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Electrical Distribution & Cable Plant Engineer
Berkeley, CAOn-SiteTemporaryEngineering$72.25+/hrPosted 1 week ago
Job Description
Electrical Distribution & Cable Plant Engineer - 1-Year Contract - Onsite, Berkeley, CA - $72.25/hour
Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking an Electrical Distribution & Cable Plant Engineer to support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U), a major modernization project involving electrical distribution systems, cable plant infrastructure, equipment installation, and facility integration activities. This role is focused on facility and infrastructure engineering rather than electronics, PCB design, embedded systems, or product development.
Assignment Details
What You'll Do
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking an Electrical Distribution & Cable Plant Engineer to support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U), a major modernization project involving electrical distribution systems, cable plant infrastructure, equipment installation, and facility integration activities. This role is focused on facility and infrastructure engineering rather than electronics, PCB design, embedded systems, or product development.
Assignment Details
- Location: Onsite at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
- Schedule: Full-time, Monday through Friday, standard business hours
- Start Date: September 2026
- Assignment Length: One-year base period with two additional one-year option periods
- Background Check: Criminal background check required prior to starting
What You'll Do
- Support the design and implementation of electrical infrastructure systems, including AC power distribution, cable routing, cable tray systems, raceways, grounding systems, and equipment installations.
- Develop and maintain cable routing plans, equipment layouts, installation drawings, engineering specifications, and construction support documentation.
- Coordinate with engineers, designers, construction teams, contractors, subcontractors, and technical stakeholders to support installation and commissioning activities.
- Review field conditions and resolve electrical design, installation, and interface issues.
- Support electrical system integration, testing, commissioning, inspections, and field verification efforts.
- Prepare as-built documentation, engineering change documentation, and configuration-controlled records.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- Experience supporting electrical infrastructure, industrial facilities, utilities, laboratories, manufacturing facilities, data centers, power systems, or large construction projects.
- Experience interpreting and developing electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, cable routing plans, installation packages, and engineering documentation.
- Working knowledge of NEC requirements and electrical safety standards.
- Experience using AutoCAD and/or Revit.
- Experience supporting field installation, construction, commissioning, or facility integration activities.
- Ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, construction, and project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cable plant infrastructure, raceways, cable trays, grounding systems, or electrical distribution systems.
- Experience in industrial facilities, research laboratories, semiconductor facilities, utilities, energy infrastructure, manufacturing plants, or Department of Energy environments.
- Experience using BIM, ETAP, SKM, or similar tools.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
- Experience supporting installation, system integration, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities.
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