at one of California's largest investor-owned utilities in Oakland. You will be embedded within an engineering and construction management team delivering transmission and distribution (T&D) capital projects, including substation modernization, and transmission & distribution (T&D) system upgrades. This is an office-based role - design and engineering work is performed at the Oakland office with no regular requirement to travel to project sites.

The Electrical Engineer will develop and deliver engineering design packages for active T&D capital projects, working across the full range of electrical discipline deliverables from conceptual design through issued-for-construction (IFC) drawings. You will collaborate with a multidiscipline team including civil, structural, and protection and control engineers, and coordinate directly with the utility client's engineering and standards groups.

This role requires experience working within an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC or EPCM) project delivery model. Candidates do not need to have led an EPC team, but must understand how design deliverables are produced, reviewed, and issued within an EPC workflow and how the electrical discipline interfaces with procurement, construction, and the owner. A Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering is strongly preferred - candidates without licensure who hold a valid EIT and are actively pursuing their PE will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Design & Analysis

• Develop electrical design packages for substation construction and upgrade projects, including single line diagrams, equipment layouts, grounding systems, conduit and cable schedules, and lighting design

• Perform power system studies including load flow analysis, short circuit and fault current calculations, and arc flash assessments

• Size and specify electrical equipment including transformers, switch gear, protective relays, and associated control systems

• Design transmission and distribution line segments including conductor sizing, structure loading, and clearance analysis

• Ensure designs comply with applicable utility standards, NESC, NEC, IEEE, and NERC requirements

Technical Deliverables & Design Review

• Produce and review engineering drawings, calculations, and specifications to applicable project standards and IFC requirements

• Participate in 30%, 60%, and 90% design review milestones, incorporating client and interdiscipline comments

• Review and approve vendor submittals, equipment data sheets, and factory acceptance test procedures

• Prepare and respond to requests for information (RFIs) from construction teams and the client

• Support project controls with engineering progress and deliverable status updates

Coordination & Client Interface

• Coordinate electrical design activities with civil, structural, and protection and control disciplines to maintain design integration and schedule

• Interface directly with the utility client's engineering and standards groups to ensure designs meet owner requirements

• Support constructability reviews and interdiscipline design coordination meetings

• Support development of scopes of work and technical specifications for subcontracted engineering packages

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience on utility T&D or substation capital projects

• Experience working within an EPC or EPCM project delivery environment

• Proficiency in electrical design and analysis software such as ETAP, SKM Power Tools, AutoCAD, or Micro Station

• Demonstrated experience producing engineering deliverables for substation design, transmission line design, or distribution system engineering

• Familiarity with applicable codes and standards including NESC, NEC, IEEE, and NERC

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program

• Must be able to work full-time on-site at the Oakland office

Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE)…