Electrical Engineer Specialist Senior

Atrium Health is a healthcare organization seeking an Electrical Engineer Specialist Senior to provide enterprise-level leadership and technical expertise for electrical systems across a diverse, multi-site portfolio. The role establishes electrical infrastructure standards, leads safety and compliance programs, oversees capital planning and engineering analyses, and drives system reliability, resilience, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Strategy & Leadership: Develops, implements, and continuously advances a comprehensive enterprise electrical strategy, aligning infrastructure investments, safety programs, and technology roadmaps across all facilities
• Electrical Safety Program Ownership: Leads and expands the organization’s Electrical Safety Program, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Standards & Governance: Establishes, governs, and enforces enterprise-wide electrical standards, policies, and procedures to ensure consistency, reliability, and compliance with applicable codes and regulations
• Regulatory Compliance & Auditing: Ensures system-wide compliance with NFPA, NEC, OSHA, CMS, TJC, and other applicable standards through audits, arc flash assessments, and ongoing evaluation of processes and systems
• Capital Planning & Lifecycle Management: Provides leadership in electrical capital planning, asset lifecycle management, and system modernization initiatives to improve reliability, efficiency, and long-term performance
• Technical Review & Engineering Oversight: Reviews and approves complex power system studies, including arc flash, coordination, short circuit, and load flow analyses, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with organizational goals
• Training & Organizational Engagement: Drives training initiatives and collaborates with facility teams to enhance understanding of electrical safety, system performance, and resiliency concepts
• Incident Investigation & Continuous Improvement: Leads electrical incident investigations,identifiesroot causes, and implements corrective and preventive actions to improve safety and system performance
• Maintenance Program Development: Provides strategic direction for preventive and predictive maintenance programs,leveragingdata and best practices tooptimizesystem reliability
• Subject Matter Expertise & Innovation: Serves as the enterprise electrical subject matter expert, supporting facility operations, capital projects, emerging technologies, power quality initiatives, and code interpretation

Requirements:

• Valid U.S. Driver's License
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Experience in healthcare, critical infrastructure, or complex facility environments
• Experience leading or supporting technical projects, programs, or initiatives
• Strong knowledge ofNEC, NFPA 70E, OSHA, and related standards
• Proven ability tolead cross-functional initiativesand influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability tomanage multiple projects and prioritiesin a dynamic environment
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive)
• Professional Engineer orInterest in pursuing a Professional Engineer (PE) license in the future
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineeringor related field
• 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, including direct experience in healthcare or critical infrastructure environments
• Experience withpower system modeling software, CMMS platforms, and power monitoring systems
• Familiarity with electrical testing practices and reliability-centered maintenance strategies
• Working knowledge ofNFPA 99, NFPA 101, and other healthcare-related codes and standards
• Strong collaboration skills with vendors, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders
• Ability to leadenterprise-wide initiatives and drive organizational change