Electrical Field Services Inspector

Brown and Caldwell have been providing municipalities, private businesses, and government agencies with sustainable environmental solutions for more than 60 years. We offer a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and advancement in all professional disciplines. Join us, and you’ll find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities.  As a privately held firm with over 1,800 employee-owners in 50+ offices nationwide, there are great opportunities for you to advance your career.

Detailed Description:

Currently, we have an opportunity for an Electrical Field Services Inspector to join our team. The successful candidate will work on various projects for municipal, industrial, and private-sector clients.  Candidate would work directly with engineers from the Electrical Department, other consulting firms, and clients, for construction installations of facilities serving the water and wastewater industries. Construction will include low and medium-voltage plant power distribution systems, motor control centers, VFDs and Soft Starts, motors, PLCs, instrumentation, and other related equipment for plant power and control systems. Project work will include working with design engineers and contractors for the layout and selection of equipment based on specifications, field investigations, field engineering support during construction, inspections for compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and client specifications, equipment testing, and commissioning, and develop project redline as-build conditions. The successful candidate will enjoy working in a collaborative multi-discipline environment to help provide inspections for new facilities, expansions, upgrades, and retrofits.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform constructability reviews of designs.
• Demonstrate skills with thorough knowledge of procedures, practices, installation, and testing methods, as well as of the National Electrical Code.
• Provide assistance with field investigations for arc flash data collection and ground grid testing.
• Research electrical equipment standards and specifications, design equipment layout and coordination with process mechanical produce circuit and panel schedules, and conduct engine generator sizing using vendor software.
• Perform electrical calculations including arc flash, short circuit, system coordination, voltage drop, equipment sizing, and research and design to the current National Electrical Code

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of NEC requirements for industrial and commercial installations.

• Knowledge of NFPA 70E
• NEC knowledge shall include working clearances and access, and conduit and conductor sizing.
• Knowledge of practical means and methods for electrical and instrumentation installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Ability to review and respond to submittals and RFI’s.
• Ability to understand Electrical, Instrumentation, and P&ID drawings.
• Good technical skills with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts both visually and contextually
• Effective oral and written communication
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently use standard computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Bluebeam or PDF Writer, and Outlook.
• Adapt to and use company tools and systems in place to monitor project budget and schedule.
• Take ownership of assigned project work to see the work product through to the end of delivery.

 Salary Range:Theanticipatedstarting payrange for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and maybemore or lessdependingon skills, experience,and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A:  $32.50 - $44.70                 

Location B:  $35.80 - $49.10

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter. 

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off, and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 52 offices and 1,900 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 70 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.  

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer.  Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.  Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.