Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Electrical Construction Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.
Work Location: Aiken, SC
Application Deadline: 05/28/25 (noon ET)
Principal Electrical Construction Engineer-
Duties:
•Provide engineering program and support to superintendents, directs assigned personnel in meeting cost and time schedules, verifies materials, equipment, workmanship and assures results meet design requirements.
•If designated, leads construction engineers in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline or a particular area of the site.
•Manage and coordinate with field engineering staff on a daily basis to resolve problems and support project management needs.
•Manage and support turnover activities.
•Represent construction at project and site related committee meetings. Review national codes / standards and site specifications and procedures.
•Administration and approval of performance evaluations, ranking, career development and training of field engineers.
•Provide design agencies with construction technical input for design development.
•Monitor compliance of EPA and South Carolina Waste Management regulations and site-specific procedures.
•Monitor contractors' activities and work performance and resolve their concerns through coordination with other SRNS departments.
•Review and manage the implementation of project design and maintenance activities using existing specification, national codes and standards, drawings and the latest construction techniques.
•Interface and coordinate all aspects of construction with design, procurement, security, safety, operations, health physics, quality control, scheduling cost, management and supervise the daily field engineering activities.
•Maintain continuity with quality control to ensure work quality meets the requirements.
•Coordinate with design agencies to ensure timely issuance of new design or design changes.
•Perform constructability inspections and provide technical expertise for construction methods and practices.
•Responsible to ensure that construction work is done correctly and completely.
•Provide leadership, continuous improvement guidance, re-engineers processes, builds teaming relationships, and safety.
Education/Yrs. Of Experience:
•Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 8 - 10 years of practical experience in construction engineering or related areas. An Associate's degree and 10 - 12 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. A high school diploma and 12 - 16 years of practical experience would also be considered equivalent.
Skills/Experience:
•A general knowledge of system testing and operations is helpful to ensure system turnover scope is adequate in regard to pre-operational testing.
•Training in planning and scheduling is beneficial to appreciate the planning and scheduling outputs.
•Leadership training is essential ingredient in methods of improvement, total quality, and re-engineering.
•High level of knowledge of national electric codes and standards including NFPA, NEC, etc.
•Experience with electrical commodity and equipment installation designed and constructed in accordance with national codes and standards.
•Ability to review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and other design basis documents.
•Ability to perform field walk-downs and inspections to document as-built conditions.
Preferred Qualifications:
•Professional registration with the state of practice is desirable.
•At least (2) years of experience performing NQA-1 electrical work.
•At least (2) years of experience managing a field engineering functional group.
•Experience developing construction work scopes in the form of work packages to complete designed installations.
•Adequate knowledge of schedule and cost performance and tracking.
•Experience performing task specific hazard analysis for construction activities.
•Knowledge of nuclear facility design including the application of safety class and safety significant codes and standards.
•Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.
Other Job Requirements:
•Able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance (an active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties).
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.
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