Senior Electrical Engineer / Project ManagerEspo Corporation • Downers Grove, IL

Senior Electrical Engineer / Project Manager

Espo Corporation • Downers Grove, IL

7 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Permanent

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer / Project Manager

Location : Downers Grove, IL (Office-based with nationwide project travel –%)

Job Type : Permanent / Full-Time

Overview

Our client is a multidisciplinary engineering firm specializing in the design, integration, and construction management of capital asset projects. We’re seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer / Project Manager with a current PE license to lead industrial power and controls design, coordinate utility and equipment interfaces, and drive projects from concept through startup. This role blends hands-on electrical engineering with full-lifecycle project management, vendor engagement, and field oversight.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Electrical Engineering

Review existing industrial power systems to determine capacity for capital expansions; plan and coordinate power usage and load studies.
Lead and supervise the creation of electrical power and controls bid-package drawings, including VAC and VAC single-line diagrams and power / control plan layouts.
Develop scopes of work for electrical and controls bid packages.
Coordinate with local utilities for service, transformer, and substation upgrades; specify transformers, conductors, busway, switchgear, and circuit breakers.
Review and approve new equipment electrical requirements (, power load, breaker sizing, data communication / ethernet, grounding, machine safety).
Review and approve I / O drawings, control panels, and VFD panels produced by third parties.
Support machine safety audits and collaborate with safety partners on category assessments.
Apply working knowledge of NEC / industrial installations, arc-flash study data gathering, PLC programming basics, and common automation components (VFDs, HMIs, PLCs, I / O modules, remote I / O).

Project Management

Establish project schedules and budgets; oversee multi-disciplinary design efforts and direct engineers and CAD designers.

Lead selection and procurement of equipment and contractor services.

Run internal and external project meetings; track budgets, schedules, deliverables, and risks.

Collaborate with vendors and OEMs to prevent / resolve field issues.

Provide field oversight to confirm work quality, safety, code / spec compliance, and design intent.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (required).

Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license (required).

years of relevant design, project management, and / or construction management experience.

Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.

Proficiency with AutoCAD (plus).

Ability to travel –% to project sites across the

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