Job title: Staff Electrical Engineer – Networks, Integration, & Automation (Denver)
Company: Burns & McDonnell
Job description: Our Transmission & Distribution global practice is looking for an Electrical Engineer to support our Denver office. This person will serve as a lead engineer on telecommunications projects for electric and gas utilities; in addition to taking ownership of client relationships, this person will manage project schedules, budgets, execution, and quality. At Burns & McDonnell, you will have the opportunity to build your own success story, both personally and professionally. Join our team and work on dynamic projects, engineering communications and automation solutions that are modernizing today’s electric grid. We want you to bring your unique experiences, leadership, talents, and perspectives to our diverse team to make our critical infrastructure clients successful!Networks, Integration & Automation (NIA)ProjectsAs an engineer at Burns & McDonnell, you will be a key part of our nationwide team. Burns & McDonnell will provide on-the-job training, technical mentorship, and professional development as you support the following projects:– Grid Modernization: Now, more than ever, reliable and secure communication for grid operations is essential. We work with electric utilities to expand their capabilities with the latest technologies for remote monitoring, automation, and control to improve operational efficiency.– Networks: We help our clients build redundant, long-haul, high-capacity data networks via a variety of technologies that are used for both business/IT needs as well as the day-to-day operational needs that keep the lights on.– Renewable Energy: With the expansion of renewable energy technologies, our team works to connect these assets to electric grid infrastructure to provide critical communications for the local utility and system operator in areas such as offshore wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), hydroelectric power, and battery storage.– Fiber: Fiber optic infrastructure is one of the fastest ways that utilities transmit high-bandwidth data, and our team is helping to expand that infrastructure.Job Responsibilities
- Execute the electrical design of a variety of projects from the conceptual scoping phase through design completion.
- Support commissioning and field troubleshooting efforts remotely.
- Travel to client offices and field locations to coordinate client stakeholders and assess technical direction of projects.
- Perform field inspections, measurements, or calculations for public and private clients.
- Research, design, and compile project-related data as required.
- Apply knowledge of commonly-used electrical concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.
- Create project deliverables including but not limited to device configurations, construction designs, network architecture diagrams, and project cost estimates.
- Utilize innovative tools such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 3D scanning, and model-based design.
- Modify and review construction drawings, device configurations, client presentations, and other project deliverables for a variety of projects primarily related, but not limited, to electric utilities.
- Meet and correspond with clients and other external stakeholders to develop relationships with key points of contact.
- Perform design quality reviews and mentorship.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program.
- Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
- Minimum of 3 years of electrical engineering experience, consulting preferred.
- Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience.
- Successful completion (i.e. passing) FE or EIT strongly preferred.
- Interest in obtaining PE certification strongly preferred. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (or interest in obtaining) may be considered.
- Interest in project management, specifically project budgets, earned value management, schedules, and resourcing.
- Strong knowledge of standard engineering techniques and procedures.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to successfully work with teammates globally.
- Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative, problem-solving environment.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in standard engineering techniques and procedures.
- Must be capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
- Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
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Location: Denver, CO
Job date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:18:13 GMT
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