Senior Level Associate Electrical Engineer Jobs
Senior level associate electrical engineer jobs put experienced engineers in charge of technical direction, project outcomes, and the junior staff who execute the work. Openings skew toward 20% remote or hybrid settings across Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Manufacturing, with employers like DLR, Arcadis, and HDR hiring at this level now.
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Job title: Senior Electrical Engineer / Professional Engineer (PE)
Position Type: Full-Time
Location: North Charleston, South Carolina
About Company:
Company is a growing, full-service engineering firm providing Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Commissioning services for commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, government, and military clients.
As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), BPE is committed to delivering practical, code-compliant, and constructible engineering solutions while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and technical excellence.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer / Professional Engineer (PE) to join our North Charleston office. This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer who enjoys taking ownership of projects, leading design efforts, mentoring staff, and working directly with clients and project stakeholders.
Position Overview
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design, coordination, management, and delivery of electrical systems for a wide variety of building projects.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience designing building electrical systems, leading project teams, coordinating with other disciplines, and serving as a trusted technical resource throughout all phases of design and construction.
This role offers the opportunity to play a significant leadership role within a growing engineering firm and contribute to projects from initial concept through construction completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop electrical designs and construction documents for commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, government, military, and multi-family projects.
- Design building electrical systems including:
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting systems and controls
- Emergency and standby power systems
- Generator systems
- Grounding and bonding systems
- Low-voltage and supporting infrastructure systems
- Perform electrical load calculations, short-circuit analysis, voltage drop calculations, equipment sizing, and system evaluations.
- Develop electrical plans, details, schedules, specifications, and supporting design documentation.
- Produce and review engineering drawings using Autodesk Revit and related design software.
- Coordinate electrical systems with architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and specialty disciplines.
- Review designs for compliance with applicable codes, standards, constructability requirements, and project objectives.
- Lead project coordination meetings with clients, architects, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Serve as a technical leader and provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
- Perform quality control reviews of electrical design documents.
- Support construction administration activities, including:
- Shop drawing and submittal reviews
- Requests for Information (RFIs)
- Site observations
- Construction coordination
- Field problem resolution
- Assist with project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
- Represent company professionally in all client and project interactions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Current Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in electrical engineering design for buildings and facilities.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with responsibility for leading, coordinating, reviewing, and delivering electrical designs.
- Demonstrated experience developing complete electrical design packages for building projects.
- Strong working knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, and industry best practices.
- Proficiency with Autodesk Revit and related electrical design software.
- Ability to independently manage and execute electrical design projects.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Commitment to producing high-quality engineering documents and delivering exceptional client service.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record (EOR).
- Experience with federal, military, Veterans Affairs (VA), healthcare, industrial, commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential facilities.
- Experience leading multi-discipline design teams.
- Experience supporting projects through construction and commissioning.
- Familiarity with government and military project requirements.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate is:
- Self-motivated, dependable, and accountable.
- Comfortable taking ownership of projects and deliverables.
- Capable of working independently with limited supervision.
- Experienced in leading electrical engineering efforts from concept through construction.
- Detail-oriented and committed to engineering excellence.
- Comfortable communicating directly with clients, contractors, architects, and project teams.
- Interested in helping grow a highly capable engineering firm.
- A collaborative team player who takes pride in delivering practical and constructible solutions.
Why Join ?
At company, you will not be one of hundreds of engineers in a large corporate environment. Our engineers are entrusted with meaningful responsibilities and have the opportunity to:
- Lead projects and make an immediate impact.
- Work directly with clients and decision-makers.
- Collaborate across engineering disciplines.
- Contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects.
- Help shape the growth and future of the firm.
- Work in a professional, team-oriented environment focused on technical excellence and disciplined project delivery.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and brief cover letter describing:
- Their electrical engineering experience.
- PE licensure status and number of years licensed as a Professional Engineer.
- Autodesk Revit experience.
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record and/or leading electrical design efforts.
- Relevant project experience and leadership responsibilities.
Candidates must identify the types of projects they have worked on and personally led electrical design for, including any experience in the following sectors:
- Multi-Family Residential
- Commercial
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Federal
- Military
- Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Institutional / Educational
- Municipal
- Other Specialized Facilities
Please indicate which project types you served as the lead electrical engineer on and provide representative examples including project size, scope, and your specific responsibilities.
Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a current Professional Engineer (PE) license? If yes, which state(s) are you licensed in, and how many years have you held your PE license?
- How many years of experience do you have in building electrical design, including leading and delivering complete electrical design projects?
- Do you have experience with Autodesk Revit and designing power distribution, lighting, emergency power, and generator systems?
- Which project types have you personally led electrical design for (e.g., commercial, multifamily, healthcare, industrial, federal, military, or VA)? Please share a few examples.
- Have you served as an Engineer of Record (EOR) and led multidisciplinary teams, client coordination, design reviews, and construction administration? If yes, please briefly describe your experience.
- What are your salary expectations? How soon can you join? Are you local to North Charleston, South Carolina? If not, are you willing to relocate?
- How does your calendar look for this week and next week for an interview?
Work Location: Remote
Job title: Senior Electrical Engineer / Professional Engineer (PE)
Position Type: Full-Time
Location: North Charleston, South Carolina
About Company:
Company is a growing, full-service engineering firm providing Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Commissioning services for commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, government, and military clients.
As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), BPE is committed to delivering practical, code-compliant, and constructible engineering solutions while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and technical excellence.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer / Professional Engineer (PE) to join our North Charleston office. This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer who enjoys taking ownership of projects, leading design efforts, mentoring staff, and working directly with clients and project stakeholders.
Position Overview
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design, coordination, management, and delivery of electrical systems for a wide variety of building projects.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience designing building electrical systems, leading project teams, coordinating with other disciplines, and serving as a trusted technical resource throughout all phases of design and construction.
This role offers the opportunity to play a significant leadership role within a growing engineering firm and contribute to projects from initial concept through construction completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop electrical designs and construction documents for commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, government, military, and multi-family projects.
- Design building electrical systems including:
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting systems and controls
- Emergency and standby power systems
- Generator systems
- Grounding and bonding systems
- Low-voltage and supporting infrastructure systems
- Perform electrical load calculations, short-circuit analysis, voltage drop calculations, equipment sizing, and system evaluations.
- Develop electrical plans, details, schedules, specifications, and supporting design documentation.
- Produce and review engineering drawings using Autodesk Revit and related design software.
- Coordinate electrical systems with architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and specialty disciplines.
- Review designs for compliance with applicable codes, standards, constructability requirements, and project objectives.
- Lead project coordination meetings with clients, architects, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Serve as a technical leader and provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
- Perform quality control reviews of electrical design documents.
- Support construction administration activities, including:
- Shop drawing and submittal reviews
- Requests for Information (RFIs)
- Site observations
- Construction coordination
- Field problem resolution
- Assist with project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation.
- Represent company professionally in all client and project interactions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Current Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in electrical engineering design for buildings and facilities.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with responsibility for leading, coordinating, reviewing, and delivering electrical designs.
- Demonstrated experience developing complete electrical design packages for building projects.
- Strong working knowledge of applicable electrical codes, standards, and industry best practices.
- Proficiency with Autodesk Revit and related electrical design software.
- Ability to independently manage and execute electrical design projects.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Commitment to producing high-quality engineering documents and delivering exceptional client service.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record (EOR).
- Experience with federal, military, Veterans Affairs (VA), healthcare, industrial, commercial, institutional, and multi-family residential facilities.
- Experience leading multi-discipline design teams.
- Experience supporting projects through construction and commissioning.
- Familiarity with government and military project requirements.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate is:
- Self-motivated, dependable, and accountable.
- Comfortable taking ownership of projects and deliverables.
- Capable of working independently with limited supervision.
- Experienced in leading electrical engineering efforts from concept through construction.
- Detail-oriented and committed to engineering excellence.
- Comfortable communicating directly with clients, contractors, architects, and project teams.
- Interested in helping grow a highly capable engineering firm.
- A collaborative team player who takes pride in delivering practical and constructible solutions.
Why Join ?
At company, you will not be one of hundreds of engineers in a large corporate environment. Our engineers are entrusted with meaningful responsibilities and have the opportunity to:
- Lead projects and make an immediate impact.
- Work directly with clients and decision-makers.
- Collaborate across engineering disciplines.
- Contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects.
- Help shape the growth and future of the firm.
- Work in a professional, team-oriented environment focused on technical excellence and disciplined project delivery.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and brief cover letter describing:
- Their electrical engineering experience.
- PE licensure status and number of years licensed as a Professional Engineer.
- Autodesk Revit experience.
- Experience serving as Engineer of Record and/or leading electrical design efforts.
- Relevant project experience and leadership responsibilities.
Candidates must identify the types of projects they have worked on and personally led electrical design for, including any experience in the following sectors:
- Multi-Family Residential
- Commercial
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Federal
- Military
- Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Institutional / Educational
- Municipal
- Other Specialized Facilities
Please indicate which project types you served as the lead electrical engineer on and provide representative examples including project size, scope, and your specific responsibilities.
Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a current Professional Engineer (PE) license? If yes, which state(s) are you licensed in, and how many years have you held your PE license?
- How many years of experience do you have in building electrical design, including leading and delivering complete electrical design projects?
- Do you have experience with Autodesk Revit and designing power distribution, lighting, emergency power, and generator systems?
- Which project types have you personally led electrical design for (e.g., commercial, multifamily, healthcare, industrial, federal, military, or VA)? Please share a few examples.
- Have you served as an Engineer of Record (EOR) and led multidisciplinary teams, client coordination, design reviews, and construction administration? If yes, please briefly describe your experience.
- What are your salary expectations? How soon can you join? Are you local to North Charleston, South Carolina? If not, are you willing to relocate?
- How does your calendar look for this week and next week for an interview?
Work Location: Remote
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Senior Level Associate Electrical Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level associate electrical engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who can own a project from requirements through commissioning without close supervision. Demonstrating that you have led cross-functional design reviews, mentored junior engineers, and resolved complex technical problems independently gives you a clear edge. Tailoring your resume to show outcomes you owned, not just tasks you contributed to, is what moves applications forward at this stage.
Which companies hire senior level associate electrical engineers?
Companies hiring senior level associate electrical engineers right now include DLR, Arcadis, and HDR, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to concentrate in large engineering firms, defense contractors, utilities, and industrial manufacturers that run complex, multi-discipline projects requiring experienced technical leads.
Are there remote senior level associate electrical engineer jobs?
Yes, though electrical engineering roles at this level are more likely to require on-site presence than many other technical fields. About 20% of senior level associate electrical engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those positions typically involve design, analysis, and review work rather than hands-on lab or field responsibilities.
What makes an associate electrical engineer role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope. Where a mid-level engineer executes within a defined assignment, a senior engineer sets the technical approach, makes design decisions, and is accountable for the outcome. Expectations at this stage include mentoring junior staff, coordinating with other engineering disciplines, and contributing to proposals or standards that shape how the broader team works.
Which industries hire the most senior level associate electrical engineers?
Senior level associate electrical engineer roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they run capital-intensive projects, operate complex electrical infrastructure, or develop products that require sustained engineering depth across the full design lifecycle.