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Staff Electrical Engineer

Chicago, IL 60606

Posted: 07/11/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 557264 Country: United States Is job remote?: No

Job Description


Description:
  • Plans, schedules, conducts and coordinates work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.  
  • Performs work which involves conventional engineering practices, but may involve a variety of complex features.  
  • Requires general knowledge of precedents in specialty areas and familiarity with basic principles and practices in related specialties.  
  • May coordinate departmental and divisional project studies and report preparation assignments.
  • This position requires an experienced and competent individual capable of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.  
  • Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
Manager is looking for someone with IT/Telecom experience. If candidate does NOT have the required ABET Engineering degree, manager will consider the candidate BUT will not have an engineering title IF hired.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited curriculum - MUST show on resume. 
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience, with 3 years related project management experience - MUST show on resume.
  • Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government, and public contracts on project-related matters.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to travel.
  • Preferred:
  • 5 years of relevant network, communications, or SCADA experience.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) registration preferred.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
  • Previous consulting experience.
  • Previous utility company experience.

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