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 112 Electrical Project Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4244 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Electrical Engineer industry, which includes the Electrical Project Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
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 $93,588.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $90,571.
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 $87,755.
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 | 2.38% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 73.77% |
| Master's Degree | 18.17% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.2% |
| Other | 1.77% |
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 | 17.01% |
| 3 to 5 years | 50.5% |
| 6 to 8 years | 17.91% |
| 9+ years | 14.57% |
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 (40.5%)
- Coordinating (26.08%)
- Operations (24.27%)
- Management (20.31%)
- Planning (18.78%)
- Leadership (18.52%)
- Problem Solving (18.28%)
- Writing (17.48%)
- Microsoft Office (17.01%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (14.82%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Electrical Engineering (52.98%)
- Project Engineering (86.33%)
- Project Management (52.62%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Engineering Design Process (18.75%)
- Project Scoping (7.52%)
- Submittals (Construction) (11.49%)
- Automation (10.06%)
- Electric Power Systems (10.37%)
- Construction Management (11.54%)
- Construction (22.84%)
- AutoCAD (18.75%)
- Change Orders (9.12%)
- Commissioning (14.15%)
- Electrical Systems (15.44%)
- Project Schedules (11.83%)
- Control Systems (8.21%)
- Project Implementation (7.01%)
- Mechanical Engineering (6.68%)
- Subcontracting (7.57%)
- Autodesk Revit (8.95%)
- Power Distribution (9.6%)
- Procurement (15.08%)
- Computer-Aided Design (6.8%)
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
- Substation Project Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Electrical Controls Engineer
- Project Controls Engineer
- Project Design Engineer
- Project Lead Electrical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer/Project Manager
- Electrical Engineering Project Manager
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.
- Manufacturing Project Engineer
- Mechanical Project Engineer
- Engineering Project Manager
- Electrical Design Manager
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Electrical Engineer (General)
- Utilities & Power Distribution 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
- GAF Materials Corporation (143)
- Actalent (141)
- S&C Electric Company (115)
- ManpowerGroup (106)
- Electrical Consultants (87)
- Colliers Engineering & Design (74)
- Jacobs Engineering Group (73)
- Invenergy (70)
- Affiliated Engineers (50)
- Power Engineers (49)
North Carolina
- Baxter International (7)
- Raytheon Technologies (7)
- Electrical Consultants (5)
- Synerfac (5)
- Affiliated Engineers (3)
- Hitachi (3)
- GHD (3)
- Flatiron Construction (3)
- Fst Technical Services (3)
- GAF Materials Corporation (3)
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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