Senior Electrical Designer

Description

We're partnering with a respected employee-owned multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm to find a Senior Electrical Designer / Electrical Engineer for its Newport Beach, California office. This is a full-time opportunity for an experienced professional with a background in K-12, higher education, healthcare, and other institutional building projects who enjoys working in a collaborative consulting environment.

Senior Electrical Designer / Electrical Engineer Responsibilities:

• Design and develop building electrical systems including power distribution, lighting, emergency power, and related infrastructure for education, healthcare, commercial, and institutional projects.
• Prepare and coordinate construction documents using Revit and AutoCAD while collaborating with architects, contractors, owners, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Support projects through design and construction, including RFIs, field coordination, technical problem-solving, and client interaction.

Senior Electrical Designer / Electrical Engineer Qualifications:

• 7+ years of electrical engineering or electrical design experience focused on building systems and power distribution.
• Strong experience with Revit, AutoCAD, and construction document production for education, healthcare, commercial, or institutional facilities.
• Experience with California projects, including DSA, HCAI/OSHPD, Title 24, and applicable electrical codes. PE license, SKM, and ETAP experience are highly desirable.

Why Join This Firm?

• Hybrid schedule with remote work flexibility on Thursdays and Fridays.
• Diverse project portfolio including K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare facilities, commercial developments, and institutional projects.
• Employee-owned company with long-term career growth and ownership opportunities.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment working alongside civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering professionals.
• Competitive compensation, paid overtime, and a growing Orange County office with strong leadership and project backlog.

If you're an experienced electrical professional with California education and/or healthcare project experience and are interested in learning more, we'd welcome the opportunity to connect. Our team will guide you through the interview process and advocate for your success every step of the way.

About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline. For questions about our employment process, please contact [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.
EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Inclusive Hiring Practices

We’re committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If you need any accommodations or adjustments to support you during the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Alex.com, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex via email at [email protected].

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit https://www.alex.com/.

Job Seeker Scam Alert

We’ve become aware of fraudulent recruiters impersonating Onward Search representatives to collect personal or financial information from potential job seekers. Please be advised, we will only communicate with our talent through verified email addresses such as @onwardsearch and will never reach out through Gmail or any other public domains. You can learn more about potential threats and how to protect yourself by visiting our job seeker scam alert page.

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