Electrical Project Engineer

Working at Knobelsdorff

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.

Design, analyze, and optimize electrical system designs and project deliverables to ensure construction readiness is aligned with project demands and schedule. Collaborate on and contribute to innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients and industry standards.

• Work collaboratively on projects while managing project timelines, ensuring completion of projects and deliverables are aligned with schedules and construction needs.
• Review designs for constructability and coordinate updates and improvements where needed to ensure the success of construction teams.
• Provide direct technical support, from start to finish of projects, on design, procurement and construction for equipment, materials, execution, and maintenance.
  • Review drawings and project documentation
  • Review customer specifications
  • Assist with RFIs and Submittals
  • Review equipment specifications
  • Generate material takeoffs
• Engage internally and with external customers, engineers, and others to support the design of electrical systems or portions of electrical systems.
• As needed, travel to site to support and coordinate with project and construction teams for successful project execution.
• Ensure that installation and operations conform to standards and customer requirements by preparing electrical systems specifications, technical drawings, and project documents.
• Establish construction, manufacturing, or installation standards or specifications through documentation review and/or creation.
• Ensure compliance with specifications, NEC code and customer requirements through direction and coordination of documentation, material, installation, support, and/or testing activities.
• Work collaboratively with internal preconstruction, design and operations teams as well as external customers, vendors, subcontractors and engineering partners to support technical aspects of the design and execution of projects.
• Foster key strategic relationships with various partners.
• Ongoing integration and gain of technical knowledge to further establish self as a reliable source of information to the engineering team.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and manufacturers/distributors.
• Manage project files, drawings, documents & records across multiple projects at a time.
• Identify challenges and work with Quality and SMEs to resolve issues and implement continuous improvement actions.

The requirements listed in job descriptions are guidelines, not fixed rules. You do not have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed.

• 3-5 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering or include experience in proper design and constructability.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent education/experience.
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude.
• Must be self‑motivated and flexible to accommodate changes in KE business strategies
• Have entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and be accountable for project decisions and actions.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that represents a history of safe & competent driving.
• Ability to pass a…