Electrical Engineer - Life Sciences - NV5

NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

NV5 delivers total building solutions to leading businesses and institutions nationwide and has registered professional engineers in over 40 states. We also specialize in providing high‐quality HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, telecommunications, audio visual, electronic security, commissioning, and energy and sustainability engineering services. 

NV5's innovative designs incorporate the use of a wide variety of cutting edge, environmentally conscious technologies. Nearly 20% of our staff members are LEED Accredited Professionals and have completed over 140+ LEED certified, platinum, gold and silver projects. NV5 is also a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

NV5 is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to develop electrical plans and specifications, reports and cost estimates on a number of concurrent projects with supervision from Senior Engineers. Responsibilities are as follows:

• Performs electrical engineering tasks under the supervision of a senior engineer and/or project manager.
• Able to lead most electrical design tasks on a project with supervision from senior engineers, including lighting, power, fire alarm, and telecommunications infrastructure design.
• Obtains and documents field data by conducting field visits to project sites.
• May supervise junior electrical designers and review work of junior level designers to ensure quality.
• Assists senior engineers and project managers with project planning, managing schedules and budgets to complete work on time and within budget.
• Obtains knowledge of building codes and stays current with building code changes.
• Performs equipment takeoffs for estimating purposes.
• Develops plans, specifications and cost estimates for a limited number of concurrent projects.
• Prepares studies, drawing or sketches as required; creates final design documents.
• May communicate with clients or architects to resolve issues with engineering designs.
• Obtain knowledge of building codes and stay current with building code changes.
• Perform BIM/CAD functions proficiently in the electrical discipline and will use Revit and/or AutoCAD MEP software to transfer design concepts to a format acceptable to the client, architect and/or construction company in accordance with NV5 standards.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, from an ABET-accredited engineering program, with some cooperative educational experience. In the absence of a BSEE, may consider applicants with equivalent combination of work experience and education.
  

Required Skills and Experience

• Must have an understanding of the engineering principles in the electrical discipline he/she is designing.
  
• Must have a minimum of five years of specific on-the-job experience in the consulting engineering field including developing plans and specifications in his/her technical specialty.
  
• Must be proficient in the operation of a computer and AutoCAD MEP/Revit.
  
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  

Desired Skills and Experience

• Ideal candidate will have five (5) to ten (10) years of consulting engineering experience designing electrical systems and developing plans and specifications for a variety of facility types.
  
• EIT (Fundamentals of Engineering Examination) not required, but preferred.
  
• PE (Professional Engineer) License not required, but preferred.
  

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. #INDHP 

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