Have a minimum four-year college degree from an accredited engineering program.
Have a minimum of 5 years of electrical engineering experience within a consulting or design-build firm.
Be able to develop project approaches independently and execute detailed electrical design.
Communicate verbally, in writing, and graphically with other engineers, clients, and code authorities.
Have project management skills.
Have strong working knowledge of applicable building, electrical, and energy conservation codes.
Have strong working knowledge of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and other industry-related standards.
Have experience with AutoCAD, Revit, SKM PowerTools for Windows (PTW), and/or other design-related software.
For the Government Group, be capable of obtaining and maintaining a security clearance.
Responsibilities
Perform conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy, coordinating with multiple disciplines and serving as the electrical engineer to ensure projects are delivered within budget and on schedule.
Stay current on codes and technologies appropriate to the electrical disciplines.
Ensure conformance with standards, established design practices, applicable codes, and technical adequacy of design and construction.
Organize and conduct site visits to collect data and evaluate electrical systems, equipment, components, and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes.
Develop and design within a building information modeling (BIM) design environment.
Complete assigned engineering and design tasks in accordance with client-specified criteria and applicable codes and standards.
Review junior team members’ work for quality and identify training opportunities.
Lead junior engineers in engineering design development and professional growth.
Collaborate with internal and external project teams to execute projects from concept to completion.
Desired Qualifications
A Professional Licensed Electrical Engineer credential is a plus.
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Electrical Engineers to join our team in Albuquerque. The qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in Electrical Engineering related to projects such as laboratories, hospitals, manufacturing, educational, and commercial facilities.
In this position, the ideal candidate performs conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy, coordinating with multiple disciplines and as electrical engineer, ensuring projects are delivered within budget and on schedule. Other responsibilities of this position include:
Staying current on codes and technologies appropriate to the electrical disciplines
Ensuring conformance with standards, established design practices, applicable codes, and technical adequacy of design and construction
Organizing and conducting site visits for data collection and evaluation of electrical systems, equipment, components and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes
Developing and designing within a BIM design environment
Completing assigned engineering and design tasks in accordance with client specified criteria and applicable codes and standards
Reviewing junior team member’s work for quality and recognition of training opportunities
Leading junior engineers in engineering design development and professional growth
Collaborating with the internal and external project team to execute the project from concept to completion.
(For our Government Group): Successful candidates must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a security clearance.
Bridgers & Paxton is one of the top 100 Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Technology Consulting Engineering firms in the nation with a reputation for superb design services. Our clientele includes federal, state, and city agencies, colleges and universities, manufacturing and healthcare. We employ over 130 people, of which 55 are graduate engineers with 12 of those registered Engineer Interns and 37 registered Professional Engineers. This high ratio of engineers allows B&P to take on some of the most technically challenging projects and provides opportunity to have a successful and fulfilling career. With us, you can experience a wide variety of project types from Department of Energy laboratories to hospitals, manufacturing, educational, and commercial facilities.
We look for the following ideal qualifications:
Minimum four-year college degree from an accredited engineering program
Minimum of 5 years of electrical engineering experience within a consulting or design-build firm
Professional Licensed Electrical Engineer is a plus
Self-motivated with the ability to develop approaches to projects independently, and perform detailed execution of electrical design
Communicates well verbally, in writing, and graphically, with other engineers, clients, and code authorities
Project management skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong personal ambition and work ethic
Strong working knowledge of various building, electrical and energy conservation codes
Strong working knowledge of the NFPA and other industry related standards
Strong personal ambition to be a team player and provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced designer/engineers
Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, SKM PTW and/or other design related software
We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits package, we pay 100% of employee health coverage and partial coverage for families, full vested retirement plan with company match, vision, dental, and cafeteria plan.
Our offices are located in three of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the West -- Albuquerque, NM, Mesa, AZ and Colorado Springs, CO.
To be considered for this role, please apply via the link and attach your resume, cover letter and academic transcript to your application. B&P is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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