Associate Electrical Engineer

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring an Associate Electrical Engineer located in the Los Angeles, CA area. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector. The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation's youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide electrical design work, coordinating with in-house staff as well as task order engineers.
• Review construction drawings for compliance with District standards and mandated electrical codes.
• Provide construction administration support for ongoing in-house projects.
• Prepare electrical estimates for project budgets.
• Prepare reports and Project Requirement Documents to help obtain funding for projects.
• Assist Design Managers in defining electrical scope.
• Assist in virtual DSA backcheck appointments.
• Visit school sites to determine as-built conditions when as-built drawings are not available or are incorrect.
• Assist and resolve electrical issues during construction when a subject expert is requested by Project Execution, to provide direction due to code compliance issues.
• Coordinate with task order engineers and electrical service providers when project sites require power upgrade; provide guidance and approval of the design.
• Assist Asset Management staff in clarifying and approving electrical scope for modernization projects.
• Coordinate new code requirements with the Inspection Department and consult mandated standards to update District design guides.
• Conduct research on code changes and identify the implementation methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how project documentation impacts the project flow.
• Ability to read blueprints.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently.
• Demonstrate sound judgement and logical decision-making skills.
• Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
• Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.
• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment.
• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering is required.

Experience: Three (3) years full-time paid professional electrical design experience in a public agency, school construction or large capital commercial projects that include the following:

• School construction experience preferably from K-12 school projects within the last 5 years.
• Power design experience to include low and medium voltage (1-2 years).
• Low voltage experience to include fire alarm, public address, telephone, security, data systems (1-2 years).
• DSA experience to include submittals, backcheck, addendum, construction change documentation
• CAD experience using AutoCAD version 2020 or newer (1-2 years)

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The salary range for this full-time role is $ $75,000.00-$100,000.01 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.