Utility Electrical Engineer

• Compensation: USD 100000 - USD 140000 - yearly

Along with building state-of-the-art projects, we build meaningful careers, lasting opportunities, and teams of dedicated individuals who truly own their work. As a leading turnkey specialty contractor specializing in Automation, Electric, Energy, and Power Services, our team tackles challenging, cutting-edge projects that provide opportunities to build new skills, confidence, and gain valuable hands-on experience in a variety of different industries. We tackle industrial electrical installations, advanced automation systems, and renewable energy solutions.

Since our founding as a family-owned company in 1988, we've grown while staying true to our core values. Starting your career with Knobelsdorff means joining a culture that values your contributions, moves quickly, takes calculated risks, and celebrates team members who step up and own their work.

If you're ready to join a team where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your impact is celebrated, Knobelsdorff (KE) is the place for you.

Support the advancement of utility-scale solar and BESS projects through all phases of electrical design by providing technical oversight, coordination, and review of electrical deliverables. Ensure electrical design quality, constructability, code compliance, and alignment with project scope, schedule, cost, customer requirements, and executionobjectives.

• Lead the progression of electrical design from preliminary design through IFC and construction phases, ensuring deliverables are completed in sequence to support project schedules.
• Review andvalidateelectrical design outputs, includingconductor schedules,equipment specifications and layouts,monitoring and communication systems, grounding, string layouts, voltage drop calculations, and related electrical deliverables.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for electrical design and constructability, including DC collection, AC collection, MV systems, equipment selection, grounding, monitoring, communications, and electrical code compliance.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams, external engineering partners, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Preconstruction, Estimating, Procurement, and Operations teams to align electrical design with project execution, procurement strategy, installation sequencing, and cost expectations.
• Conduct structured electrical design reviews at key milestones, including 30%, 90%, IFC, and construction-phase revisions.
• Identify risks, gaps, and inconsistencies in electrical design packages and drive resolution with internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluate electrical design decisions for constructability, installation efficiency, equipment availability, code compliance, customer requirements, and cost impacts.
• Interface with customers, developers, AHJs, external engineering firms, regulatory agencies, vendors, andsubcontractorsto align on electrical designapproach, technical requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Support permitting and regulatory coordination by ensuring electrical designscomply withNEC requirements, customer specifications, jurisdictional requirements, and applicable standards.
• Provide technical support during construction, including review of field issues, design clarifications, RFI responses, change impacts, and resolution of electrical installation or constructability concerns.
• Manage andmaintainproject electrical files, drawings, documents, records, and design information in company systems.
• Support continuous improvement of electrical design processes, review standards, templates, and lessons learned to improve consistency, quality, and execution across utility-scale projects.
• Balance multiple complex projects and design priorities whilemaintaininga high levelof accuracy, accountability, and execution.
• Travel to project sites as needed to review existing conditions, support design coordination,assist with field issue resolution, andvalidateelectrical systems or installation requirements.

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