Senior Electrical Engineer - Eichleay, Inc

We have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer in South San Francisco, CA.  This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and benefits.   We are seeking someone with 10 or more years of bio-pharmaceutical technology experience and at least 8 years direct involvement in electrical system design, construction, and/or commissioning. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working onsite for a leading bio-pharmaceutical sciences facility.

Estimated Start Date: January 6, 2025 *option to start sooner

Compensation:  $160,000 - $200,000+ *anticipated annual salary may vary based on skills, experience, qualifications and internal peer equity.  The pay range listed for this position is based on the anticipated base compensation at the time of the posting.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

The responsibilities for this position may include, but are not limited to:

• Onsite expectation Monday - Friday
• Under the direction of the Director of Design Engineering, the Design Engineering Senior Electrical Engineer provides technical leadership and accountability for electrical engineering designs on capital projects and engineering services performed at the South San Francisco (SSF) site and other sites where SSF Design & Construction (D&C) has active projects.
• This role engages actively in the design and planning of upgrades to critical electrical infrastructure and facility electrical systems across a portfolio of 50+ buildings / ~6M square feet of space.
• This role engages with the client’s internal and industry external network to learn and collaborate on new technologies, best practices and standards, bringing this knowledge and expertise to bear so that project designs provide safe, efficient and reliable operations to Genentech customers.
• The Senior Electrical Engineer will have experience in the area of electrical systems design and construction, and will engage frequently with various levels of the organization, and advising external design consultants on electrical engineering design.
• Interact day to day with many project teams, including coordinating with the project managers in Design & Construction and providing guidance and direction to design vendors and Alliance Partners (from the operational to executive level).
• Interact frequently with the leads of similar functions in SSF Site Ops and the PTT (Pharma Global Engineering) group, aligning on design standards and approaches across the network.
• Perform their work with limited direction and independent judgment, and will be proficient in their technical field above and beyond the level of their management.
• This role requires excellent interpersonal, leadership, strategic agility, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills, as well as a good working knowledge of project design, construction and management.
• Confidence in leading a team of project professionals.
• This role must embrace approachability and true relationship building with partner groups.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Demonstrate professional conduct when communicating with peers, customers and supervisor.
• Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Successful completion of client specific site training and continual training compliance.

  Project Technical and Design Responsibilities:

• The primary area of focus for the position will be supporting the execution of a portfolio of projects with technical input and technical coordination in the electrical engineering field, including design guidance on primary, medium and low voltage power service, emergency power and UPS, lighting, grounding, fire alarm, and interface to security and voice/data systems.
• The Senior Electrical Engineer may be assigned a portfolio of which they will attend key design meetings and provide design input and technical options analysis.
• The projects will be executed by multi-disciplinary teams, and this role will need to align and coordinate with key customers (R&D (gRED), Commercial, Pharmaceutical
• Technical Operations) and stakeholders (Site Operations, Maintenance & Plant Engineering, Security & SHE) on project designs.
• A key function of this role will also be to align the many project designs to the client and site specific standards, and to coordinate the scope done on these many small projects into a comprehensive strategy.
• In collaboration with the D&C Project Manager, the Senior Electrical Engineer will provide project oversight to:
  o Monitor projects during execution for adherence to the intended design.
  o Monitor commissioning and hand-over of projects to Site Operations and End Users to help ensure the project scope delivered meets expectations.

  Alliance Partner Design Team Oversite:

• SSF Design and Construction executes the design work on projects using the services of three Alliance Partner engineering firms, each of whom has an assigned electrical engineering lead.
• This role will lead an electrical engineering design sub-team including the representatives of each of these three firms, along with representatives of Site Operations, SHE and others.
• As defined by project needs, this team will be tasked with developing strategies for upgrading deficient areas of the campus through the project portfolio.
• This team will also engage in the development and review of design standards.
  

  Client Standards Support:

• Involvement in developing site specific electrical design standards. Such standards will be based on client corporate standards (including corporate “K” directives), but will be customized for the client site.

• Standards will be updated on a schedule agreed with management, and likely driven by upcoming portfolios of projects in a technical area for which such standards apply.
• This role will also be responsible for maintaining updated standards in an online portal accessible to partner design firms and stakeholders.
  

  Industry Involvement:

• The Senior Electrical Engineer will have in depth knowledge on industry electrical system trends and new technologies.
• As such, a key portion of this role is continuous learning, engagement with the client Engineering Network (technical experts within the client PTT organization and other client sites) as well as outside industry organizations.
• A portion of this role will be spent visiting other sites, attending at applicable conferences and industry events, and applying learned skills to the execution of projects at the SSF site.
• A portion of the Senior Electrical Engineer’s time will be spent supporting broad Design Engineering process improvement initiatives, to improve the processes and functioning of the overall team.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10 years or more bio-pharmaceutical technology experience in industry after receiving their Bachelor’s Degree. At least 8 years must include direct involvement in electrical system design, construction and/or commissioning.
• Must have excellent communication (written/verbal skills), presentation, leadership, interpersonal, collaborative, conflict resolution as well as a good working knowledge of project design and construction.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office and Google Suite skills.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills are essential to facilitate the work of cross-functional and interdepartmental teams.
• Must be dependable, possess attention to details, and be proficient in coordinating tasks.
• Self-starter and ability to work with minimum or no supervision.

Preferred Skills/Experience:  

• Working knowledge of electrical codes and electrical design standards including NEC, NFPA, IEEE and OSHA standards as well as relevant industry specific standards and documentation.
• Experience with energy use reduction projects is preferred.
• Pharmaceutical GMP project design experience, LEED/WELL/Fitwel certification preferred and / or experience working in a campus environment highly desired, but not required.

All opportunities with Eichleay will require authorization to work in the US without the need for sponsorship.  Positions will require in-person interactions and may require working onsite in an office or field environment.   This position is subject to federally mandated drug/alcohol testing. Candidates applying to Eichleay must have the ability to be badged and maintain a badge as a safety sensitive position and/or within the Building and Construction trade for process safety management governed facilities. This will require in-depth drug screening for all positions. 

Work Environment and Physical Demands:  

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• While performing duties of this job, you would occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear (this includes being able to hear and talk on site based communication equipment), distinguish between various colors, be able to hear safety tones/notifications, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools, temperature or controls.  
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.  
• Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates. This may include weekdays, weekends and/or holidays.  
• Job duties will generally be performed at a Client’s office, client site, production facility or industrial/construction job site. Day to day job direction will typically be lead by our Clients designated project leader. 
• Conditions and/or schedule will vary at each Client location, but the conditions listed above will generally apply.  
• Candidates will be required to follow our clients' site based rules and protocols regarding infectious diseases.

Why Eichleay? 

In 2025 we will be celebrating 150 years in business. So, for nearly 150 years Eichleay companies have developed a wide range of project delivery expertise. This legacy continues today with Eichleay, Inc. which specializes in the design and construction of industrial process, manufacturing, life science, and high technology facilities. 

Join a dynamic organization with insight fueled by experience, solutions powered by practicality, relationships built by listening and trust earned through results. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other status protected by law or regulation.