Position Open: September 5, 2019
Position Close: Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work.

Generous benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Paid Time Off, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available.

Job Description

We seek to hire a Senior Electrical Engineer PE  in our Macon, GA office who will be responsible for performing, directing, and supervising all aspects of electrical engineering on multi-discipline building design projects of moderate to large scope for commercial and government facilities.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing all aspects of electrical engineering design (specifically power distribution) as a senior or lead engineer, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analyses, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout for building design and site electrical utilities
• Meeting with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work for building design electrical engineering services
• Providing oversight and coordination of electrical engineering projects and the electrical engineering portion of multi-discipline projects, and working with assigned Project Managers to meet client’s budget, contract fees, goals, objectives, and deadlines
• Coordinating, supervising, and communicating all aspects of electrical design within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that electrical design details integrate properly with all other disciplines represented on the design team
• Directing, supervising, training, and ensuring quality control of junior electrical engineers, EIT’s, and designers
• Ensuring staff compliance with quality control policies and procedures and providing electrical engineering QC reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Preparing and supervising the preparation of accurate and complete electrical project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
• Performing and supervising electrical engineering support services during the bidding process, such as preparing addenda, amendments, and responding to RFI’s.
• Performing and directing electrical engineering construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings and preparing record drawings, etc.
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Project Managers, Design Managers, Managing Principals, Department Directors, and senior management
• Working independently with limited direction, but collaboratively with other engineers and designers
• Mentoring and monitoring the professional development of junior electrical engineering staff
• Assist in presenting projects to clients, contractors, project team members, AHJ’s, and members of the public through all stages of the project
• Actively support Company marketing and business development activities
• Establish and maintain positive client relationships
• Provide technical guidance to mechanical staff
• Assisting Department Director and Department Head in developing new and/or revised processes and procedures
• Representing the Department Head (DH) when the DH is unavailable
• Leading staff training sessions
• Providing input to Department Head on staff annual performance reviews

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing Project Manager duties as assigned
• Serve in the role of Design Manager on projects as assigned
• Responsible for discipline design and documentation of building electrical systems
• Develop discipline design approach and methodology
• Develop discipline project plan and production methodology
• Preparing accurate, complete, and code-compliant electrical drawings and specifications for schematic, design development, and construction document submittals.
• Reviewing calculations and work products produced by electrical engineers and electrical EIT’s assigned to the project
• Reviewing drawings produced by technicians assigned to the project
• Preparing scope and fee proposals for the electrical portion of multi-discipline projects or single-discipline, electrical-only projects
• Assist MP and PM in development of project proposals, budgets & schedules
• Perform discipline QA/QC reviews on assigned projects
• Review and approve discipline code analysis
• Develop discipline specifications
• Respond to RFI’s, Dr Check comments, etc.
• Back-check discipline QC/Gray Team comments
• Adhere to project budget and schedule