Electrical Designer

Overview

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Imagine being an employee-owner of a company guided by engaged and empowered team members like yourself. Where a culture of respect, flexibility, and accountability aren't just ideals - they're our foundation, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives are valued as drivers of innovation and growth. Join us, as together, we are Building a Better World for All of Us®. You belong at SEH.

SEH is currently searching for an Electrical Designer to join our talented Mechanical/Electrical team.

Why You’ll Love SEH

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities
• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company’s success
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones

This Opportunity

• This opportunity is open to candidates residing in listed areas and remote options may apply.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Electrical Designer to lead complex projects in outdoor lighting and electrical design for government agencies and public infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse, high-impact projects that shape communities, including roadways, parks, and event venues. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with leadership ability to deliver innovative, efficient, and compliant solutions.

• Develop electrical design solutions for outdoor lighting and electrical projects:
• Local roadways, city streets, bridges, highways, and interchanges
• Parks, trails, and public spaces
• Amphitheaters, sound stages, and event venues
• Color-changing LED lighting systems

• Develop lighting layouts based on photometric analysis that meet recommended practices, DOT, municipal, or local agency standards.
• Evaluate and compare outdoor lighting equipment for quality.
• Produce and manage construction documents, including detailed drawings and specifications for lighting, power distribution and lighting control systems.
• Perform technical design calculations typically expected of an electrical engineer, partnering with in-house licensed engineers for final review and stamping.
• Coordinate with other disciplines, project managers and clients to meet project and client expectations.
• Provide construction administration for electrical projects including responding to requests for information, change orders, inspection and punch list generation.
• Supervise and/or mentor other lighting and electrical designers.
• Lead and manage projects for the outdoor lighting and electrical group, including marketing, cross-functional team coordination, client engagement and communication.

Essential Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in electrical or lighting program from an accredited college.
• Proficient in applicable electrical codes related to outdoor lighting and electrical design, voltage drop calculations, power distribution design, and wiring diagrams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven experience acting as electrical or lighting discipline lead on multi-discipline projects.
• AutoCAD experience
• Roadway lighting design experience using AGI 32.
• Project management experience, or interest/capability in becoming a project manager.
• Ability to travel as needed for team meetings, client consultations, field surveys, construction observation, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience
• Airfield lighting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college
• Licensed Electrical Engineer with ability to be licensed in multiple states
• Conducting field investigations, condition assessments, writing reports and interfacing with clients
• Bentley Micro Station and/or Open Roads experience

Who We Are

Better Places. Clean Water. Renewing Infrastructure. Improving Mobility. SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services. We’ve been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find…