Senior Electrical Engineer - water​/wastewater; remote allowed

Senior Electrical Engineer - water/wastewater (remote allowed)

Job Category
:
Engineering

Requisition Number
: SENIO
006308

• Posted :
  December 3, 2025
• Full-Time

• 18500 Von Karman Ave, Suite 800, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
• 77 Geary St, 5th Floor Office 665, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
• 1102 Broadway, Suite 314, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
• 701 Pike Street, Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
• 8337 W Sunset Road, Suite 310, Las Vegas, NV 89113, USA

Brown and Caldwell (BC) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to support our team in Hawaii. We are looking for a candidate with a broad experience in electrical design and management including: design and equipment upgrades, power system studies including arc flash hazards analysis, low and medium voltage power distribution system design in an industrial setting, equipment design and selection including motor control centers, drives, switch gear, panel boards, substation transformers, and related equipment, drawing creation including, power plans and layouts, one-lines, wiring diagrams, for plant power.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a senior engineer to build upon their career, do challenging and meaningful work, and protect the earth’s resources at the same time.

This position offers the opportunity for significant professional growth and the potential to collaborate with local and national teams. The candidate will have a broad range of responsibilities, which include mentoring junior and mid-level electrical and Instrumentation and Control (I&C) staff, interact with clients, manage electrical and I&C related projects, and participate in new business development. In this role, your design delivery responsibilities will include power system modeling, conceptual design development, layout and selection of equipment, development of contract drawings using 2D and 3D design approaches, bid package preparation, field investigations, electrical and I&C design, and support during construction both in the office and the field.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for building things, meeting new people, and desire to work with professionals who perform industrial and municipal electrical, and other water/wastewater work.

Position can be based anywhere in the Pacific or Hawaiian time zones.

Ideally this position would be based in our Honolulu office on a hybrid (2-3 days in office/week) work arrangement; relocation assistance is available.

For Pacific time zone based candidates, periodic travel to Hawaii may be required.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Serve as a project task manager, or perform as lead discipline (electrical and I&C) engineer and Electrical Engineer-of-record on projects as appropriate.
• Scope and budget projects, identify method of project execution, and coordinate staff assignments.
• Successfully manage and execute electrical designs to be on time and on budget using company systems and tools.
• Support business opportunities and assist in sales and marketing efforts (proposal preparation, interviewing, scope, fee, etc.).
• Mentor other electrical and I&C engineers and designers.
• Perform contractor construction submittal reviews and request for information documents and general electrical design activities for water and wastewater treatment plant and pump station power systems. Field and site investigation of project work as required.
• Producing effective and accurate written documents, reports, and technical memorandums.
• Communicate and interface with clients.
• Collaborate with a national team of technical experts in the Electrical and I&C group.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional registration or the ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as an Electrical Engineer working for government, municipal, and/or industrial water and wastewater industries.
• Ability to work with Designers in Revit/BIM environment along with AutoCAD P&.
• Experience in industrial power systems design (medium and low voltage systems), service entrance, feeder and branch circuits, lighting, emergency power and power generation and distribution equipment, power systems studies.
• Solid knowledge in the application…