Senior Electrical Project Engineer/Manager
Hazen & Sawyer is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer/Manager for our Fairfax, VA office. Candidate will provide electrical engineering and design for water and wastewater facility projects, serving as lead electrical engineer. Candidate will support projects both local and regional to the office, as well as supporting projects in other areas as requested by the firm. Successful candidate may be offered the opportunity to become the electrical leader for Hazen offices in the DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia area.
Why Hazen and Sawyer:
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
- Our electrical group has over 100 employees spread across more than 30 of our offices
Key Responsibilities:
- Power systems design, including medium and low voltage electrical power distribution, generator design, motor controls, VFDs, lighting systems, equipment layout and related activities at water and wastewater facilities
- Prepare project specifications and edit corporate electrical master specifications as needed to suit each project
- Serve as the lead electrical engineer on multiple concurrent projects. Ensure the work is performed in accordance with scope, schedule, and budget
- Perform site visits as needed from project conceptual design through construction
- Perform electrical design work in AutoCAD and/or Revit as required by the project
- Perform electrical power system studies in SKM and/or ETAP as required by the project
- Complete construction administration tasks including review of shop drawings, replies to requests for information, change order requests and similar tasks
- Perform factory witness testing of electrical equipment as required by the project
- Monitor and participate in the field testing and start-up of electrical systems
- Represent the electrical discipline in client project meetings
- Interaction with clients, contractors, and engineers from other disciplines
- Serve as a technical mentor for less experienced electrical staff
- Assist in business development activities such as proposal preparation and participation in project interviews
- Develop scope and fee documents for electrical portions of projects
- Serve as Project Manager for selected electrical projects
- Supervise less experienced electrical staff working on projects
- Perform QA/QC review of the work completed by others in the Electrical Group
- Coordinate with subconsultants (where applicable) and review their work to maintain quality standards
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for selected topic(s) pertinent to the electrical discipline
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- 15 or more years of relevant experience in heavy industrial electrical engineering and design
Licensed as a registered professional engineer in at least one of the following:
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
- Ability to be licensed in additional states at the request of the firm
- Experience with SKM or ETAP power system software
- Experience with AutoCAD and/or Revit BIM software
- Experience in Microsoft Office products
- Strong communication skills allowing for successful interaction with clients, contractors, and other engineers
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the Water/Wastewater industry
- Experience with Bluebeam software and Bluebeam Studio
- Experience with instrumentation and control systems including instruments, operator interfaces, and PLCs
- Experience in leading a team of electrical engineers and designers
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
- Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
- Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
- Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
- Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
- Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
- Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location
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Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
- 15 or more years of relevant experience in heavy industrial electrical engineering and design
- Registered Professional Engineer license in Maryland, District of Columbia, or Virginia
- Ability to obtain licensure in additional states as requested
- Experience with SKM or ETAP power system software
- Experience with AutoCAD and/or Revit BIM software
- Experience with Microsoft Office products
- Strong communication skills for interacting with clients, contractors, and engineers
- Experience in the water or wastewater industry
- Experience with Bluebeam software and Bluebeam Studio
- Experience with instrumentation and control systems, including instruments, operator interfaces, and PLCs
- Experience leading a team of electrical engineers and designers
What We Do
As Hazen marks 75 years, we celebrate a legacy of absolute commitment to our clients while delivering the best technical work available anywhere. By fostering a culture rich with collaboration, opportunity, and support, we've retained a small-firm feel even as we've expanded to be the water industry's largest firm solely devoted to all things water. Our focus on water prepares us to handle the exceptional challenges facing the industry: adapting to new regulations and changes in supply or demand; targeting stretched budgets for optimal ROI; developing resilience to drought, floods, severe storms, and wildfires; charting a course into the digital age; and much, much more. Our focus on water also makes us home to many of the world’s top water experts and rising talents, each seeking a challenging and rewarding career while making an important contribution to the communities in which we work. If you have a water challenge, Hazen and Sawyer has your solution. Visit our website to view a full list of all Hazen office locations across the country and around the world.
