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Electrical Engineer - Federal

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Virginia Beach, VA · HybridJobSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Location
Virginia Beach, VAHybrid
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Top Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Electrical Engineer coordinates, develops, and produces electrical design deliverables for federal building projects, taking ownership of assigned work’s completeness, accuracy, and timeliness. The role works with multidisciplinary teams and is hybrid, with at least two office days per week. Projects primarily serve U.S. federal government facilities and Department of Defense and civilian agencies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical DesignMultidisciplinary CollaborationElectrical Design CodesRevitTechnical CommunicationLighting SystemsLighting ControlsLoad AnalysisEnergy Compliance CalculationsConstruction AdministrationField InvestigationData Center DesignPower SystemsUPS SystemsGenerator SystemsMedium Voltage DistributionFederal Energy StandardsUnified Facility CriteriaDesign-Build

Qualifications

U.S. CitizenshipBachelor's in Electrical Engineering5+ Years Electrical Design ExperienceDBIA CertificationProfessional Engineer RegistrationTop Secret Clearance

Full job description

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the coordination, development, and production of deliverables in support of the overall scope of electrical design. The Electrical Engineer will take ownership of the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the work assigned. Individuals in this position must demonstrate the ability to lead a design effort as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to include architects, structural, mechanical, civil and fire protection engineers. We are looking for self-motivated personality with the ability to work collaboratively and independently as appropriate in studio or remote environments

The position is in the Federal Buildings Business Unit and the project type is majority US Federal Government facilities that are contracted by Department of Defense clients (USACE, NAVFAC, etc) as well as Federal Civilian clients to include NASA, FAA, GSA, OBO and Intelligence Community amongst many others. The design codes required for design calculations include IBC, IEEE, NFPA, ABA, UFCs and local/client requirements.

The position is hybrid with a minimum office attendance of two days per week in the office, but more days are encouraged to become more engrained with the culture of Jacobs.

Responsibilities:

  • Work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines, while maintaining high quality standards

  • Act as the Designer of Record (DOR) for electrical design projects including schedule, budget, delegation of work to junior staff, quality control and sealing/stamping construction drawings and specifications.

  • Gather information, interview stakeholders, make studies, perform calculations, and prepare original rough layouts and sketches as required

  • Present findings and outcomes to clients and other stakeholders

  • Perform high level tasks under minimal supervision using well-defined standards, procedures and codes

  • Perform product research; assist project designers and project architects with materials selection and system research

  • Design and perform calculations for lighting systems and associated controls

  • Prepare load analysis for different stages of design; Prepare and document Energy compliance calculations and forms

  • Perform construction administration and field investigation tasks for assigned projects including document management and processing RFI's and Change Orders

  • U.S. Citizenship

  • Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE); At least 5 years of Electrical design experience

  • Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible way, both in person and in writing is required

  • Overseas & US based travel may be required

  • Proficiency in REVIT

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • Experience in data center, power, UPS systems, generator systems and medium voltage distribution projects

  • Previous DoD experience, basic competency with Federal energy standards, Unified Facility Criteria (UFC) and other Government requirements

  • Design Build experience and DBIA certification

  • Professional Registration (PE)

  • Top Secret clearance

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How this job compares

Set against the 10,348 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$103–159K/yr287 salary ranges
  • US median$40–55/hr395 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 367 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Virginia and 10,348 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,560 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,712 of the 10,348 open Electrical Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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