Manage electrical infrastructure projects from planning through construction, coordinating with municipalities, landowners, contractors, and field crews. Ensure designs meet specifications and compliance, support transmission, distribution, and substation work, perform construction oversight, and travel locally to project sites as needed.
Electrical Engineer
Location: Springfield, Illinois area
Work type: Onsite / local hybrid with some flexibility
Schedule: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM or 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Compensation: $85,000-$150,000+ base, depending on experience
Work type: Onsite / local hybrid with some flexibility
Schedule: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM or 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Compensation: $85,000-$150,000+ base, depending on experience
About the opportunity
An established electric utility organization is hiring an Electrical Engineer to support critical infrastructure projects serving local communities. This is an opportunity to join a stable, collaborative environment where engineers can take ownership of meaningful projects, work closely with field teams and stakeholders, and build a long-term career with strong work-life balance.
Why join
- Stable long-term environment with strong retention appeal
- Meaningful community impact through utility and infrastructure work
- Supportive, close-knit culture with flexibility and a predictable schedule
- Strong benefits package including retirement, health coverage, paid time off, and parental leave
Key Responsibilities
The role
This Electrical Engineer will help manage engineering projects from planning through construction. The role combines technical engineering work with project coordination, stakeholder communication, and field collaboration. This is not a pure design-only role.
The right person will be comfortable working across office and field settings, partnering with internal teams, municipalities, landowners, contractors, and field crews to keep projects moving and ensure work is completed to specification.
What you'll do
- Manage engineering and infrastructure projects through the full project lifecycle
- Coordinate with municipalities, landowners, easement stakeholders, and other external partners
- Oversee project execution through construction and implementation
- Partner with linemen, field teams, and internal stakeholders to support successful delivery
- Ensure projects meet engineering specifications, compliance requirements, and operational needs
- Support utility-related work involving transmission, distribution, substations, or adjacent infrastructure environments
- Travel locally during the day to project sites as needed; overnight travel is minimal
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What we're looking for
Required
- Electrical engineering background
- Project management or project delivery experience
- Strong communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work effectively with field teams, internal partners, and external stakeholders
- Based in or able to commute to the Springfield / Jacksonville, Illinois area
Preferred
- Utility experience
- Transmission and distribution experience
- Substation or broader infrastructure project exposure
- Construction oversight experience
- Experience coordinating with easements, municipalities, or landowners
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary of $85,000-$150,000+, depending on experience
- Flexibility for highly qualified senior candidates
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Company-paid pension
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- PPO and HDHP plan options
- 100% preventive care coverage
- Telehealth access
- HSA / HRA-related plan support
- Company-paid life insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits including life insurance and disability options
- Vacation, sick time, personal time, and 11 paid holidays
- Parental leave for either parent
- Limited remote flexibility based on performance and circumstances
About
Stone Hendricks Group is a direct-hire search firm that brings together years of experience and a diverse range of talent to connect businesses with exceptional job candidates. With a focus on timely and effective recruitment, we understand the power of a well-formed employee base in helping businesses achieve their goals. We offer our services to businesses of all sizes, providing qualified candidates for blue- and grey-collar roles, as well as white-collar and executive positions. The success of our direct-hire search process is driven by our advanced training, proprietary technology, and extensive network across industries. At Stone Hendricks Group, we value integrity and prioritize connectedness, commitment, and candor in our interactions with both employers and job seekers. Our clients consider us trusted advisors, relying on the highly personalized service we provide and our ability to find candidates that are an ideal fit for their unique needs. Choose Stone Hendricks Group for unsurpassed direct-hire search services that match successful organizations with talented job candidates.
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