Facilities Electrical Designer

Overview

Design power, lighting, and low‑voltage systems for industrial, life‑science and tech facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• power design
• lighting design
• design review
• field surveys
• load calculations
• project coordination

Tasks

-Work with licensed engineers and other experienced designers to design power distribution, motor control, and lighting systems for industrial, life science and advanced technology facilities -Read and interpret design drawings and specifications. -Collaborate with architects, engineers and contractors on new construction/renovation projects -Mentor junior engineers -Conduct field surveys independently -Engineering for power, lighting, fire alarm, structured cabling / low voltage, security / access control, paging / AV, etc. -Review and approve electrical designs for low voltage electrical power distribution systems -Review electrical design specifications and drawings -Review cost estimates and budgets -Supporting calculations including service load calculations, lighting calculations (energy and point-by-point photometrics), short circuit and voltage drop calculations, coordination studies, etc.

Requirements

• electrical engineering
• autocad
• revit
• professional engineer
• nec
• nfpa

What You Bring

-Education: Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited college in Electrical Engineering or a 2-year degree with relevant experience -Includes receptacle layouts, other power connections to equipment furnished by other trades (M,P,FP, etc.), elevators, food service, etc. -Design/Build design & construction experience preferred -Experience in areas such as low and medium voltage power, SKM or Easy Power, load flow analysis, and the design of electrical engineering drawings -Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit (Revit is preferred) -Excellent communication skills and be able to work with other engineering disciplines, sometimes across multiple offices -Electrical service design including incoming power from utility poles, pad mount transformers and service vaults. -Licenses: The ability to become a licensed Professional Engineer is preferred -Familiar with facilities document control systems -Experience with modifications to existing facilities and the interpretation and incorporation of existing electrical drawings into new designs -Experience reviewing and updating electrical system models -Industrial, Hospital or other highly technical facility design experience -Emergency electrical service design including generators (stand alone and paralleled sets), paralleling gear design, transfer switches, UPS systems, etc -Experience in communications with utilities (power, low voltage, etc.) -Experience with multi-discipline large capital projects involving Owners, General Contractors, and Contractors. -Experience with project close out: reviewing construction specifications, submittals, as-built documents, punch lists and other close out documents -Strong understanding of Engineering and Construction -Proficient with written and verbal technical communication including generating reports and conducting group presentations. -Current NEC, NFPA and building code knowledge

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