Electrical Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform engineering 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 engineering 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.
• Technical Engineer the following systems: power distribution, lighting, lighting controls, equipment connections, fire alarm, grounding, emergency generator systems, and life safety systems.
• 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.
• Coverage 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.
• Perform and document code research.
• Design general lighting control schemes including switching, dimming, occupancy sensors, etc. in compliance with energy code requirements.
• Coverage with local utilities and integrate requirements into design.
• Review deliverables and find errors in layout or calculations.
• Perform basic opinion of cost.
• Read and understand selective coordination studies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor of science degree (BS) from an accredited four-year university or equivalent experience required.
• Any previous consulting engineering or construction field experience preferred.
• Co-op or internships in engineering field preferred.
• Basic computing skills and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficiency in Revit preferred.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred.
• LEED AP preferred.