Electrical Designer
Title: Electrical Designer
Department: Electrical
Reports To: Electrical Team Lead
I. Summary
The role of an electrical designer is to apply their skill and expertise to fulfill the design requirements of a project. A designer is responsible for execution of project requirements, layout, modeling and coordination required to generate technical deliverables.
II. Duties & Responsibilities
Designer
General
Designer
Education
Designer
Department: Electrical
Reports To: Electrical Team Lead
I. Summary
The role of an electrical designer is to apply their skill and expertise to fulfill the design requirements of a project. A designer is responsible for execution of project requirements, layout, modeling and coordination required to generate technical deliverables.
II. Duties & Responsibilities
Designer
General
- Perform design tasks individually and with a team of other designers and engineers to produce technical deliverables.
- Comprehend design principals within discipline and possess a basic understanding of other MEP discipline principals.
- Effectively delegate work to others.
- Create, organize and plot construction document deliverables for issuance to the field.
- Read and understand construction documents including site plans, floor plans, sections, details and schedules.
- Apply design principals for multiple project types and clients from inception to closeout.
- Review submittals and answer questions from the field.
- Competently communicate with clients verbally and in written form.
- Perform detailed surveys.
- Actively participate in company training.
- Actively learn and grow technical knowledge and soft skills.
- Design the following systems: power distribution, lighting, lighting controls, equipment connections and fire alarm.
- Perform the following calculations: load diversification, fault current and voltage drop.
- Understand and apply relevant aspects of building, electrical and energy codes.
- Perform branch circuiting and panel schedule calculations.
- Perform device layouts for power, lighting and fire alarm systems.
- Coordinate scope and connections with other trades.
- Perform lighting calculations and manipulate to obtain a required light level.
- Perform lighting energy compliance calculations and document results.
- Edit master specifications to be job specific.
Designer
Education
- Associate degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Any prior consulting engineering or construction field experience preferred
- Basic computing skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficiency in Revit preferred
Designer
- Attitude
- Accepts responsibility and ownership of work
- Accuracy and timeliness of completed tasks
- Expands knowledge base and consistently applies
- Attention to detail
- Understanding and application of company standards
- Department participation
- Innovation
- Quality and effectiveness of communication with clients and other outside parties
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Seniority level
Entry level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology -
Industries
Engineering Services
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