2023 Entry-level Electrical Engineer Job at Woodard & Curran
Woodard & Curran Portland, ME 04102
$49,448 - $74,172 a year
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people and planet.
Who We Are Looking For:
We are seeking a motivated Entry Level Electrical Engineer to join our electrical engineering group. The successful candidate will be joining an established, respected, and growing team providing a range of electrical engineering services to our practices across the firm. As an Electrical Engineer at Woodard & Curran you will work on electrical distribution, relaying, power generation, motor control, and lighting projects for our industrial, water, wastewater, municipal, design-build, and plant operations clients on a regional and national basis. You will interface with clients to understand their power, lighting, and motor control requirements for municipal, utility, and industrial facilities. You will also prepare and coordinate engineering reports, studies, calculations, drawings, and specifications. In addition, you will perform construction phase services such as shop drawing review and contractor oversight and will carry out QA/QC functions to ensure accuracy and adequacy of work products.
Your work will come in varying degrees of complexity and although you will develop to work independently on most projects, our experienced engineers will be there to support you collaboratively, answer questions, and provide on-the-job mentoring. You will have an opportunity to develop your career professionally, technically, and personally. Our shared goal is to support your development, advancement, responsibility growth and work portfolio within the group and organization.
This is an exciting opportunity to deliver electrical design solutions consistent with process, mechanical and control system requirements in a consulting environment. Our diverse portfolio of projects means that you will have the chance to work across different markets and geographies.
This position level is flexible based on experience and qualifications of the candidate. New graduates or candidates with related electrical engineering experience ranging from 0 – 3 years of experience are encouraged to apply for this position.
Occasional travel may be needed for client meetings, site visits, and field engineering support in the region and nationwide.
What You Will Be Doing At Woodard & Curran:
- Perform work under the supervision, guidance, review and oversight of a Technical Manager, Project Engineer, or other experienced engineer within the team.
- Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work as part of the overall project scope.
- Perform work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex elements such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and challenging coordination requirements.
- Support project level of effort and fee cost estimate development.
- Support project construction cost estimate development.
- Perform QA/QC function under guidance of senior engineers.
- Responsible for understanding scope, schedule, and budget of projects and assignments.
- Responsible for understanding personal utilization goals.
- Support developing technical presentations to clients, at public meetings, and to regulatory agencies.
- Interface directly with clients, sub-consultants, vendors and/or regulatory agencies when required.
- Foster and maintain relationships with key internal and external clients as your career develops.
- Mentor junior level staff as your career develops.
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- BS in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
- EIT preferred (passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, or commitment from new graduates to take the FE exam).
- 0-3 years of experience in an industrial or electrical distribution environment as a consultant.
- Future Licensed Professional Engineer registration is a career development preference.
- Successful candidate must be a self-starter and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
- Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD a plus.
- Proficiency in Revit a plus.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical, and strong organization skills.
- Ability to coordinate and interact with co-workers, project staff, various clients and government agencies.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
Woodard & Curran is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. Woodard & Curran believes that diverse teams working together in an equitable, inclusive culture provides the right environment for employees to thrive, our clients to benefit, and our business to prosper over the long run. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences and creates an environment where everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When employees are supported to reach their full potential, we can provide our clients with the most innovative, sound, and cost-effective solutions.
Compensation
Pay:
This position’s anticipated pay range is provided below; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets.
Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity:
Eligible positions may receive an annual cash bonus based on the role’s organizational level, and is represented as a percentage range of eligible earnings**
Pay Range
$49,448.00 - $74,172.00
Benefits & Wellbeing
Retirement Savings:
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401(k) or Roth: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.
Time away from work:
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Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.
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Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.
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Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for bonding in a 12-month period.
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Company-paid disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.
Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:
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Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and FSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include vision, dental and vision plans.
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Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits, additional voluntary life and AD&D coverage is available through Sun Life.
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WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.
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LiveWell wellbeing: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.
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Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.
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