Senior Electrical Engineer

Overview

LDIS LLC, A Tetra Tech company, is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Electric & Design team based in Arvada, CO.

LDIS LLC has been a leader providing engineering and design solutions for the Energy, Renewables, Water Treatment and Life Sciences markets for over 20 years. In 2019 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organization.

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

• Ability to lead a discipline engineering team on projects with no guidance; project size at any level and complexity, supervise design personnel and other staff specialists.
• Responsible for electrical engineering and design review. Assists in the development of design standards, specifications, and discipline quality control procedures.
• Serve as the lead Engineer or technical expert on all projects
• Controlling & executing the scope, schedule and budget of assigned projects.
• Performs power engineering tasks and calculations for processing and heavy industrial, including facilities providing direction and supervision as a Staff Electrical Engineer
• Support specification development and research for distribution switch gear, MCCs, panels, motor starters/VFDs, etc.
• Advanced knowledge in Oneline and panel schedule development, simple cable tray/conduit layout and fill calculations, cable/wire sizing, CAD drafting
• Vendor submittal review and develop and wiring diagrams based on vendor drawings.
• Reviews work for discrepancies or inconsistencies
• Reports project status & staffing requirements to supervisor
• Research and resolve issues with all available tools
• Develops and improves technical knowledge and skills
• Maintains professionalism in relationships with other office and team members
• Mentor less experienced engineers, designers and drafters.
• Plans what needs to be communicated and how to present the information effectively
• Staying updated on industry standards, regulations and best practices.
• Constructively builds and maintains relationships with others on the project design team
• Makes site visits to observe during construction and operation
• Lighting designs, luminaire layout, and circuit switching
• Conducting feasibility studies and analyzing system requirements
• Providing technical expertise and guidance in troubleshooting electrical power systems
• Travel required when requested

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar ABET accredited engineering degree and relevant experience.
• 15+ years’ experience
• Course work in power engineering
• PE required in multiple states
• NCEES Registration
• In-depth knowledge of the National Electrical Code and NFPA 70E
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles, including circuit theory, electromagnetics and power electronics.
• Proficient knowledge of symmetrical components, fault current calculations, and machine theory
• Capable of breaking a task into one or more component parts and sequencing those parts effectively
• Execute practical and constructable design solutions
• Solid understanding of the scope, schedule and budget assigned for engineering tasks
• Self-starter with the ability to work with other project teams to apply standard textbook electrical design and analysis approach
• Efficiently executes design from concept through completion
• Ability to logically organize work and delegates tasks to junior team members
• Collaborating with electrical and other discipline team members on various projects
• Ability to offer suggestions and corrections on organization and planning issues
• Productively work through conflict to keep tasks moving forward
• Familiar with the "business" of electrical engineering as well as the technical design issues
• Strong verbal and written communications skills that are well organized and persuasive
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, such as Word and Excel

Target Salary Range: $166,000 to…