Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Lead

3 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States EXP Full time
Job Opportunity

At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators, and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world's most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results, and shares ambitions for each other, our clients, and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP. Are you ready to design your future?

Your Work Environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the Aviation, Transit, Commercial, or Mission Critical Buildings team, of the MEP Sector, based in Chicago.

Project Lead Responsibilities

  • Lead the discipline design team to produce construction documents that meet the project requirements within the allocated schedule and budget while minimizing inefficiencies and rework.
  • Coordinate with other disciplines (MEP/FP, arch, struct, etc) for power, lighting, fire alarm, and grounding design.
  • Apply risk management practices of project engineering.
  • Front-end load projects and apply best practices to set the proper direction of the project in SDs and DDs.
  • Provide discipline-specific manpower planning for projects and assist in team resource allocation.
  • Provide support for the Project Manager with respect to electrical and fire alarm scope.

Senior Electrical Engineer Responsibilities

  • Execute complex electrical designs with conflicting design requirements or difficult coordination.
  • Apply knowledge of building code requirements within the NEC, IBC, IECC/ASHRAE, and other codes.
  • Understanding and correctly apply concepts of emergency and normal power systems, of lighting, photometric, and lighting controls, voltage drop, conductor sizing, harmonics, grounding, and bonding, etc.
  • Interface with electrical utility providers and coordinate incoming service including service entrance ductbanks and utility transformers.
  • Evaluate Value Engineering (cost-cutting) items with respect to our level of risk.
  • Select and edit electrical specifications from baseline CSI Masterformat.
  • Perform calculations for available fault current study; implement proper AIC ratings of equipment, coordination studies, arc flash analysis, generator, and UPS sizing, and preliminary load calculations.
  • Prepare one-line diagrams for power, grounding, lighting control, and fire alarm scopes of work.
  • Layout equipment room sizes during Schematic Design and Design Development phases.
  • Prepare floor plans showing electrical and fire alarm device layouts, circuitry, fixtures, equipment, etc.
  • Respond to RFI's for the project, and accurately review submittals.
  • Solve installation problems with electrical systems, travel to the site to resolve issues.
  • Manage and deliver revisions (ASI's, Bulletins, Addendums, etc).

Continuous Improvement and Mentorship

  • Perform Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) reviews on specifications, reports, code application, submittal review, equipment selection, deliverables, and drawings.
  • Develop Internal lessons learned, best practices, and standards.
  • Provide meaningful feedback to supervisor on areas of improvement or concern of the team.
  • Provide mentoring and guidance to peers and subordinates.

What Your Experience Looks Like

  • 8+ years' experience in electrical MEP design (Aviation, Transit, Federal, Science & Technology, or Mission Critical Facilities preferred).
  • Thorough knowledge of NEC and building codes.
  • AutoCAD and REVIT MEP proficient (REVIT Experience is required).
  • BS Architectural Engineering, or BS Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree.
  • Registered P.E. is required.
  • Experience in using SKM Power Tools or similar software for engineering calculations preferred (Fault Current Studies, Coordination Studies, Arc Fault Studies, photometric analysis).
  • Experience using construction cost estimating software (Cost-works) preferred.

About Us Our Story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner, and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services to the world's built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP's predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year. The passion, enthusiasm, diversity, and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We're committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity, and rewards excellence. Find out more about life at EXP by visiting About the Team EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression. Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us, and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.

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