Electrical Engineer

Axiom – a 100% employee owned Ruekert and Mielke company – is working to expand our overall Building Services team.  The Building Services team is headquartered out of Iowa City, IA and is working to expand this team in Eastern Iowa, Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.  This position provides a great opportunity to become a part of an award-winning group of engineers and design staff doing incredible work every day.  The variety of work, and flexible approach will help you to find your work rewarding and fulfilling while being part of a company with long-standing roots based in employee ownership with a focus on work-life balance!

This position is for an experienced Electrical Engineer licensed in the State of Iowa (or with the ability to be licensed in the state within 1-2 months) and experienced in commercial building design.  This position will serve as a local electrical group lead and will report to the Electrical Discipline Lead located in Iowa City, IA. 

Our Electrical group operates as both a standalone design team - performing ‘one-off’ electrical/technology design projects or paired with the Mechanical group – creating MEPT (mechanical-electrical-plumbing-technology) documents.  The MEPT group partners with the Structural group to form the overall Building Services Team which works with the commercial Civil group to complete full-service engineering designs.

Our work encompasses a large variety of types including commercial, non-profit, educational, senior-housing, multi-family, mixed-use, municipal, institutional, industrial, and more.  The Electrical Group Lead will provide oversight and guidance to the team and will be the direct report for this position.  Prior experience in managing electrical and technology designs, client project management, Revit drafting, commercial Electrical design software (ETAP/SKM), specification development, supplier integration, property analyses, and construction document creation and quality control are all a significant plus.  Candidates should highlight their experience in these areas as necessary. 

In this role you will work with other disciplines – mechanical, structural, and civil – to complete wholistic designs that comprise full-service efforts when paired with architectural partners or subcontractors.  Daily external collaboration with these partners will be required as well as daily internal collaboration with in-house teams.  This is done both in person and virtually.  Formal and informal design meetings, page-turns, BIM model integration, and construction site visits will all be parts of the job.  You will also work closely with clients to provide fully integrated full-service engineering documents.  In the case of Electrical-only projects, you will be expected to project manage certain efforts.

Required skills/skillsets:

• Autodesk Revit
• Commercial Electrical Design Software
• Specification Development
• Bluebeam Revu
• Commercial Electrical System Design
• Commercial Technology System Design
• Lighting/Controls Design
• Fire Detection and Alarm Design
• Access Control and Security Design
• Team Management
• Electrical Design Mentoring
• Client Management
• Construction Document Creation
• Quality Control of Documents
• BIM Collaborate (Pro) Integration
• Mechanical System Integration
• Contractor / Supplier Integration
• Construction Administration Processes

Additional skills/skillsets that are a plus:

• Existing Building Walkdowns
• Proposals and Contracts
• ComCheck / Energy Analysis/Modeling
• Arc Flash Studies
• Marketing/Business Development
• ETAP/SKM Software
• Electrical Coordination Studies
• Autocad MEP

Daily priorities will be a mix of tasks including local group management, office-based design, meetings, site visits, and architect and contractor coordination.  Candidate will continue to provide the incredible service we are known for.  Will frequently work with other in-house engineering services in addition to their own.  Candidate will work frequently within Autodesk Revit and candidates must be well-versed in this software.    Bluebeam software knowledge and workflows are also incredibly important and will be part of daily work.   Candidate should have their PE licensure in Iowa or the ability to obtain within a maximum of 60-days.

Axiom Consultants is a six-time finalist (five-time winner) of the Best Engineering Company of the Corridor (Iowa City – Cedar Rapids metro area) which comprises nearly 500,000 residents.  Our employees have an incredible workplace environment that is 100% employee owned.  Our approach is based on an employee-centric space where employees are supported by one another, working closely together in a solutions-based environment.  Employees are mentored and supported while being encouraged to focus on quality deliverables.  We focus on service for our clients and provide incredible communication, responsiveness, and efficiency that we have become known for.  Candidates will find a fun work environment with a wonderful work-life balance. 

Non-technical skills that an ideal candidate will possess are:  self-starter, problem-solver, critical thinker, detail-oriented, flexible, empathetic, organized, coordinated, and creative.

Required Education / Trades

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or similar field

Licensed Professional Engineer in Iowa (or state with reciprocity)

Additional Desirable Education / Trades

M.S. in Electrical Engineering or similar field

Licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states

CLD (lighting) certification

CTS (technology) certification