Electrical Project Engineer - Remote Eligible

Electrical Project Engineer

We are seeking a dedicated Electrical Project Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role involves managing and monitoring project schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring successful project completion with a focus on safety, quality, schedule, and cost. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a growing foundation and contribute to its transformation into a powerhouse.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, monitor, and maintain project schedules.
• Assign day-to-day tasks to project team members.
• Read and understand scope from contract documents and drawings.
• Effectively communicate project, department, and company requirements to project team or other stakeholders.
• Manage assigned projects to successful completion, prioritizing safety, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Participate in or personally complete the design of complete control systems, including power distribution, device layout, network design, panel layout, and device selection.
• Participate in or personally complete the programming, both HMI and PLC, of the complete control systems.
• Create Descriptions of Operations for complete systems.
• Participate in or personally complete the commissioning of complete control systems.
• Manage a team of controls engineers.

Essential Skills:

• Experience in project management, controls engineering, material handling, and PLC programming.
• Proficiency in project management practices and tools.
• Strong experience in electrical engineering or a related area.
• Experience with baggage handling systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience in electrical project engineering.

Work Environment:

This role requires travel up to 50% of the time. The travel schedule is typically 10 days on and 4 days off, though flexibility is required. Meals during travel are covered with a per diem based on the GSA rate for the location. Additionally, the position offers 40 hours of PTO billed back and 6 paid holidays.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $52.00 - $67.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan – pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).

Workplace Type:

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 12, 2025.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.