Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer, PE

Chicago IL

Client is seeking a licensed Electrical Engineer for our downtown Chicago office.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and self-directed with a background in facilities design for public sector clients including municipal, transit, and DOTs. Some projects will require client interaction in addition to collaboration with other in-house engineering staff.

Client offers a wide variety of electrical engineering services including facilities design, roadway lighting, fiber optic communications, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Additionally, Client operates within many industries such as transportation, rail, aviation, and municipal. The ideal candidate shall have familiarity with some of the topics indicated below and demonstrate initiative to learn the others.

Responsibilities :

• Perform detailed electrical design of lighting, power distribution, alarms, and communications, voltage drop calculations, generator and transformer sizing, substation and ground grid design and analysis.
• Perform roadway lighting and photometric calculations using AGI 32 software
• Perform Intelligent Transportation Systems design including fiber optic cable sizing, CCTV, and vehicle detection device selection
• Experience with SKM Power Tools
• Attend site visits and client meetings
• Compile milestone deliverables (calculations, drawings, specs, etc) consistent with client standards
• Organize both physical and digital project documentation
• Prepare new and modify existing drawings in AutoCAD, REVIT, or Microstation
• Coordinate with project team members including engineers, technicians, and management
• Participate in QA / QC process to maintain the quality of work completed by staff
• Prioritize tasks and balance workload according to project needs

Minimum Qualifications :