Lead Electrical Power Engineer
foth
Green Bay, Wisconsin · Green Bay · United States
Posted Sep 14, 2026
$120,000–$170,000 per year
- Full-time
- Remote
Job description
**Foth** is a 100% member-owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success. Our 750 members across 33 locations are dedicated to **solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges**. Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you thrive working alongside a smart and caring team, **Foth** may be the place for you.
Join our team and experience the **Foth** difference that contributes to our impressive **92+% member retention rate**! Learn more at [](http://foth.com/careers).
**Foth** is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented **Lead Electrical Engineer** who is looking for new learning experiences, opportunities for career growth, and a desire to contribute to our clients’ success. This position could work out of the **Green Bay, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota** location, or a **US-Based Remote** work from home office location.
### Primary Responsibilities:
- Engage directly in an industrial/manufacturing environment gathering field data and conducting field investigations, when required, for project work
- Provide technical engineering design support for industrial projects electrical systems including medium (15 kV) & low voltage (600 VAC) power distribution
- Complete power systems analysis (short circuit, load flow, overcurrent coordination, arc flash analysis, power factor, ground system, harmonics, panel SCCR)
- Design machine and process power distribution systems, facilities electrical and grounding systems and oversee installation
- Lead the development of all project related documentation, schedules, and cost estimates
- Perform QA/QC of design packages and stamp
- Lead design work, delegate appropriate efforts, and hold team members accountable
- Work as part of a collaborative project team integrated with partner contractors and client
- Lead design reviews with the client and internal teams
- Develop and write proposals which will include concepts, scope of work, deliverables, effort hours, and estimated cost
- Ability to travel for work up to 25% annually
### Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering – Power System option or equivalent technical experience
- 10+ years of industrial electrical systems engineering design & analysis experience
- 5+ years of experience with medium voltage (up to15 kV) & low voltage (up to 600 VAC) power distribution systems including utility services, campus distribution, substations, switchgear, transformers, panel boards, grounding systems (including ungrounded/high resistance), capacitor banks, CT metering, etc.
- Professional Engineer license
### Required previous experience with the following:
- Electrical power analysis (utilizing SKM power tools for Windows, Easypower, etc.) to evaluate short circuit current, protective device coordination, arc flash & energy reduction designs, load studies, power factor correction and harmonics
- National Electrical Code and related codes & standards (NFPA 70, 70B, 70E, 79 and IEEE color books)
### Preferred Qualifications:
- 15+ years of industry-relevant experience
- Hazardous area classification and power implications