Electrical Engineer

$101,150 - $144,500/Yr

HDR - Oakland, CA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time
Oakland, CA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We are seeking ideal candidates who possess experience in medium to high-voltage power distribution systems, which includes but is not limited to substations, analysis of AC and DC power systems, coordination of protective relays, rectifiers, grounding and bonding, and negative return. The candidates should be willing to work at Client offices and support their ongoing projects. It would be preferable if the candidates had experience working with transit Agencies. In the role of Electrical Engineer, we'll count on you to coordinate the work of the electrical design team on large institutional/industrial projects through the schematic design development and contract document phase of a project. You will establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance, coordinate workload to complete the document on schedule, and conduct work sessions at the project site in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines. You will also review electrical documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines, write/edit electrical specifications, select equipment, electrical systems and devices, and provide construction contract administration as needed. Additionally, you will conduct QA/QC on the work of other Electrical Engineers, Electrical Coordinators or Technicians, and perform other duties as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate work of the electrical design team on large institutional/industrial projects through the schematic design development and contract document phase of a project
  • Establish meetings and participate in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance
  • Coordinate workload to complete the document on schedule
  • Conduct work sessions at the project site in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines
  • Review electrical documents for areas of conflict with all disciplines
  • Write/edit electrical specifications and select equipment, electrical systems and devices
  • Coordinate with and assist affected disciplines with addenda, RFIs, CPRs and change orders, and take responsibility to incorporate agreed-upon changes into the project documents
  • Provide construction contract administration as needed
  • Conduct QA/QC on the work of other Electrical Engineers, Electrical Coordinators or Technicians
  • Perform other duties as needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering with an Electrical emphasis
  • Previous experience in electrical design of buildings (lighting/power/systems)
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • 4 years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable design and construction experience
  • Strong computer skills using AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, Revit, SKM, AGI and EasyPower
  • An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
  • Experience in identifying electrical hazards and implementing electrical safe work practices
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Demonstrate strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience performing power distribution studies for load flow, short circuits, protective relay coordination, arc flash, harmonic, and ground analysis

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience working with transit Agencies
  • Experience with ETAP, running load study, arc flash study, etc.

Benefits

  • life insurance
  • parental leave
  • paid holidays
  • tuition reimbursement
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • short and long-term disability
  • employee assistance program
  • paid time away
  • retirement savings plan with employer match
  • employee referral bonus
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