ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Job no: 234681-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: FP&M/PP O&M/ELECTRIC SHOP
Location: Madison
Categories: Architecture, Construction, Planning, Engineering, Facilities, Skilled Trades, Maintenance, Quality, Risk Management and Compliance



Position Summary:

Provide engineering expertise in designing, modifying and constructing University facilities including buildings, electrical distribution and physical plant infrastructure. This position will be responsible for planning, interpreting, designing and/or construction University facilities subject to regulatory and professional standards, developing cost-benefit engineering analyses comparing construction alternatives, and/or other duties typical of professional electrical engineer in an institution of higher education.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equal is required.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

1 year minimum working as an electrical engineer-design, construction and operational knowledge of electrical distribution systems from the source utility into the facility electric service. The ideal breadth of experience will include a variety of building occupancies types, and familiarity with power quality analysis, backup and emergency power supply, commercial electric service design, lightning protection, arc flash analysis, grounding, abnormal operating condition assessment and remediation, system protection and electric service restoration from source to service.

License or Certificate:

A professional engineering license, mechanical designer's license or the ability to acquire one within a year of starting employment preferred.

Department(s):

A717101-FACILITIES PLNG AND MGMT/PP O&M/ELECTRIC SHOP

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To be considered, applications must be submitted online. To apply for this position you will need to upload a resume and cover letter. We will also require contact information for three professional references, one of which must be your current supervisor. We will not contact your current supervisor without advance notice.

A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists.

In the event you are required to work in or around animal facilities, you will be enrolled in the appropriate medical surveillance program.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact:

Dawn Bierman
dawn.bierman@wisc.edu
608-265-4057
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

ASSOC FACILITIES ENGR(S04FN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

234681-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .

Applications Open: May 17 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 14 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time