Entry-Level Electrical Engineer
The Entry-Level Electrical Engineer will serve as the primary electrical engineering resource at a power generation facility, focusing on improving electrical reliability and supporting plant operations. This role involves leading electrical infrastructure upgrades, managing capital and maintenance projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget project delivery in a highly collaborative industrial environment.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is seeking an Entry-Level Electrical Engineer to support regional power generation facilities. In this hands-on role you'll act as the primary electrical engineering resource at your assigned plant, helping improve electrical reliability, support operations, and manage capital and maintenance projects from concept through closeout.
- Serve as the onsite electrical engineering expert supporting plant operations and maintenance teams.
- Lead electrical reliability initiatives and provide troubleshooting support for plant electrical systems.
- Develop, scope, budget, bid, manage, execute, and close out electrical capital and maintenance projects.
- Support upgrades and replacement projects involving switchgear, transformers, medium-voltage and high-voltage equipment, and other critical electrical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to improve plant performance and reliability.
- Interface with contractors, engineering consultants, subject matter experts, and project stakeholders.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
- Support large-scale outages, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Must Have Skills & Experience
- 1–3 years of experience in electrical engineering (entry-level through early-career).
- Experience in utility, power generation, industrial manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
- Hands-on familiarity with medium-voltage and high-voltage electrical equipment.
- Project management experience (scoping, budgeting, contractor coordination, closeout).
- Troubleshooting and reliability engineering experience for plant electrical systems.
- Familiarity with plant electrical systems and equipment (switchgear, transformers, protection & controls).
- Electrical Engineering degree preferred (open to related bachelor’s degrees; ABET-accredited program preferred).
Compensation & Location
- Estimated pay: $105,856 per year (estimated by source; actual pay may vary by experience and site).
- Employment type: Full-time.
- Location: La Crosse, WI — onsite at one of the regional power generation facilities served by Confidential Client.
- Note: This role involves site-based plant work, including work during outages and project execution windows.
Why This Role
- Rapidly build practical, hands-on experience with power generation electrical systems.
- Opportunity to lead capital electrical projects from concept through completion.
- Work in a collaborative operations and engineering environment with opportunities to expand technical responsibilities.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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