Healthcare Electrical Engineer II - United States - Progressive AE

Description

What is it you want out of your career?
If you're looking for an opportunity to grow, to be challenged, to work hard and to be part of a growing team, then Progressive AE may be the place for you. We work hard to surround ourselves with professionals who are more than just good at their job. We want engineers, architects, designers and support staff who have a desire to help shape our company. We need colleagues who will help us grow by thinking outside their job description. The work we do here is challenging, and sometimes the hours are long. But we're committed to serving our clients and providing the best solutions possible.
Progressive AE is a full-service, forward-thinking design firm. With offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Charlotte, North Carolina, we work on projects around the country that offer a variety and challenge you won't find at many other firms. And we don't relegate creativity just to "creatives"-we encourage original thinking in every part of the organization-from support staff to engineering.
Since we're an employee-owned company, you'll be able to see the benefits of your hard work. And in return, we'll invest in you. This includes an in-depth wellness program with fitness classes and health coaching, flexible schedules, continuing education, mentorship, volunteer opportunities and internal leadership positions. In fact, we've been named one of the Best & Brightest Places to Work for since 2006, named Business Leader of the Year, received the Community and Educational Partnership Awards, and are the proud winners of the Governor's Fitness Award.
We are always looking for talented individuals to advance the strategic goals of our firm. If you are a big picture thinker with unique technical skills, we'd like to consider your application.
Make an Impact
As a Healthcare Electrical Engineer II, you will take a leadership role in building the Healthcare practice together with leadership; designing and developing electrical systems holistically and conceptually; generating and translating electrical systems into final solutions for various healthcare and research building types as part of a multi-disciplinary project team. You will have the opportunity to influence project direction and outcomes by taking a proactive role in the design and development of documentation and supervising a project's implementation in the field.
Deliver Results

• Provide extensive expertise in the technical aspects of the electrical design including code compliance, specifications, system integration and constructability.
• Work cross functionally to create project scope and budget, provide quality assurance, conduct work sessions and meetings, troubleshoot issues, prepare project documentations, and to coordinate other technical project components.
• Ensure the overall design intent of the project established by the Performance Based Design process is incorporated into the detailed documentation.
• Attend site-visits to resolve issues encountered in the field such as unforeseen conditions, code issues, and interpretation of construction documents.
• Coordinate the work of the electrical design team through the schematic design development and construction document phase of a project. Review completed reports, submittals, drawings, estimates and calculations for accuracy.
• Prepare building models, detailed contract documents, construction documents, photometric simulations, arc flash and specifications consistent with Progressive AE's standards. Determine and promote the best use of design software and technology to accomplish these tasks most efficiently.
• Mentor, train, and direct the work of less experienced staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an EAC/ABET-accredited program or equivalent in education and experience required for professional licensure.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with current license OR ability to obtain PE.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with a wide variety of project types.
• Strong knowledge of Revit and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience in Arc Flash Studies utilizing software for simulations.
• Proficiency in Elum Tools or Visual Lighting Software and Easy Power.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications

• Multiple state licensures.
• CSI-CDT certification.
• LEED AP BD+C and WELL AP certification.
• Membership at organizations such as American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), Healthcare Engineering Alliance Society (HEALS), or similar and their local chapters.
• NCEES registration and NSPE membership.
• Track record of reporting and/or presenting at professional organizations conferences, publishing white-papers and demonstrating internal and external thought leadership.

People Matter
Each individual's background, knowledge, ability, and experience contributes to strengthening our organization and projects. Our dedication to diversity includes company provided training and education, equitable recruitment, a grassroots employee DEI committee, and robust community partnerships.
Progressive Companies is comprised of people with a variety of abilities, races, colors, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, veteran statuses, and more. As an equal opportunity employer, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of innovative design. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Transforming Spaces. Empowering People.
The talented professionals of Progressive Companies are designers of a bold new future, creating high-performance structures and pathways, delivering on today's needs and preparing for what's to come. We live by the idea that design isn't simply about beauty, it's about improving strategic outcomes-what we call Performance Based Design. Our work spans across the nation, allowing team members to work on a variety of exciting projects and maximize impact as trusted partners to our clients and communities.
Sustainable and Inclusive
We are dedicated to human-centered, sustainable, and inclusive design practices. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to building trust, respect, and truly innovative design making spaces welcoming and accessible to all. Our sustainability approach embraces the AIA 2030 Commitment, together with a range of high performance, restorative, and regenerative strategies with a focus on climate responsive results to maximize positive impact in our industry.
Employee Owned
We act like owners-because we are. From modest beginnings of four original engineering partners in 1962, to almost 300 architects, engineers, designers, and consultants across multiple regional offices today, the energy, resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial mindset you expect from a CEO come standard with every team member.
Culture of Excellence
The firm is continually ranked as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation, with comprehensive benefits including an award-winning wellness program, hybrid work schedule, summer hours, profit-sharing, and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). We take our work seriously, but have fun along the way, which fuels the creative spirit and supports a focus on work and life integration.