Electrical Designer - Healthcare
HED · San Francisco Bay Area · 3 wk ago
HybridEngineeringFull-time
About the role
The Electrical Designer is a high-level technical role responsible for driving electrical project delivery and engineering quality across large and complex projects. This individual is an electrical system expert, Revit authority, and go-to mentor within the discipline.
Responsibilities
- Lead the production and coordination of full electrical design packages for large-scale or highly complex projects.
- Standardize Revit workflows across teams and lead development of firmwide modeling resources, families, and templates.
- Resolve advanced technical modeling challenges and mentor staff in efficient BIM strategies for electrical systems.
- Review and approve project documentation for compliance with code, performance objectives, and client requirements.
- Author and edit electrical project narratives, design briefs, and owner-facing documents with minimal oversight.
- Integrate multiple complex systems across disciplines; resolve electrical system conflicts with other discipline teams.
- Perform advanced electrical system analysis, including lifecycle assessments, decarbonization strategies, and code interpretations.
- Lead project lighting simulation or energy modeling coordination to inform electrical system decisions.
- Develop and implement firm tools for electrical load calculations, system sizing, and code compliance checking.
- Define project design strategies, workflows, and milestone deliverables in collaboration with engineers and project managers.
- Independently scope and plan project phases, including resourcing and delegation across disciplines and offices.
- Ensure technical delivery aligns with project budgets, schedules, and quality expectations.
- Provide cross-project mentorship in system design, QAQC strategies, and advanced documentation techniques.
- Guide emerging designers and engineers in technical decision-making and problem-solving approaches.
- Develop structured onboarding or training content for new electrical staff or designers.
- Model team collaboration and delegate electrical design work strategically to grow others’ confidence and capability.
- Lead technical segments of client and consultant meetings related to electrical systems, including design presentations and technical decision-making forums.
- Communicate clearly and confidently about technical decisions, trade-offs, and performance metrics with diverse audiences.
- Lead/oversee construction administrative duties as needed for assigned projects including, but not limited to: bid review, plan review comment responses, RFI responses, submittal reviews, field observations, punch list and owner pay application progress reviews.
- Influence client and project partner expectations around technical scope, documentation quality, and system performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in directly related field or equivalent experience required.
- Professional licensure preferred.
- Familiarity with California HCAI/OSHPD agency, processes and requirements preferred.
- Experience with Kaiser Permanente projects preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in the AEC industry preferred.
- Written and verbal communication skills commensurate with the position required.
- Strong organizational skills preferred.
- Revit experience required.
- Experience with computers, specifically for word processing, spreadsheet use/creation and email required.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and curious personalities required.
- Ability to work well with others under deadline situations required.
- Physical Requirements: Must be able to navigate active construction sites including climbing ladders to observe existing conditions and construction progress. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally via phone, video conferencing, and in-person. Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.