Electrical Engineer, Sr.

Electrical Engineer, Sr. Posting Number req22905 Department Facilities Mgmt-Utilities Department Website Link Location Main Campus Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights

University Facility Services is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer. This position provides electrical engineering expertise and technical support. Efficiently and cost effectively develops, manages, and coordinates design and/or construction projects consistent with the mission and goals of University Facility Services.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Review project documentation and perform field reviews to ensure project requirements, quality of electrical engineering design, compliance with University Design and Specification Standards and appropriate codes and standards. Coordinate with consultants and other design team members.
• Designs and prepare drawings for electrical systems for building projects including conducting code review, lighting calculations, lighting and receptacle layout, one-line diagrams, branch circuit, feeder, and service calculations, fault current calculations, etc.
• Writes and edits electrical system specifications for building projects.
• Coordinates and participates in commissioning activities, acceptance testing, and reliability acceptance testing and actively troubleshoots issues as they arise.
• Participates in the development of requests for proposals, scopes of work, reviewing proposals, and selecting consulting engineers.
• Ensures established University of Arizona standards, policies, and procedures, and engineering best practices are consistently applied throughout assigned projects.
• Serve as project representative and provide appropriate opportunities to facilitate input from project delivery team and other stakeholders.
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with facility users to develop project scope and discuss design, associated budget, and schedule requirements that meet their needs and are accordance with Arizona Board of Regents policies and guidelines.
• Reviews the consultants designs for compliance with the scope of work, engineering standards, codes, industry standards, design quality expectations, and stakeholder needs.
• Initiate, evaluate and recommend energy conservation measures and investigate new sustainable technologies for implementation into projects.
• Performing complex power system studies (short circuit, coordination, and arc flash) for engineering and maintenance projects to determine how the modifications affect the electrical systems and plan for future growth.
• Performs engineering calculations and analysis for projects and equipment replacement.
• Conducts project job site visits during construction to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications, owner expectations, and building codes.
• Analyzes, interprets, and explains various regulations and policies related to the area of assignment; tracks new legislative and regulatory developments; develops and implements a variety of documents, policies, and procedures.
• Stays abreast of new trends and innovations; and researching emerging products and enhancements and their applicability to University of Arizonas needs.
• Develop recommendations for project problems and issues.
• Prepares punch lists and project observations reports to note findings.
• Prepares Supplemental Instructions (SI's) and Responds to Requests for Information (RFI's).
• Prepare complex engineering plan clarifications and changes in response to contractors requests for information.
• Reviews project submittal documents and approvals or rejects based upon compliance with project drawings and specifications.
• Manages small electrical design projects.
• Provides technical leadership and expertise in design, commissioning and construction projects.
• Prepares electrical single line diagrams, plan drawings, details, control schematics, lighting calculations, cable and conduit schedules, load calculations and technical specifications for design projects, coordinates designs with operations and maintenance.
• Attends meetings with owners, clients, and/or architects as needed.
• Conducts site surveys to determine existing facility conditions and proposed conditions.
• Reviews electrical testing reports and verifies that the equipment is acceptable.
• Inspects and diagnoses problems and develops corrective action plans.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Must have a valid drivers license and ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy .

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in electrical.
• Experience working in a college/university setting.

FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Facilities, Grounds and Infrastructure Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay $117,883-$153,248 Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Grade 13 Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizonas good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator . Career Stream and Level PC4 Job Family Design & Construction Job Function Facil, Grounds, & Infra Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date 6/23/2025 Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates ... Open Date 5/23/2025 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the Universitys campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
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