Professional Engineer - Electrical

Professional Engineer Electrical

Paladin is a boots-on-the-ground solutions partner for building owners. We focus on three key services : Building Commissioning, Direct-to-Owner Engineering for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems, and Sustainability Consulting.

Paladin exists to steer successful outcomes by serving building stewards. To fulfill this mission, we focus on sustainability consulting to define aspirational goals, engineering to develop the ways to achieve those goals, and commissioning to verify those goals are achieved. We are emission-reduction focused looking to pragmatic applications of technology and practice in support of building excellence. Our values reflect the team and culture enabling us to improve ourselves, our customers, and our communities one step at a time.

Paladin is seeking an enthusiastic Professional Engineer Electrical to support the building goals for our Owner partners. In this role you will independently perform detailed phases of design engineering work for a project of moderate size and complexity. Design and engineering will be for electrical power distribution, lighting, building life safety, emergency and UPS, security, paging and low voltage voice and data systems to assure safe reliable and energy efficient design. This requires the application of standard design engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria where the scope is to be defined based on existing conditions analysis and Owner-definition of project outcomes.

Candidates for this position are fully competent in all conventional aspects of design engineering and capable of planning and conducting tasks requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard design engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.

This is a full-time remote position based out of our Lexington, KY office. This position requires up to 15% travel to Kentucky and you will be traveling to active building construction projects.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate regularly with members of the leadership team, commissioning team, and the digital technical services team
• Develop scope of work documents at the beginning of each project
• Develop design criteria and equipment selection in for preparation of construction documents
• Develop specifications, working drawings, instructions, and other related documents of complex projects, typically for existing building renovations and additions
• Select the materials, equipment and systems based on constructability and value to conform to company standards and project budget
• Review vendor bids and drawings for major components to be used in the system to assure compliance with specifications, code and requirements of the project
• Review drawings and evaluate the need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations
• Consult with construction personnel concerning design constructability as related to field conditions, sequencing, and scheduling of construction activities
• Ensure that production of drawings, specifications, reports, and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements
• May plan, schedule, coordinate, and oversee the work of other engineers who assist with particular projects
• Responsible for keeping current on new electrical products and must be able to judge their suitability for specific uses. Should compile and communicate with said product representatives on a regular basis
• Communicate appropriate information on project status, scope changes and problem areas to balance of the engineering team
• Maintain current knowledge of National electrical codes as well as design and construction procedures to meet changing priorities
• Arc-flash studies
• File calculations in a complete and orderly manner for future reference
• Duties will be added, removed, or modified as necessary

What We're Looking For

Physical Requirements

What We Offer

Paladin, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Your application will be considered regardless of race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, or veteran status. You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.