Power Distribution and Lighting Design! Summit Engineering, Inc. in Sonoma County, CA is seeking a professionally licensed electrical engineer with proven project management and leadership skills to join our Electrical/Lighting Division. This experienced person will utilize their professional background to provide project management and design engineering on winery, custom residential, restaurants, apartment buildings and other commercial building type projects.

As an electrical engineering project manager, you will serve as the firm’s direct contact with the client and will be responsible for developing and maintaining positive relationships with clients. You will be responsible for design team leadership, internal project organization, preparing project proposals, design engineering, scheduling and budgeting, as well as business development and generating new work for the firm. The job requires getting things done quickly, handling a variety of activities, and effectively delegating to others. Being able to purposely drive toward results while problem-solving and engaging the commitment of others is essential.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering, with a concentration in power distribution or lighting design.
• Registered Professional Electrical Engineer.
• Minimum seven years of related project management and engineering experience.
• Experience working with Bay Area/Northern California clients a plus.
• Experience managing and mentoring technical staff.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to oversee the work of others and delegate work effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and budgets, and meet project deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate in-house and/or external consultant-based design teams.
• Experience in business development with proven expertise in relationship building.
• Understands the capabilities and demonstrates a working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Technical competency in design and engineering for the following technical areas:
• Power distribution systems (480V and below)
• Coordination of electrical utility company services
• Short circuit analysis
• Emergency power distribution systems
• Lighting design
• Lighting control systems
• Title 24 Lighting
• Telephone/data systems design

Salary Range: $120,000 to $160,000

Summit Engineering has been voted as a “Best Places to Work” sixteen times. We work a 9/80 schedule, which means you have every other Friday off. Employees also have the option to work from home one day a week (after 90-days).

Power Distribution and Lighting Design! Summit Engineering, Inc. in Sonoma  County, CA is seeking an experienced project engineer to join our Electrical/Lighting Division. We are a leading provider of consulting engineering services for winery and other projects throughout California. As a project engineer, you will provide design engineering and project management on winery, custom residential, restaurants, apartment buildings and other commercial building type projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Architectural Engineering, with a concentration in power distribution or lighting design.
• Registered Professional Electrical Engineer is preferred.
• Minimum five years of related electrical engineering experience.
• Experience working with Bay Area/Northern California clients a plus.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to delegate work effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and budgets, and meet project deadlines.
• Experience in business development with proven expertise in relationship building.
• Understands the capabilities and demonstrates a working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Technical competency in design and engineering for the following technical areas:
  • Power distribution systems (480V and below)
  • Coordination of electrical utility company services
  • Short circuit analysis
  • Emergency power distribution systems
  • Lighting design
  • Lighting control systems
  • Title 24 Lighting
  • Telephone/data systems design

Salary Range: $95,000 to $140,000

Summit Engineering has been voted as a “Best Places to Work” sixteen times. We work a 9/80 schedule, which means you have every other Friday off. Employees also have the option to work from home one day a week (after 90-days).

Summit Engineering is a 40-employee design engineering firm in Santa Rosa, with clients in the winery, high-end residential, and resort markets. You will be handling recruiting, new hire orientation, benefits administration, LOAs, retention, HR legal and safety compliance, staff performance review process and training, employee relations, the termination process, and workers comp administration. You will also provide the management team with recommendations on fair compensation, compliance, and initiatives to retain qualified staff. The work is highly precise in nature and requires strong attention to detail, although you must also be people-focused and conscientious. We’re looking for someone who wants to grow.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruiting/New Hire Process

• Coordinates all aspects of recruiting including strategic initiatives related to the recruitment and retention of top candidates in the industry, and delivering metrics to the management team.
• Conducts and/or coordinates new hire orientations and makes continual improvements to the new hire onboarding process based on feedback and company changes.

Benefits

• Administers and maintains employee benefits program.
• Coordinates annual open enrollment. Provides management with plan updates and suggests improvements to plans based on demographic trends, as necessary.
• Manages Leaves of Absence.

Retention

• Identifies areas of opportunity that help increase employee engagement and minimize employee turnover. Works with management team to develop and implement strategies to address these opportunities.

Compliance

• Keeps management informed of relevant issues including state and federal employment laws and compliance issues.
• Maintains personnel files in compliance with guidelines and records retentions regulations. Keeps employee paperwork organized and functional.
• Develops and revises company guidelines, policies, and the employee handbook in accordance with firm objectives and federal and state legal requirements. Communicates new policies and changes to policies to employees.
• Works with Division Managers and Principals to maintain current job descriptions.
• Maintains membership with HR associations/publications to stay current on all relevant laws. Makes recommendations to management team related to labor law practices and changes.

Staff Performance Process and Training

• Develops and administers performance appraisal process with management team.
• Maintains staff training records.
• Registers staff for training when applicable; provides sources for training upon request.
• Provides management and staff with appropriate HR related training (e.g., regarding interviewing, HR issues, personal and career development, labor law compliance, Workers’ Compensation issues, professional behavior expectations, ergonomics, etc.)

Employee Relations and the Terminations Process

• Works with management to address and minimize employee relations issues.
• Conducts workplace investigations related to harassment, discrimination, or any other violation reported to Human Resources that warrants such investigation.
• Responsible for employee termination process and paperwork, when appropriate conducts exit interviews, reports findings to management team, and implements changes to employee retention strategies.

Safety and Workers’ Compensation

• Schedules and tracks staff safety training.
• Manages Workers’ Compensation claims.

Other

• Provides backup for payroll processing.
• Analyzes data, prepares reports, and makes recommendations on a variety of human resources issues.
• Supports firm’s strategic initiatives.
• Attends Summit Management Team meetings as needed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum five years of experience in Human Resources
• Bachelor’s degree and/or PHR or equivalent combination of education and experience
• High level of discretion and business ethics
• Ability to maintain confidential information
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Familiarity with State and Federal employment laws
• Ability to build and maintain trust with staff and managers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyze data and create spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel
• Experience using MS Office Suite
• Effective presentation skills, one-on-one or in groups
• Valid drivers’ license and ability to drive

SALARY RANGE: $80,000 to $120,000

Summit Engineering, Inc. is a multi-disciplined design engineering firm located in the heart of beautiful Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, CA).  Our Structural, Civil, Wastewater, Electrical and Planning Divisions provide consulting engineering services for winery, high end residential, resort, and other private sector projects.

The Job

Work in a collaborative, fast paced environment, helping design wineries, breweries, high end residential and other interesting projects. This position involves performing engineering calculations and design using technical skills, experience, and engineering judgment to transform concept designs into Construction Drawings and Technical Specifications. You will prepare plans and details in AutoCAD or Revit, and work collaboratively on multiple projects with your colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Job Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Structural and E.I.T. Certification highly preferred.
• Experience with wood design desired.
• Ability and drive to pursue and obtain a California P.E. license.
• Beginning to intermediate skill with REVIT software.
• Ability to prepare AutoCAD structural plans and details with minimal supervision.
• Competency in working with at least one other structural software program such as RAM, STAAD, ETAB, or RISA.
• Experience on a construction site, either through internship or work experience, highly preferred.
• One to three years of experience in a similar role highly preferred, can include internship(s).
• Ability to resolve issues and complete work per deadlines efficiently.
• Ability to work well on a project team.

Company Description

Summit Engineering, Inc. is consistently voted as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the North Bay. We operate on a 9/80 schedule, which means you have every other Friday off. In addition, employees have the flexibility to work from home one day a week (after 90 days of employment).

At Summit, we work hard; we have fun; we have high expectations of ourselves and one another, and help each other to achieve those expectations. We enjoy our work and we like our clients. We dress casually. We treat each other with respect. We have a sense of humor. We are on time. We understand people have full lives. We trust one another. We don’t whine, but we do wine. We think this is an awesome place to work.

Salary: $70,000 to $85,000

TO APPLY: Please submit your resume with a cover letter explaining your reason for interest in this position.

Summit Engineering is looking for a professionally licensed engineer with project management skills, or a project engineer ready to take the next step in their career to join our structural division. At Summit, Project Managers lead design teams to execute the design of complex projects, organize the efforts of project teams, prepare project proposals, and lead design engineering in their discipline of expertise, manage schedules and budgets, as well as perform business development and generate new work for the firm.

The job requires an emphasis in low rise, high complexity buildings that involve common construction material such as steel, concrete, wood, and masonry, and uncommon materials such as aluminum, and stainless steel.

This unique individual comes with a passion for what they do, an enthusiastic attitude, and the ability to work efficiently with a team while managing many tasks in a fast-paced environment. This experienced person will utilize their professional background to provide project management and hands-on design engineering on winery, brewery, custom residential, resort, commercial, and water/wastewater treatment projects. Communication with clients and providing them with quality and creative design solutions are paramount to the success of our firm. The position is located in Santa Rosa, CA, about 90 minutes north of San Francisco.

Qualifications/Skills:

• S. Degree in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in structural design.
• California Professional Engineering License (P.E. or S.E.).
• 6+ years engineering experience showing progressively increasing responsibility.
• 2+ years project management experience, including proposal preparation, project staffing, scheduling, monitoring scope and budgets, and construction document preparation. An exceptional candidate who does not have previous project management experience may spend some time in a project engineer role to become familiar with the Summit procedures and projects before being moved into a project management role.
• Experience in the design of wood-framed, concrete and steel-framed structures, including commercial and high-end residential projects.
• Experience using AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• Ability to work on several projects concurrently.
• Ability to focus on the details of a project while understanding the big picture from the project team perspective.

SALARY RANGE: $120,000 to $175,000

Our Company and our Culture:

Our firm has been voted in the North Bay Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” seventeen years and counting by our staff. We operate on a 9/80 schedule allowing every other Friday off as well as a work from home schedule of one day a week. With a fully stocked kitchen, weekly breakfasts, monthly “Wine Down” staff meetings, and a commitment to high quality work and long-term client relationships, Summit Engineering is a welcoming, driven, and collaborate environment.

We are a close network of committed professionals with high expectations of ourselves and one another and help each other to achieve those expectations. We enjoy our work and we like our clients. We dress casually. We treat each other with respect. We have a sense of humor. We are on time. We understand people have full lives. We trust one another. And we think Summit is an awesome place to work.

Make a splash in our Water/Wastewater Engineering Division! Summit Engineering has an opening for a experienced Project Engineer in our Water/Wastewater Division.  Join a team of engineers who focus on water treatment and delivery, and wastewater treatment and reuse. This Division is recognized as water and wastewater experts in the North Bay and specifically within the wine industry for its work on one-of-a-kind and first-of-a-kind facilities. We offer a diverse range of services and are contracted to perform challenging projects.  Summit’s market areas such as wineries, breweries, residential, municipal, commercial and industrial facilities.

Besides regular benefits, our employees enjoy things like a Weekly Breakfast, Monthly Wine Downs, Health & Wellness and FUN committee activities throughout the year, continued education, and more.  Plus – we work on a 9/80 schedule, which means you have every other Friday off! In addition, staff have the opportunity to work from home one day a week (after intro period).

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• BS or MS Degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical or other related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience showing successively increased responsibility.
• Aptitude/experience with fundamentals of micro-biological processes, kinetics, and water-wastewater chemistry.
• Equipment design experience including pumps, blowers, compressors, and aeration equipment.
• Operations/system start-up experience is a plus.
• Strong math/modeling skills to perform to mass balances.
• Experience using AutoCAD and /or Civil 3D.
• Ability to create P&ID drawings, understand controls integration, and write control narratives.
• A California Professional Engineering license (P.E.), or in the process of obtaining.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without OPT or visa; and possess a valid Driver’s License.

Company Description:

Summit Engineering, Inc. has been selected as one of “The Best Places to Work in the North Bay” for sixteen years. We are a vibrant, multi-discipline engineering firm located in Santa Rosa, CA in the heart of beautiful Sonoma County.  We have divisions in civil, structural, water/wastewater, planning and electrical engineering.  Our firm is the leading provider of consulting engineering services for winery projects throughout California, and has been in business for 45 years.  Summit is known for our excellent, long-term client relationships and an unwavering commitment to quality in our work.

To Apply:

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter explaining why you are the right person for the job!  Contact recruiting@summit-sr.com for more information.

Make a splash in our Water/Wastewater Engineering Division! Summit Engineering has an opening for a experienced Project Manager in our Water/Wastewater Division. Join a team of engineers who focus on water treatment and delivery, and wastewater treatment and reuse. This Division is recognized as water and wastewater experts in the North Bay and specifically within the wine industry for its work on one-of-a-kind and first-of-a-kind facilities. We offer a diverse range of services and are contracted to perform challenging projects.  Summit’s market areas such as wineries, breweries, residential, municipal, commercial and industrial facilities.

Besides regular benefits, our employees enjoy things like a Weekly Breakfast, Monthly Wine Downs, Health & Wellness and FUN committee activities throughout the year, continued education, and more.  Plus – we work on a 9/80 schedule, which means you have every other Friday off! In addition, staff have the opportunity to work from home one day a week (after intro period).

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

• 5 to 10 years of wastewater design engineering experience, showing successively increased responsibility.
• Successful experience managing others and leading an engineering design team through all phases of project design.
• Strong wastewater engineering design experience, including:
  • Thorough understanding of water/wastewater treatment processes including biological treatment.
  • Equipment design experience including pumps, blowers, compressors, aeration equipment, boilers/hot water heaters, HVAC systems, heat exchangers.
  • Experience with above grade piping design.
  • Ability to perform heating and cooling requirements calculations for wastewater treatment processes is ideal.
• BS or MS Degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical Engineering.
• P.E. certification required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be eligible to work in the U.S.

Company Description:

Summit Engineering, Inc. has been selected as one of “The Best Places to Work in the North Bay” for sixteen years. We are a vibrant, multi-discipline engineering firm located in Santa Rosa, CA in the heart of beautiful Sonoma County.  We have divisions in civil, structural, water/wastewater, planning and electrical engineering.  Our firm is the leading provider of consulting engineering services for winery projects throughout California, and has been in business for 45 years.  Summit is known for our excellent, long-term client relationships and an unwavering commitment to quality in our work.

Salary: $120,000 – $140,000

To Apply:

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter explaining why you are the right person for the job!