Electrical Engineer - Entry Level / Early Career - Chen Moore and Associates
Knoxville, TN
About the Job
About Us
Founded in 1986, Chen Moore and Associates (CMA), Inc. has grown into a highly regarded multi-disciplinary firm. CMA's areas of expertise include utility infrastructure, roadway, site development, electrical, planning, landscape architecture, and construction engineering services for both private and public sector clients. CMA prides itself on working to be part of the fabric of the community. We are leaders in community service and the profession. Our staff and our activities are centered around making the community we work in a better place to live. CMA promotes a fun and flexible work environment, taking pride in the quality of our work. CMA promotes a team-oriented approach, both inside and outside of the office.
CMA's headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The firm also has satellite and/or project offices in Atlanta, Gainesville, Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, and Tampa. CMA currently employs over one hundred and thirty (130) professionals throughout the State of Florida, which affords our valued clients top-level service.
CMA is hiring an entry level or early career Electrical Engineer to work in the Power Delivery industry. This position will work on Transmission, Distribution, and Protection & Control projects for municipalities and Investor-owned utilities within the Southeastern United States. Candidates should be able to efficiently plan and organize their workload with their team, demonstrate success working with a team of professionals, a commitment to quality, good communication skills, and a positive work ethic.
Responsibilities:
- Candidate shall work on various aspects of electrical engineering design, plan preparation, permitting and construction oversight while working in a project team environment.
- Candidate would contribute to projects including collecting existing utility data; performing modeling and simulation; distribution, transmission, substation, protection & controls.
- Prepare project design drawings within MicroStation and/or AutoCAD.
- Develop project specific detail drawings.
- Calculate project construction quantity estimates.
- Assist with technical specifications, cost estimates, reports, schedules, and other related tasks.
- Learn and adhere to client-specific standards.
- Coordinate with team members and client representatives.
- Periodic travel to project sites for field investigation and or construction support.
- Project outlines, project initiation, project schedules, project executions, and project closeout.
- Interface with multi-disciplinary design teams.
Qualifications:
- Must possess a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical or environmental engineering.
- Master's degree is a plus.
- 0 - 2 years of experience working for a firm in the A/E/C industry.
- The expectation is that such candidate would be working towards becoming a Professional Engineer (P.E.)
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Strong sense of urgency, project responsibility and initiative
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply complex systems.
CMA's High Standard of Professionalism
Chen Moore and Associates is a company which is unique in its commitment to quality. We are proud of our high standard of professionalism and the quality of service provided to our clients. We strive to establish a sense of pride and loyalty in our employees by maintaining a tradition of excellence in our work and a sense of family in our culture. We also aim to provide an environment that inspires and promotes individuals to reach the full extent of their potential and to continue in their personal "Search for Excellence." We offer a career opportunity rather than a job – an opportunity that will take our employees as far as they want it to go. You will find that both the management and employees of CMA are dedicated to high achievement and genuinely concerned about employee job satisfaction. In order for us to maintain high standards of excellence, we endeavor to have the finest personnel and only acquire those whom we consider to not only meet the high standards we set for ourselves as a firm, but those who will also blend with the firm culture. Your success is important to all of us.
Chen Moore and Associates is a Great Place to Work!
- Named 'Best Places to Work For' nationally by the Zweig Group in the
Multidiscipline Firm Category from 2008-2010 and 2014–2023. - Named to the 'Hot Firm's List' nationally by the Zweig Group from 2007-2011, 2014, 2016-2023.
- CMA is regularly recognized as a 'Best Firm to Work For' by the South
Florida Business Journal, Civil + Structural Engineer, ENR Southeast, and various local branches of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
OUR BENEFITS include:
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life with Dependent Coverage
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Accounts with Debit Card
- Voluntary Plans (Supplement Health, Critical Illness/Cancer, Accident)
- 401(k) Plan – Competitive Employer Match
- Supplemental benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Continuing education
- Mentorship programs
- Professional societies
- Community engagement
- Cell phone
