Senior Electrical Engineer- Water

About this Opportunity

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. As they face new, more complex challenges, our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

• Lead the electrical design and engineering portions of all phases of the projects you are assigned to, from planning through post-construction.
• Apply engineering knowledge to plan, size, evaluate, select, and specify electrical systems in accordance with relevant codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Conduct a variety of tasks including field investigations, liaising with clients and contractors, detailed planning studies, design calculations, technical reports, presentations to stakeholders, construction packages (drawings and technical specifications), estimating construction costs, construction monitoring, commissioning, and business development activities.
• Act as electrical discipline lead on multidisciplinary projects.
• Act as technical lead and/or project manager on electrical projects.
• Act as a senior technical resource and electrical task lead on large and/or complex projects.
• Serve as the electrical engineer-of-record (EOR) for projects and project components of varying degrees of complexity.
• Develop and manage electrical scope, budget, staffing, and schedule for projects of all sizes.
• Conduct and/or oversee field reviews required to assess existing as-built conditions.
• Lead the preparation of electrical studies, assessments, technical memorandums, and reports.
• Evaluate and select electrical products and engineered systems for use on projects.
• Lead the preparation and coordination of electrical construction drawings (single line diagrams, power and lighting plans, grounding and lightning protection plans, elevations, wiring diagrams, motor control schematics, riser diagrams, installation details, schedules).
• Lead the preparation of electrical technical specifications, equipment datasheets, and testing and commissioning plans.
• Coordinate electrical technical specifications and drawings with construction documents and other disciplines.
• Model, study, and analyze power systems (load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, motor acceleration studies).
• Provide guidance, training, and mentorship for junior and intermediate engineers and designers.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and external consultants, owner and contractor, sub‑contractors, and vendors.
• Participate in client project requirement meetings, value analysis, and basic cost estimating.
• Participate in constructability reviews.
• Conduct QA reviews and implement quality control frameworks on own projects.
• Conduct technical reviews of project deliverables produced by peers and subordinate engineers.
• Assist in the development of new standards and specifications for the electrical group.
• Oversee and manage multiple projects.
• Conduct and/or oversee construction phase services such as responding to RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and completing field reviews.

• Requisite knowledge and application of industry standards, electrical and building codes.
• Advanced understanding of electrical engineering concepts and effective communication.
• Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and draw/spec relationships, especially in the water/wastewater industry.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, construction methods, materials, and industry standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead one or more teams through all phases of project delivery.
• Ability to review the work of others for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Collaborates in project team setting and engages in creative and critical thought.
• Very strong oral and written communication skills.
• Very strong technical writing skills (reports, memorandums, specifications).
• Strong…