Facilities CM Electrical Engineer; Rail​/Transit

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Position summary:

Responsible for overseeing electrical aspects of construction projects, ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, and safety regulations. This role involves supervising construction activities, quality control, and progress monitoring, while also maintaining communication with the project team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in electrical engineering and experience in design and related functions.

JMT offers outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth. We are 100% employee‑owned (ESOP) and provide excellent health care coverage and a range of other benefits, including:

• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company‑paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Caregiver Leave Program
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career Development Programs

Compensation for this position is $ - $, commensurate with experience, education and certifications. The provided range is a good‑faith estimate based on the requirements described within this job description.

• Support the overall Project Manager by executing project management responsibilities for the respective discipline, including developing hours estimates, scope, etc.
• Oversee sub‑tasks within the respective discipline for a project.
• Maintain full familiarity with plans, specifications, construction schedules, contractor’s plans on assigned contracts, the Project Management Plan (PMP), and current safety regulations.
• Provide electrical engineering support to the client’s project implementation team.
• Provide technical expertise related to engineering and constructability, statements of work, cost estimates, proposal reviews, project schedules, change requests, and other items during pre‑construction, procurement, construction, and testing and commissioning.
• Coordinate engineering and implementation in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Document and oversee processes and projects, ensuring conformance with WMATA’s approved procedures and all internal and external project requirements.
• Evaluate design and construction for potential risks, develop alternative courses of action, and make recommendations.
• Assist in the preparation of final decision documentation for the COTR.
• Review contractor payment requests and internal project costs and make recommendations.
• Report on project status and communicate with the client’s internal stakeholders.
• Perform other related tasks assigned by the client and contract manager.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Excellent written and communication skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of construction or related electrical engineering experience, with at least two (2) of those years in the transit industry.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365®.
• Physical ability to access any of the locations and perform a hands‑on inspection, if required.
• Must have previous field experience.
• OSHA 10‑hour Construction certification.

• PE license, Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Certified Professional Contractor (CPC) are desirable but not required.
• Familiarity with WMATA design criteria and standards.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Procore.

Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. The work is generally sedentary but may require occasional standing and walking. The office environment has adequate lighting and temperature with no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Field work is required on occasion, where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, or dry/arid conditions.

Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Civil Engineering