Facilities Electrical Engineer

Facilities Electrical Engineer

The mission of NIST's Office of Facilities and Property Management (OFPM) is to advance NIST's mission success by planning, building, operating, maintaining, and servicing facilities that provide a safe, secure, and sustainable environment for world-class scientific research. This position is in the Boulder Facilities Maintenance Division, which ensures the operational reliability, safety, and modernization of campus infrastructure by providing engineering expertise in utility distribution, laboratory construction, and facility maintenance to support cutting-edge measurement science.

As a Facilities Electrical Engineer for this group, you will:

• Design, modify, and optimize research facility utility distribution systems and laboratory spaces, including preparing engineering drawings, cost estimates, constructability reviews, and technical specifications.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical oversight for campus electrical infrastructure, including medium-voltage (13.2 kV) networks, low-voltage power distribution (480V to 120/208V), networked fire alarm systems, and fiber optic cabling.
• Perform complex power system engineering studies-such as short-circuit availability, time-current coordination, and arc flash analysis-to ensure site infrastructure safety, operational reliability, and code compliance.
• Serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and embedded electrical safety expert, managing architect/engineering design and construction contracts while providing safety coaching, technical reviews, and low/medium-voltage switching support.