Senior Electrical Engineer (Macon)
Listing 2.04.01v4

Open Date:  Friday, May 8, 2015   
Close Date:  Friday, June 5, 2015 extended to Thursday, July 30, 2015

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  AAP. Drug -free workplace. E-verify. Applicant must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.Nexsen without employer sponsorship.  We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is an international full service architectural and engineering design firm that is deeply committed to providing design excellence to U.S. and global clients. Clark Nexsen was ranked 11th on the 2013 Architect 50, a list of top firms in the U.S., and in the Top 20 Architecture/Engineering firms in Building Design + Construction’s 2014 Giants 300 Report. The firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 475 employees in 10 additional office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation, benefits, an upbeat and professional work environment, numerous opportunities for career development, and have been recognized locally as one of the “Best Places to Work”. We promote strong ties with the communities in which we live and work - our employees are involved in countless community service projects.


Generous benefits include Health, Dental, 401k, Short- and Long-term Disability, Vacation/Sick. Optional Aflac, Flexible Benefits, and Legal Resources available.

Job Description

We seek to hire a senior-level Electrical Engineer in our Macon, Georgia office who will be responsible for performing, directing, and supervising all aspects of electrical engineering on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope for industrial, commercial and government facilities.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Performing all aspects of electrical engineering design (specifically power distribution) as a senior or lead engineer, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analysis, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout for building design and site electrical utilities
• Preparing fee proposals for building design electrical engineering services
• Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work for building design electrical engineering services
• Providing oversight and coordination of electrical engineering projects and the electrical engineering portion of multi-discipline projects, and working with assigned project managers to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines
• Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of electrical design within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that electrical design details integrate properly with all other disciplines represented on the design team
• Directing, supervising, training, and ensuring quality control of junior electrical engineers and designers
• Ensuring staff  compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing electrical engineering QC reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Preparing and supervising the preparation of accurate and complete electrical project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
• Performing and supervising electrical engineering support services during the bidding process, such as preparing addenda, amendments, and responding to RFI's
• Performing and directing electrical engineering construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings, preparing record drawings, etc.
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from project managers, managing principals, Operations Directors, and Senior Management
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of junior mechanical engineering staff

Project responsibilities include:

• Performing Project Manager duties as assigned
• Serve in the role of Design Manager on projects as assigned
• Responsible for discipline design and documentation of building electrical systems
• Develop discipline design approach and methodology
• Develop discipline project plan and production methodology
• Preparing accurate, complete, and code-compliant electrical drawings and specifications for schematic, design development, and construction document submittals.
• Reviewing calculations and work products produced by electrical engineers and electrical EIT's assigned to the project
• Reviewing drawings produced by technicians assigned to the project
• Preparing scope and fee proposals for the electrical portion of multi-discipline projects or single-discipline, electrical-only projects
• Assist MP and PM in development of projects proposals, budgets & schedules
• Perform  discipline QA/QC reviews on assigned projects
• Review and approve discipline code analysis
• Develop discipline specifications
• Respond to RFI's, Dr Check comments, etc.
• Back-check discipline QC/Gray Team comments
• Adhere to project budget and schedule

Education

The ideal candidate will have the following formal education:
 
Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations

• Must be fully licensed Professional Engineer in at least one, US state, preferably in the local jurisdiction
• Understanding of sustainable design principles and design practices with LEED AP accreditation preferred
• Certified Energy manager (CEM), Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD), or Certified Lighting efficiency Professional (CLEP), certifications are desirable
• Additional certifications such as CDT, CCS, or CCCA are encouraged to reflect personal growth inthe profession and an ever increasing knowledge base to enhance the design and documentation process
• Active participation in IEEE, IES or other related professional organizations is desirable

        
Software Skills

A Senior Electrical Engineer should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, accounting, and information management.

Working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to understand the capabilities and limitation of the programs and interact with the support staff in their use of the software is highly desirable. Career Experience

A Senior Electrical Engineer should typically have 10 years or more of significant design and practice experience in a leadership role with a Electrical Engineering firm or multi-discipline Architectural & Engineering firm with substantial knowledge of applicable energy codes and standards.

Strong experience in the design of building power distribution, lighting, communications and security systems is desirable

Experience as a lead designer or Electrical Engineer in federal, state, municipal, healthcare, commercial, higher education or similar projects plus experience in Design/Build and CM at Risk project delivery methods is desirable.

Other Criteria

• Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
• Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups up to and including large public meetings
• Have an enthusiastic, client-oriented, can-do attitude with a desire to provide outstanding professional services
• Be dedicated to his or her professional development as well as the success of colleagues and the firm as a whole
• Be dedicated to the advancement of the engineering profession
• Possess demonstrated ability to lead by example, teaching and mentoring younger staff and working well with others in a team environment