Senior Electrical Engineer

Company Description

5BY5 Engineers is located in the Crossroads district in downtown Kansas City. Founded in 2016, we strive to provide our customers with highly efficient and cost-effective mechanical, electrical and plumbing solutions. Among our customers, we have a reputation of simplifying the most complex MEP system problems. Among our employees, we have a reputation of having a culture that supports effective teamwork of high-performance people. We are different from the big firms and accomplish this by hiring the very best people and giving them freedom in their jobs, avoiding rigidity and complacency, and prioritizing the voice of the employee- we want to hear your feedback! 

Job Description

5BY5 Engineers is looking to add a Senior Electrical Engineer to our team. The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for managing electrical and low voltage systems design and layout for a wide variety of commercial, healthcare, education, and institutional projects. They also lead and mentor a team of junior engineers, driving excellence and service. This position requires coordination and management of clients and contractors to understand the project goals, design innovative solutions and overcome challenges encountered during construction and commissioning.

We are looking for the following type of person:

  • Creative! Push the boundaries and come up with new and innovative solutions.

  • Talker! Communication is key. To clients and our team!

  • Eternal optimist! Have a positive attitude.

  • Juggler! Have the ability to multitask and work on many projects and clients at the same time.

  • Student! No one knows everything. Be curious and learn.

  • Good Neighbor! Look out for your teammates and do good things without anybody knowing.

Responsibilities 

  • Have the ability to provide technical electrical and low voltage system design and maintain quality assurance on assigned projects. 

  • Provide electrical and low voltage systems design and layout for a wide variety of commercial, healthcare, education, and institutional projects.  

  • Lead and mentor a team of junior engineers, driving excellence and service. 

  • Work with engineering team to ensure electrical designs are complete and fully coordinated.  

  • Coordinate with clients and contractors to execute successful projects. 

  • Construction management activities including budgeting, scheduling, phasing, and working with tradesmen and contractors to find solutions. 

  • Conduct regular meetings with clients to provide troubleshooting and engineering help in any capacity necessary. 

  • Evaluate electrical equipment and systems conditions to propose modifications or replacement design concepts that meet end user needs.

  • Participate in regularly provided training and continuing education opportunities inside and outside the office. 

 

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent 

  • Registered Professional Engineer.

  • Ability to manage and/or design 5 or more projects at a time 

  • Ability to explain complex concepts in layman’s terms to end users of members of the design team.

  • Thorough knowledge of National Electric Code, International Building code, IECC energy code and UL requirements.

  • Be familiar with the permitting process.

  • Desire to constantly learn and improve engineering design, communication and organizational skills.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing.

5BY5 Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
Employees must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Does this position seem like a good fit?

We look forward to meeting you.