Electrical Design Engineer

Express Employment Professionals - Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cambridge seeks an Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer with 5-7 years of experience focused on Canadian building retrofit projects. You will participate in design and construction contract administration, delivering electrical design for retrofit projects across commercial, residential, institutional and industrial buildings.

The role emphasizes designing lighting, power distribution, studies, and compliance with Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ESA

Qualifications

• Strong English communication skills (oral and written).
• P.Eng. designation and familiarity with Canadian electrical standards.
• Experience with Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ESA Bulletins and Canadian Electrical Code.

Responsibilities

• Prepare specifications and drawings for commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial buildings.
• Design lighting, power distribution, short circuit studies and arc flash analysis.
• Prepare documentation for permits, interconnections, and reviews.
• Ensure drawings meet project criteria and standards; assist with proposals and quotes.
• Liaise with contractors, review shop drawings, and perform on-site inspections.
• Support business development and internal project tools development.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Power Systems

Industry Knowledge

Decision Making

Education

P.Eng. Designation

Job description

We are looking for an Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer with 5-7 years experience. A significant part of that experience must be on Canadian building retrofit projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for taking a role on the design and construction contract administration team with the primary responsibilities of completing electrical design for building services retrofit projects.

Core Competencies:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Power Systems
• Industry Knowledge
• Decision Making

Primary Activities:

• Prepare engineering specifications and drawings, for commercial, residential, institutional and industrial buildings.
• Prepare lighting designs and calculations, power distribution design, short circuit and coordination studies, medium voltage customer owned substation and grounding design, distributed energy generation design, structured cabling design, fire alarm system design, communication systems design, and security system design.
• Prepare engineering application documents for distributed generation connections, building permits, electrical service upgrades, and electrical plans reviews.
• Ensure drawings and specifications meet established project criteria and applicable standards.
• Help prepare reports, proposals, bid submissions, budgets, project plans and other supporting documentation as required.
• Liaise with contractors, review and accept shop drawing submittals, and perform on-site inspections.
• Perform all other related tasks that will help complete the project.
• Assist business development staff in reviewing job sites and preparing proposals and/or quotations.
• Assist Operations Staff in developing new service offerings, reviewing third-party design and analysis tools, and/or creating internal project tools

Skills and Experience:

• Strong oral and written English language skills.
• P.Eng. Designation
• Clearly demonstrated experience with the Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ESA Bulletins, and Canadian Electrical Code
• Familiarity with IEEE and CSA standards applicable to power system design and equipment
• Familiarity with CSA Z462 standard and arc flash hazards
• Demonstrated experience with Ontario Building Code and National Building Code of Canada
• Demonstrated experience with Ontario Electrical Distribution Code and Local Distribution Company Interconnection requirements for Distributed Energy Generation
• Demonstrated experience with Local Distribution Company for electrical services, including customer owned medium voltage transformation and switchgear