Grow Your Career as a Senior Electrical Engineer with Kennedy Jenks Kennedy Jenks is excited to be adding a Senior Electrical Engineer role in any of our California office locations. This position offers a unique opportunity to join our growing team and help shape the design of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment facilities, pump stations, buildings, and related systems.
As a
Senior Electrical Engineer, you'll work with multi-discipline teams to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions for clients in the water, wastewater, and industrial sectors. This is a chance to take on technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to projects that make a real difference in communities nationwide.
What You'll Do: - Lead electrical engineering design for water, wastewater, and industrial infrastructure projects.
- Perform power system design and studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective relay coordination, and arc-flash hazard analysis.
- Contribute to conceptual reports, construction plans, and CSI specifications.
- Develop detailed design documentation using REVIT, CAD, and/or BIM.
- Coordinate P&IDs and associated logic diagrams with electrical schematics for process equipment.
- Perform calculations for voltage drop, electrical load studies, system power flow, generator sizing, fault studies, and protective device coordination.
- Design lighting, fire alarm, and other electrical systems.
- Review contractor submittals and provide engineered solutions to Requests for Information.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
Who You Are: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 7+ years of relevant experience, in buildings and preferably in water, wastewater, or industrial waste treatment facilities.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of CA required and ability to obtain reciprocity in other states.
- Experience designing and sealing medium to large electrical projects and familiarity with the full project lifecycle: planning, design (30%-100%), bidding, construction, commissioning, and testing.
- Strong communication skills for collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and client meetings.
- Advanced knowledge of stand-by generators and associated switchgear.
- Technical expertise in MCCs, switchboards, panelboards, load calculations, diesel generators, medium- and low-voltage power systems, transformers, MV/LV switchgear, and SKM software.
Why Kennedy Jenks?
- Hybrid Work Flexibility: Combine in-office collaboration with remote work to support a healthy work-life balance.
- Impactful Work: Lead projects that improve communities nationwide and shape sustainable infrastructure solutions.
- Career Growth: Opportunities to mentor, lead technical teams, and expand professional expertise.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k), bonus opportunities, tuition reimbursement, professional registration support, competitive PTO and holidays, and more.
Salary Range: The anticipated salary range for this position is $115,000-$165,000 annually and may vary based on education, experience, qualifications, licensure/certifications, and geographic location.
If you're ready to take on a leadership role in electrical engineering while contributing to meaningful infrastructure projects, Kennedy Jenks is the place for you. Join our team and help build solutions that make a difference.
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