Job Description

Senior Electrical Engineer I

Company Overview:

Mortenson’s success is not a matter of luck; it’s a result of our ingenuity, expertise, and exceptional people coupled with our unparalleled focus on customer service. 

Our foundation and culture are based upon our company values of trust, safety, teamwork, responsibility, service and stewardship. We are inspired by a compelling purpose to build structures and facilities for the advancement of modern society and a mission to create an exceptional customer experience. Mortenson has built a reputation for being a leader in our industry and in the communities in which we live and work.

It all starts with our extraordinary people and collaborative teams. Mortenson has been voted a "best place to work" over 40 times since 2002…

…What are you waiting for?!

Summary: 

Mortenson is currently seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer I-Solar with the ability to interact with a variety of staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment, remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive, and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. The Senior Electrical Engineer will provide electrical technical support throughout the entire construction project.

• Provide electrical engineering design drawings, including preparatory meetings, and QA/QC
• Manage and lead the electrical engineering design and equipment procurement through use of submittals, transmittals, and requests for information
• Provide technical expertise to all parties concerned

Responsibilities:

Provide technical lead and support for electrical portions of work project

• Determine best layout of collection system; including consideration of constraints such as overhead/underground, follow roads/cross country, and junction box locations
• Review manufacturer’s data to determine extent of scope for electrical portion of project; including wiring requirements and electrical characteristics (i.e. grounding requirements, power factor ranges, lightning protection requirements, generator outputs, etc.)
• Verify that construction understand the scope of project during bidding process and provide electrical engineering resource throughout the project
• Communicate with local utilities to ensure the project can interconnect to the electrical grid
• Perform loss calculations (100% output/annualized)
• Develop one-line diagrams of collection a system and substations, as well as standard details of electrical construction that are typical to Mortenson projects 

Other duties as assigned

• Maintain relationships with all visitors to the site: customers, architects, union representatives, subcontractors, etc.
• Manage site work and logistics efficiently, providing suggestions for improvement

Required Skills:

• Strong teamwork   orientation, initiative, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills
• Detail orientation sufficient to organize and manage multiple project tasks
• Possess basic understanding of construction law and generally accepted business practices
• Microsoft Office, project and pertinent web application skills at an intermediate level
• Proven positive and professional attitude, and strong customer service skills
• Ability to interpret and communicate Mortenson policies 
• Minimum three years in electrical construction management or electrical design 
• Working knowledge of NEC code and NE safety code a plus
• Basic understanding of construction techniques and project management practices
• Current driver’s license

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Mortenson is an EOE/Affirmative Action/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled employer.

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