Electrical Senior Engineer

Electrical Senior Engineer

Job Category: Engineering Requisition Number: ELECT005204

Posted: May 28, 2026 Full-Time

Matrix PDM Engineering Pittsburgh, PA, USA +3 more locations

Description

The Senior Electrical Engineer I is responsible for performing expert level design and analysis work as directed to support various field projects and fabrication offices. The Senior Electrical Engineer I will be part of a project team from inception through construction completion and may act as a discipline lead for projects, managing internal and external resources.

Essential Functions:

• Actively supports the Company's commitment to safety and its "Core Values."
• Represents the Company at all times with high moral standards while adhering to the Company's "Code of Business Conduct and Ethics."
• Applies broad knowledge of principles and practices in a specific practice area.
• Independently evaluates, selects and adapts standard techniques, procedures and criteria.
• Acquires general knowledge of principles, and practices of related fields, and ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
• Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects.
• Designs a complete project, system, component, or process with a focus on quality.
• Prepares complete project documents; ensuring appropriate checking has occurred.
• Designs and conducts experiments and analysis and interprets data.
• Formulates and solves problems.
• Coordinates tasks with engineers, designers, external resources (HVEC, contractors) and administrative staff.
• Plans and coordinates detailed aspects of engineering work.
• Prepares and manages scopes, budgets, and schedules for projects or assignments; this includes ensuring other engineers or external resources supporting their projects are within scope, budget and schedule.
• Assists with proposals to provide professional services or obtain funding for engineering projects or programs.
• Receives general direction on key objectives.
• Receives guidance when necessary on unconventional or complex problems, direction on modified techniques, and new approaches on assignments with conflicting criteria.
• Interacts with other discipline leads, project engineer, project manager, client, officials, contractors, vendors and others.
• Attends project meetings and presents specific aspects of engineering assignments.
• Performs other related duties, as directed or required.

Qualifications:

• BS in Engineering required; MS degree preferred. Professional Engineer (PE) preferred. If not licensed, a FE with the desire to obtain a PE within a year required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is desirable.
• 6+ years related engineering experience required.
• Strong skill set in development of complete electrical power distribution construction drawing and specification packages.
• Proficiency in IEEE, NEC, and NESC standards.
• Demonstrable success in industrial power distribution projects including medium voltage utility tie in down through low voltage facility distribution is required; such experience in the Oil and Gas industry is preferred.
• Experience leading electrical projects with focus on monitoring budgets and coordinating deliverables.
• Ability to understand client specifications, procurement, commissioning and start-up standards, documentation, practices, vendor data approvals, etc., strongly preferred.
• Strong PC skills including MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Experience using ETAP, EasyPower, SKM, PSS, or other modeling software is preferred.
• Experience designing layout and spacing, specifying equipment, performing grounding studies, and performing protection and coordination studies is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read a project schedule from MS Project or Primavera is desirable.
• Cooperates with other team members; interacts with individuals at all organizational levels in professional manner.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously under time sensitive deadlines.
• Exhibits excellent listening, oral and written skills; ability to prepare and make project related presentations to clients is desirable.
• Occasional overtime and travel will be required.