Electrical Facilities Design Engineer (Principle Level) @PNNL

City-State, LLC is currently recruiting for a Electrical Facilities Design Engineer (Principle Level) for our client in Richland, WA to support their work at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

Relocation Package available when applicable. Work is onsite at PNNL in Richland, WA

Overview

The Campus Development Division delivers mission ready projects from concept inception through readiness and beneficial use in support of the forward looking PNNL Campus Strategy, emerging research needs, and the ongoing investments in modernizing and maintaining the Laboratory’s existing facilities, utilities, and infrastructure. Campus Development's project lifecycles begin in Facility Strategic Planning as part of the campus wide Facilities and Infrastructure (F&I) Planning Process and are executed by our Project Management and Engineering staff with support from the Design & Drafting and Construction Management staff. The Engineering and Project management resources concurrently support projects received from the Research directorates (program sponsored and Laboratory Directed Research and Development [LDRD]) and from the Facilities and Operations (F&O) Core Teams.
Campus Development excels in actualizing projects that maximize safety, functionality, and reliability, while optimizing the efficiency, sustainability, and life-cycle operating costs of our facility and infrastructure capabilities to enable a mission ready world-class research and development campus for the Department of Energy.

Responsibilities

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is looking for a Principle-level Electrical Engineer (Level 5) to be part of the Campus Design, Engineering, and CAD group. Help design facilities to meet the future needs of our research partners that are developing new solution for some of the world’s greatest science and technology challenges. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing electrical engineering expertise for engineering studies, preliminary, conceptual and detailed facility design, calculations, troubleshooting, preparation of contract documents including drawings and specifications, and field inspections for all PNNL facilities. This position applies engineering knowledge and methods for the accomplishment of electrical engineering work assigned to the facility engineering Department, which will also include research and development support.

• Lead multi-disciplinary project design teams on simple and highly complex projects.
• Lead project electrical Design Engineering efforts and apply electrical engineering expertise to the design.
• Coordinate within the engineering group and other groups independently in developing the overall system design in a team environment.
• Mentor and be a technical resource for early career engineers/designers and provide oversight to outside consultants to meet project design schedules.
• Support the procurement of equipment by developing procurement packages, reviewing quotations, providing technical evaluations, reviewing vendor submittals, and providing resolution of technical issues during the procurement of equipment.
• Review and disposition of engineering change notices, non-conformance reports, and condition reports.
• Prioritize and manage heavy workload to ensure high quality and productivity.
• Support operations, maintenance, and commissioning of the PNNL Facilities.
• Interface with subcontractors, vendors, and project support groups.
• Communicate effectively and timely to stakeholders and engineering team.

Qualifications

• BS/BA or combination of education and experience
• Candidate must have the capability to perform the design work themselves, not just oversee it.
• PE Required
• 15-20 years of experience in a multi-discipline engineering setting (A/E Firm).
• 15-20 years of experience in electrical design of buildings (Lighting/Power/Systems)
• Expertise in NFPA 70
• Experience in NFPA 70E
• Experience in lighting design and lighting controls
• Experience in NFPA 72 fire alarm control system design
• LEED or equivalent DOE High Performance Sustainable Building Standard experience
• Experience leading technically complex activities and projects.
• Experience functioning as a project lead, coordinating and managing the activities of other staff
• Experience with institutional research laboratory layout and design
• Experience with direct digital Facility Management Control System design (HVAC system control)
• Experience providing direction to junior staff, designers, and drafters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• AutoCAD or REVIT design and drafting skills, MS Office Software skills

Ideal Skills:

• Candidate who has been a consultant at a consulting company for 10+ years, and/or someone who has shown leadership/ growth within their company
• Experience interfacing with city municipalities, utilities, etc., to be able to communicate needs and manage projects efficiently.
• REVIT experience Power Systems studies secondary to design