Electrical Engineer Government Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

Why DOWL?
DOWL is a top-ranked, multi-disciplined consulting firm with over 60 years of experience in civil engineering and related services. Our in-house expertise spans Civil and Land Development, Construction-Related Services, Transportation and Structures, and Water and Environmental Services. At DOWL, you’re valued—we support your growth, offer great benefits, and foster a culture of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork.

Water and Wastewater

Join our team and help shape reliable, efficient water and wastewater systems that make a difference in communities. We take a comprehensive, cost-effective approach to every project—maximizing value while delivering long-lasting solutions. For drinking water systems, we prioritize consistent pressure, exceptional water quality, and straightforward maintenance. Our philosophy on wastewater? The best systems are the ones you don’t notice—quietly performing day after day, only visible during routine maintenance or upgrades. If you’re passionate about smart infrastructure and practical innovation, we invite you to be a part of our team, the People Who Make it Happen!

Summary

Are you an experienced electrical engineer with a passion for powering critical infrastructure? We’re looking for a skilled Electrical Engineer with power systems expertise to join our multidisciplinary team and lead the electrical design on impactful projects in water, wastewater, irrigation, structural, transportation, and civil engineering. In this role, you’ll bring your technical knowledge to power distribution design, medium voltage and 480V systems, electrical system evaluations, dry utility undergrounding, and utility coordination, as well as instrumentation and control (I&C) design. You’ll collaborate with a dedicated group of professionals who are committed to delivering reliable, efficient, and forward-thinking solutions for the communities we serve. If you're ready to contribute to vital public infrastructure, grow within a strong team, and help shape the future of power systems engineering, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple concurrent Electrical Design projects.
• Work with other Senior Engineers, Project Engineers, and Project Managers to provide a quality experience for our customers and successful integration to meet each customer’s needs.
• Review proposals to ensure technical accuracy for own projects.
• Work with engineering teams on the coordinated Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural and Controls Design for projects.
• Assist with managing department projects.
• Mentor and supervise other engineers.
• Conduct periodic visits to construction sites to monitor quality and progress of the work.
• Coordinate with government agencies, client staff, and other professionals to obtain design information and approvals.
• Travel locally and occasionally out of state to project sites for meetings or field work.
• Consistently exercise discretion and judgment in all work tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

‍Education and/or Experience

Candidates should possess a B.S. degree from an ABET accredited electrical engineering or related program and at least 15 years of experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• PE Required: This position is for a licensed engineer to practice electrical engineering in Nevada, CA, and Oregon and Montana, Arizona, and Alaska (PE required in one state with other states added after employment at DOWL).
• Candidate must be able to obtain additional licenses as needed to perform work in other states as needed.
• Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes.

Preferred Qualifications

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Design of all industrial electrical and building electrical systems.
• Coordinate electrical plans for PCIS and SCADA related projects with controls engineers.
• Electrical schematics and panel design.
• Project Documentation and O&M Manuals.
• Provide prebid review, site surveys, and review of proposals for own projects.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project).
• Site design including but not limited to power supply for pumping stations and wells, backup power, site/building lighting, metering, VFD’s, solar, security, dry utility undergrounding, transportation, dams, and airport runway lighting design.
• Coordination with structural, mechanical, civil, and controls team members as well as the power company, owner, and agency coordination.
• NEC, Arc Flash, IEEE compliance where required.
• Provide accurate system diagrams, loop diagrams, block diagrams, and network diagrams.
• Work with team of project engineers to assist in career development and training.
• Successful team building track record.‍

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership – exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; understands profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
• Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people indecision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Communication – Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to not only clients and peers, but to subordinate Senior Electrical Engineers and Designers.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.  Position may include periodic site visits and inspection work on project sites.