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Electrical Engineer

2 months ago


Nashville, United States Gresham Smith Full time

Our Industrial team's architects and engineers provide best practices and solutions across a variety of industries, including advanced technology, automotive, consumer products, energy storage, food and beverage, tire and rubber, and more We specialize in new facility and process design, expansions and system modifications to support adaptive use. From commissioning and program management to master planning and site selection, our comprehensive suite of services are focused on meeting both the current and future needs of our clients. We invite you to join our ever-expanding team

Take your career to the next level with Gresham Smith

Consistently ranked in the Top 10 in the Industrial Sector by Building Design + Construction, Gresham Smith is a growing architectural, engineering, and program management firm with 25 offices throughout the US. Join us and you'll work on some of the most dynamic and diverse projects for some of the world's largest clients in industries such as EV battery, automotive, food + beverage, advanced manufacturing, data centers, aerospace + defense, consumer products, tire + rubber, and metals. You'll see firsthand our commitment to our employees recognized by our "Best Firm to Work For" awards and our overall 94% employee retention rate.

Our carefully selected team is what sets us apart from other firms. We are driven to provide the best environment for our employees - the latest technology, thorough training, easy access to leadership, and a comprehensive benefits package that is sure to impress. We empower our employees to strike a total life balance by offering flexible schedules and hybrid work arrangements. Clients and partners regard us as innovators who are always pushing for creative and comprehensive solutions that optimize the bottom line, and a passion for genuine client service. We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Industrial team

This position can be open to all Gresham Smith locations. Based on the candidate's experience, remote options in the US can be discussed.

Responsibilities:

  • Determines scope, budget, and schedule for each task.Performs design and/or assigns tasks to team members and monitors for conformance to plan.
  • Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate electrical engineering work. Prepare engineering reports, plans, and specifications for a variety of projects.
  • Prepare and review plans and technical specifications, contract documents, and estimates. Participate in contract bidding and administration.
  • Support and observe the design and ongoing progress of a project. Communicate and interact with project team members, client representatives, review agencies, and others as appropriate to the project.
  • Provide leadership and assign electrical design job functions to designated engineers and designers and supervise their efforts in completing the project on time and within budget.
  • Collaborate in solving a variety of complex engineering problems (e.g., conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, difficult coordination requirements).
  • Design electrical components and systems for industrial facilities.
  • Research codes and apply knowledge of code requirements and standards to designs.
  • Determine, analyze, and interpret clients' needs and requirements.
  • Identify all project inputs needed to proceed efficiently on assigned tasks.
  • Produce contract documents including drawings and specifications, review designs, proposals, shop drawings, and contractor comments for sound electrical engineering practice and conformance with established safety and design criteria.
  • Perform calculations and complete layouts and arrangements.
  • Prepare project cost and schedule estimates.
  • Visit construction sites to observe existing conditions to obtain design information and identify solutions to problems that may arise during construction.
  • Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs and report findings and recommendations.
  • Provide technical assistance when problems are encountered before, during, and after construction.
  • Collaborate with others to identify, define, and solve design issues.
  • Review preliminary and final electrical design with other disciplines for function, clearances, coordination, and final design selection.
  • Reviews design deliverables for constructability.Checks shop drawings for compliance with design documents, and coordinates with other disciplines.Answers RFIs from contractors during construction.Performs construction inspections and develops final punch list.
  • Write commissioning procedures.
  • Assist in starting up and commissioning of communication, security, instrumentation, and controls projects.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum of 8 years of electrical design experience serving manufacturing and industrial clients
  • P.E. license with education experience necessary to obtain licensure in other states by reciprocity
  • Knowledge of large power transformers, power generation, transmission, operation, and maintenance of power system distribution systems (110vac to 138kvac), harmonic analysis, cable and buss capacity analysis, and load flow analysis is required.
  • Experience in electrical design for facility and infrastructure projects.Experience shall include the design of power, lighting, grounding and lightning protection, alarm systems, control systems for building equipment, communications, access controls, and security systems.
  • Strong working knowledge of national safety electrical codes and standards
  • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Strong team player that effectively coordinates with other team members throughout the design.
  • Communicates effectively. Skilled in both verbal and written communication.The position will have direct client contact.
  • Previous design and detailing experience using REVIT, and AutoCAD is preferred
  • Experience with lighting calculation software such as AGI-32, ElumTools, and/or Visual.
  • Experience with power system analysis software such as SKM Powertools, or ETAP is preferred.
  • LEED accreditation is preferred.
Desirable Skills that are a "Plus":
  • Digitally curious and comfortable diving in and working with coding and automation
  • Design automation skills, including the application of parametric design tools such as Dynamo and Grasshopper
  • Software Coding -especially with Python, and/or C#
  • Working with Revit's API
  • Power BI for data visualization


Gresham Smith is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Gresham Smith provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender, national origin, status as a protected veteran, disability or any other classification protected by law.

Gresham Smith will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, headhunters, contract recruiters, search firms, or employment agencies. An executed GRESHAM PLACEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) is required prior to any payment obligation for either a referral or recruiter fee.In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously executed PSA, GRESHAM SMITH explicitly reserves the right to recruit and hire those candidate(s) at its discretion, and without any financial obligation whatsoever to the recruiter or agency.Any such unsolicited resume or candidate contact information, including those submitted directly to GRESHAM SMITH'S hiring managers or any other employee, shall become the property of GRESHAM SMITH upon receipt.

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