Electrical Project Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Electrical Project Engineer supervises and coordinates electrical engineering projects.
Job Outlook
There were 172 Electrical Project Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 5080 in the United States.
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Salary
Many new Electrical Project Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $102,302.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $101,646.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Electrical Project Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $90,715.
Education and Experience
Posted Electrical Project Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 73.98% |
| Master's Degree | 13.07% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.38% |
| Other | 3.46% |
Posted Electrical Project Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 13.87% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.86% |
| 6 to 8 years | 18.57% |
| 9+ years | 17.7% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Electrical Project Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (44.61%)
- Coordinating (33.48%)
- Leadership (27.64%)
- Operations (23.27%)
- Management (22.97%)
- Planning (22.68%)
- Microsoft Office (21.56%)
- Quality Control (17.32%)
- Problem Solving (16.83%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (16.18%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Project Engineering (58.14%)
- Project Management (68.1%)
- Electrical Engineering (51.28%)
- Construction (29.35%)
- AutoCAD (24.64%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Project Schedules (15.62%)
- Electrical Systems (19.35%)
- Commissioning (19.83%)
- Engineering Design Process (14.84%)
- Procurement (15.02%)
- Electric Power Systems (17.46%)
- Subcontracting (17.58%)
- Submittals (Construction) (12.59%)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (13.07%)
- Automation (10.83%)
- Construction Management (14.55%)
- Change Orders (12.49%)
- Power Distribution (12.01%)
- Project Implementation (12.37%)
- Project Scoping (14.64%)
- Control Systems (11.41%)
- Mechanical Engineering (9.06%)
- Human Machine Interfaces (9.24%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (13.51%)
- Autodesk Revit (11.79%)
- Microsoft Project (6.96%)
- Purchasing (7.48%)
- Industry Standards (14.21%)
- Project Documentation (8.22%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Project Engineering (75.62%)
- Electrical Engineering (66.7%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Electrical Project Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Project Engineer
- Engineer
- Project Controls Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Project Controls Manager
- Remediation Engineer
- Project Executive
- Field Engineer
- Capital Project Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Mechanical Project Engineer
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Engineering Project Manager
- Manufacturing Project Engineer
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Utilities & Power Distribution Engineer
- Solar Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Electrical Project Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Entergy (267)
- GPAC (227)
- Actalent (132)
- Amazon (99)
- Lincoln Electric (92)
- Invenergy (82)
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (61)
- Eaton Corporation (59)
- Insight Global (59)
- Affiliated Engineers (53)
North Carolina
- Siemens (7)
- Actalent (6)
- Eaton Corporation (6)
- Hitachi (6)
- Insight Global (6)
- Fountain Electric & Services (5)
- Baxter International (5)
- Arinc International Of Canada Ulc (4)
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (4)
- Dewberry Engineers (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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