Senior Electrical Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to be based in our Chicago, IL office. 

About Buildings + Places: 

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, urbanism, and planning (inclusive of landscape design), strategy +, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management.  This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create.  Our Chicago studio focuses on the Commercial/Corporate, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Federal market sectors.  We look to combine beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects and believe these values can be instilled in any project regardless of size or budget. 

Some of our recent projects include tenant build-out spaces, water reclamation office building and lab facility, Joint Public Safety Training Center, Package distribution warehouses, and cutting-edge scientific research facilities.  

Job Summary/Responsibilities: 

Senior Electrical Engineer will work in a highly collaborative environment on a wide range of projects. The ideal candidate will have a passion for designing building electrical systems and supporting junior staff. The Engineer will be responsible for performing the technical calculations and design, understanding the project requirements and the effort required to complete the work and applying critical thinking to quickly recognize issues and be part of the solution. 

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: 

• Electrical engineering from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy including writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings.
• Stays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the electrical and fire alarm disciplines.
• Researches, develops, designs, specifies, and witnesses the testing of electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials, applying principles and techniques of electrical engineering.
• Organizes and conducts site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes of work.
• Coordinating with the client and multiple disciplines, acting as electrical engineer point of contact to ensure that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule.
• Assist in proposal preparation and discipline plans that meet project requirements in conjunction with the senior leadership.
• Manage and work on multiple projects with other team members, acting as mentor and reviewer of work.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering or similar +6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration with 8+ years of experience.
• Strong electrical code knowledge including National Electric Code (NEC), ASHRAE and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
• Competent in all conventional aspects of electrical building engineering systems and conducts work in a professional manner while collaborating with other team members.
• Experience in the following markets: Corporate Workplace and Commercial buildings, Federal Civilian and DoD, Healthcare, Mission Critical, Justice, and Higher Education projects.
• Experience with sustainable design and certification in LEED and/or WELL.
• Analyze equipment energy use for optimizing systems