Electrical Engineer

Freese and Nichols is seeking an Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in Fort Worth, Dallas, Austin, or Houston, Texas. As Electrical Engineer, you will design and deliver electrical systems that support critical infrastructure across water, wastewater, municipal, and commercial projects while helping teams solve complex engineering challenges and grow their technical capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze existing electrical systems and recommend cost-effective improvements and modifications
• Design complete electrical systems including power distribution, lighting, generator systems, and controls for building systems
• Develop project designs from planning through construction, including equipment evaluation and field verification
• Perform site visits, witness testing, and support construction-phase services
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with technical accuracy
• Lead and mentor junior engineers in design development and professional growth
• Provide quality control reviews for design documents to ensure technical adequacy
• Ensure designs meet applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 4+ years of experience in facility engineering
• Experience across project phases including planning, design, and construction
• Experience working with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams

Preferred:

• Proficiency in electrical power, lighting, and generator design for building electrical systems.  
• Ability to be licensed as a PE in other states within US  
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and knowledge of construction documents  
• Proficiency in REVIT

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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