Electrical Designer or Engineer

Are you an Electrical Designer or Electrical Engineer looking for a new challenge? Look no further! Somerville Architects and Engineers is hiring a Electrical Designers and Electrical Engineers to join our team.

About the Position

We seek an individual with a collaborative spirit who can seamlessly work together with other top-talented architects, engineers, designers, and drafters to advance our projects. Somerville engineers are problem solvers who demonstrate strong critical-thinking abilities, great attention to detail, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Your role will involve

    • Collaborating with other engineers, while mentoring designers and drafters
    • Performing building system assessments, documenting existing conditions, and writing reports that provide recommendations for refurbishment or replacement
    • Writing scope of work documents for electrical designs
    • Clearly and effectively presenting complex electrical engineering concerns and solutions to the owner and design team
    • Conducting calculations for lighting, power systems, electrical loads, distribution calculations, equipment sizing, power, etc.
    • Utilizing BIM software and visualization methods to design lighting, power, data, and low voltage system requirements and providing layouts
    • Incorporating best practices and sustainability strategies into designs
    • Ensuring projects meet client expectations and code requirements
    • Providing estimates of probable construction costs for electrical designs
    • Coordinating with consultants and contractors
    • Research new/emerging products, equipment, and systems
    • Compiling system specifications, details, and schedules
    • Performing field observation and ensuring adherence to electrical design intent

Qualifications

  • Experience
    • Four or more years of electrical design experience for buildings in the healthcare, education, community, or commercial markets
    • A strong portfolio of work
  • Technical Knowledge
    • Experience with Revit, BIM software, and Bluebeam preferred
  • Education & Licenses
    • Associate degree or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
    • Designer of Engineering Systems (DES) credential wor Professional Engineer (PE) license
    • LEED accreditation preferred
  • Skills
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Strong attention to detail with critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
    • Creative approach to developing solutions for building system challenges
    • Ability to remain flexible and open to changes in project scope
    • Exceptional time management
    • Actively seeks to collaborate with diverse team members

Salary & Benefits

  • Generous salary

  • Health, vision, dental, and life insurance

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

  • 401K & Profit Sharing

  • Industry-leading annual discretionary bonuses

  • Paid time off & eight paid holidays

  • Plus, many other benefits

About Somerville

  • Somerville is a 100% employee-owned, full-service firm providing expert architectural, engineering, interior design, and environmental graphic design services for education, healthcare, civic, cultural, corporate, and commercial projects.
  • Our average employee tenure is over three times the national average for professional service firms, which means we love what we do.
  • We equip our elite team members with the latest tools and technologies in the profession.
  • We wholeheartedly believe in supporting the communities where we work.
  • We are relationship-driven; at any given time, 94% of our work is from repeat clients, with some relationships spanning over 70 years.
  • We support personal and professional development through online training subscriptions, Global Leadership Summit, professional conferences, training opportunities, career-specific learning, professional memberships, professional licenses/accreditations, and more.
  • We thrive on teamwork and believe working alongside our architectural and engineering team members is integral to our collective success.
  • Somerville’s office is located on the Fox River in Allouez, a suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our new office building, also in Allouez, will be completed in August 2025.

Somerville, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Interested parties should submit a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to:  employment@somervilleinc.com