Advocate Health Care

Electrical Engineer Specialist Senior

Advocate Health Care$91K — $137K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • Valid U.S. Driver's License
  • Experience in healthcare, critical infrastructure, or complex facility environments
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools
  • Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, and OSHA standards
  • Excellent communication skills; able to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive enterprise electrical strategy
  • Lead and expand the Electrical Safety Program
  • Establish and enforce electrical standards and policies
  • Ensure compliance with NFPA, NEC, OSHA, and other regulations through audits
  • Oversight of electrical capital planning and asset lifecycle management
  • Review and approve complex power system studies for technical accuracy
  • Drive training initiatives for electrical safety and system performance
  • Lead incident investigations and implement continuous improvement actions
  • Provide strategic direction for maintenance programs

Benefits

  • Eligible for health benefits
  • Flexible work arrangement primarily remote
  • Support for professional development
  • Opportunities for travel and on-site assessments
  • Collaborative team environment
Full Job Description

Department:

12315 Regional Non Enterprise Corporate - Infrastructure Support

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

First Shift

Pay Range:

$44.15 - $66.25

It's More Than a Job, It's a Calling!

Position: Electrical Engineer Specialist Sr.

Location: Primarily Remote; Will require periodic travel (including overnight travel) for site assessments, audits, and project support

Full Time; 1st Shift

Major Responsibilities:

  • Enterprise Strategy & Leadership:
    Develops, implements, and continuously advances a comprehensive enterprise electrical strategy, aligning infrastructure investments, safety programs, and technology roadmaps across all facilities.
  • Electrical Safety Program Ownership:
    Leads and expands the organization27s Electrical Safety Program, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Standards & Governance:
    Establishes, governs, and enforces enterprise-wide electrical standards, policies, and procedures to ensure consistency, reliability, and compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
  • Regulatory Compliance & Auditing:
    Ensures system-wide compliance with NFPA, NEC, OSHA, CMS, TJC, and other applicable standards through audits, arc flash assessments, and ongoing evaluation of processes and systems.
  • Capital Planning & Lifecycle Management:
    Provides leadership in electrical capital planning, asset lifecycle management, and system modernization initiatives to improve reliability, efficiency, and long-term performance.
  • Technical Review & Engineering Oversight:
    Reviews and approves complex power system studies, including arc flash, coordination, short circuit, and load flow analyses, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Training & Organizational Engagement:
    Drives training initiatives and collaborates with facility teams to enhance understanding of electrical safety, system performance, and resiliency concepts.
  • Incident Investigation & Continuous Improvement:
    Leads electrical incident investigations,identifiesroot causes, and implements corrective and preventive actions to improve safety and system performance.
  • Maintenance Program Development:
    Provides strategic direction for preventive and predictive maintenance programs,leveragingdata and best practices tooptimizesystem reliability.
  • Subject Matter Expertise & Innovation:
    Serves as the enterprise electrical subject matter expert, supporting facility operations, capital projects, emerging technologies, power quality initiatives, and code interpretation.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

  • Valid U.S. Driver27s License

Education Required:

  • 00 Bachelor27s degree in electrical engineering

Experience Required:

  • Experience in healthcare, critical infrastructure, or complex facility environments
  • Experience leading or supporting technical projects, programs, or initiatives

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Strong knowledge ofNEC, NFPA 70E, OSHA, and related standards
  • Proven ability tolead cross-functional initiativesand influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
  • Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Demonstrated ability tomanage multiple projects and prioritiesin a dynamic environment
  • Proficiencyin Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Primarily remote-based role requiring strong self-direction, initiative, and time management
  • Requires periodic travel (including overnight travel) for site assessments, audits, and project support
  • Frequent virtual and occasional in-person presentations, training sessions, and stakeholder engagements

Preferred Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

  • Professional Engineer orInterest in pursuing a Professional Engineer (PE) license in the future.

Preferred Education Required:

  • 00 Master27s degree in Electrical Engineeringor related field

Preferred Experience Required:

  • 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, including direct experience in healthcare or critical infrastructure environments
  • Experience withpower system modeling software, CMMS platforms, and power monitoring systems
  • Familiarity with electrical testing practices and reliability-centered maintenance strategies

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Working knowledge ofNFPA 99, NFPA 101, and other healthcare-related codes and standards
  • Strong collaboration skills with vendors, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders
  • Ability to leadenterprise-wide initiatives and drive organizational change

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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