POSITION DESCRIPTION

Title: Sr. Electrical Project Engineer

Department: Electrical

Last Updated: 1-27-22

Exemption Status: Exempt

Benefits Level: Salary, Billable

Reports to: Manager, Electrical Dept

Classification: P6

The Senior Electrical Project Engineer serves as a technical expert but may also have management and marketing responsibilities. Acts as senior, advanced engineer of the department. Responsible for technical development in the electrical engineering discipline. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as Project Engineer on complex, single-discipline and complex multi-discipline projects.
• Serves as lead engineer on projects to coordinate work with other disciplines.
• Interfaces with clients and vendors.
• Assists with proposal development and project documentation including estimating engineering manhours estimates for scope.
• Familiar with other disciplines and performs inter-discipline reviews.
• Coordinates all aspects of project document completion within the company and externally with clients and other design professionals.
• Reviews work of the project design team. Checks the progress of work and alerts the Project Manager to needed changes to the scope or other services.
• Performs field measurements independently. Train others.
• Assesses the requirements of a project, break a project down into tasks, and works with a Project Manager to determine scope, budget and staffing for a project.
• Works with code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to the building code is required.
• Promotes the use of and participates in the development of company design and production standards.
• Assumes complete responsibility for engineering within his/her discipline for projects.
• Coordinates work of his/her discipline with other disciplines.
• Makes recommendation and/or decisions on unusual or complicated issues.
• Directs and assists co-workers with performing field measurements.
• Prepares or reviews construction budgets based on experience and scope of project.
• Performs or directs construction support/management on projects.
• Directs construction observation of others on projects.
• Leads the education and development of design staff and acts as a resource for design questions.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Must have knowledge of applicable building codes and National Electrical Code.
• Must keep current on the “state of the art” in their design specialty through review of periodicals and continuing education.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, and the client.
• Must have previous experience in consulting engineering.
• Must have medium voltage design experience up to 35kV.
• Integrity, sense of responsibility, independent judgment.
• Ability to delegate tasks and duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Proficient in the PC/windows environment with experience in e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree required, with specialization in the electrical discipline.
• 15+ years of previous consulting or facilities engineering/design experience.
• PE License required.
• Valid Drivers' License.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position operates in a professional office environment at REW offices in Westlake, Ohio. This is typically a full-time position, which is defined as being scheduled to work 40 hours or more per week.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, carry or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; talk or hear; walk; sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel is required for the position.

ACTIVITY

RARE

(1-9% of time)

OCCASIONAL

(9-33% of time)

FREQUENT

(34-66% of time)

CONSTANT

(67-100% of time)

Sitting

X

Standing

X

Walking

X

Squatting/Kneeling

X

Lift and carry (up to 10 lbs.)

X

Lift and carry (11 - 30 lbs.)

X

NOTICE

This job description in no way constitutes a contract of employment and is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of an employee in this position. Duties, responsibilities, qualifications and activities may change at any time with or without advance notice.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically works in a normal office environment; occasionally it is necessary to work in outside weather conditions with exposure to heat, cold, wet and/or humid conditions. The employee will occasionally be required to perform various engineering-related tasks at active construction sites or active client facilities. The employee may be subject to the usual hazards of these environments, and may include moving heavy equipment, lifting loads, etc. The employee may work near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office, and moderately loud when in the field.