This is full performance level electrical engineering work preparing a variety of diagrams, plans, designs, specifications, and estimates, and inspecting and testing for the construction and installation of electrical equipment and systems for a variety of public works projects. Employees may conduct field or office investigations to determine the project's compliance with sound engineering practices, designs, contract specifications, and established standards, codes and regulations. Work differs from the next lower class in that assignments received from a superior define the scope of the work to be performed, but the employee uses independent judgment in planning work details and making technical decisions. Work is performed under the general supervision of an engineering supervisor.

Both Specialties

• Makes appropriate calculations and prepares electrical engineering designs, drawings, specifications and estimates affecting a wide variety of moderately complex construction, maintenance and repair projects; prepares complex contract documents; reviews and checks design calculations, contractor's shop drawings and engineering drawings; computer cost estimates and material requirements for a variety of electrical construction and maintenance projects; attends meetings and conferences concerning various construction projects; conducts complex studies and investigations of various projects under construction, and prepares comprehensive reports of such investigations.
• Directs the installation of electrical facilities; makes field inspections prior to, during, and upon completing installation of such equipment, conducts efficiency, acceptance, performance, and other tests.
• Reviews electrical phases of plans and specifications prepared by consulting engineers to determine accuracy and completeness of plans; confers with contractors and engineers in explaining the electrical phases of construction projects; interprets plans, specifications, standards, codes and regulations affecting the electrical phases of the project.
• May give assignments to, advise, and review the work of engineering technicians and engineering aides and trades personnel engaged in the preparation of designs, plans, and drawings or performing other assignments involving the installation, operation and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment; may temporarily advise and review the work of subordinate engineers on a project basis.
• Directs maintenance crews in the inspection, maintenance and repair of lighting systems, power installations, or building equipment, control and microwave equipment; recommends changes in these operational systems.
• Prepares progress and a variety of technical reports.

Performs duties described above on the following:

Communications Specialty

• Public safety radio, CATV and CCTV systems, alarms, microwave radio, laser fax, and other electrical and electronic aspects of communications equipment and systems design and installation.

General Specialty

• Power distribution systems, transit and rail power equipment and systems, interlocking equipment, the electrical aspects of lighting, heating and ventilating, and other electrical phases, especially power phases, of public works construction projects.
• Instrumentation and telemetry systems, emergency power supplies, digital-coded data links, solid state alarm systems, control system for electrical and mechanical systems and equipment, video control and communications systems, application of computer and solid state systems, electronic signals, automatic fare collection systems, and other electronic transit and related systems.
• Performs related work as required.