Senior Electrical Engineer

The role

Develop coordinated electrical construction packages for pharmaceutical and food & beverage manufacturing projects. Connect facility power distribution, lighting and lightning protection with process equipment, utilities and HVAC systems.

What you will do

• Lead electrical design and prepare coordinated bid and construction packages.
• Develop and maintain process-equipment, utility and HVAC load lists.
• Design facility power distribution and lighting.
• Coordinate physical network and equipment connections with controls engineers and vendors.
• Coordinate fire-alarm, lighting-control, security and access-control interfaces.
• Conduct site surveys and provide electrical support during installation, troubleshooting, testing and commissioning.
• Plan design and construction activities, coordinate clients and suppliers, review deliverables and mentor project team members.
• Develop and coordinate AutoCAD/Revit construction deliverables with the project team.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• At least 4 years of electrical power-system design experience in manufacturing or consulting environments, as a designer or design engineer.
• Experience managing electrical design tasks and producing coordinated construction and bid packages.
• Working knowledge of facility electrical distribution, conductor and protection selection, lighting design and equipment connections.
• Familiarity with LV/MV distribution equipment.
• Ability to translate process-equipment, utility and HVAC requirements into coordinated load lists, electrical designs and equipment connection information.
• Knowledge of NEC, IBC and other codes relevant to the project.
• Ability to coordinate relevant building-service and signaling/security interfaces.
• Ability to plan schedules and estimate costs using project-planning tools such as MS Project.
• Strong organization, communication and project-team leadership.

Nice to have

• EIT certification preferred.
• PE licensure is optional and a plus.
• Experience with ETAP or SKM.
• Hands-on proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit is highly desirable.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits
• compensatory paid time off (PTO)
• flexible work environment
• opportunities for professional growth and collaboration

Before you apply

• Apply with your résumé.
• Relevant project examples can help us understand your contribution; please omit confidential client information.

About the company

Founded in 1999, LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial manufacturing clients across North America and Europe.