Electrical Designer / Engineer

EXP; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Hamilton, Ontario is seeking an experienced Electrical Designer / Engineer. This role requires a proven track record in electrical design, extensive knowledge of NEC codes, and proficiency in AutoCAD or REVIT MEP. Candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant experience and a degree in Electrical Engineering. This position offers an engaging work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Employee referral bonus: $3000

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in electrical design for Rail / Transit and Building projects.
• Thorough knowledge of NEC and building codes.
• EIT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify designer’s work quality regarding specifications and codes.
• Mentor and encourage development of Designer level staff.
• Lead the discipline design to produce construction documents.

Skills

Electrical design

AutoCAD

REVIT MEP

NEC and building codes

Project coordination

Education

BS Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SKM Power Tools

Job description

Employee Referral Amount : $3000

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Electrical Designer / Engineer!

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Responsible for meeting firms engineering quality levels for discipline on assigned projects.
• Oversees development of design concepts by Designers and ensure proper application and execution.
• Verifies designer’s work quality regarding specifications, reports, code application, submittal review, equipment selection, deliverables, and drawings.
• Mentors and encourages development of Designer level staff.
• Responsible for applying firms risk management practices of project engineering.
• Leads the discipline design to produce construction documents that meet the project requirements within the allocated schedule and budget while minimizing erroneous efforts.
• Have a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and advanced concepts to execute all required aspects of discipline engineering.
• Encourages collaboration to seek the best solutions.
• Front-end loads projects and apply best practices to set the proper direction of the project in SDs and DDs.
• Manages work plans and deliverables on multiple projects within budgeted hours.
• Writes studies and reports for Electrical systems on projects.
• Executes complex electrical designs with conflicting design requirements or difficult coordination.
• Expert in specific Electrical requirements for applications within a market sector(s).
• Evaluates Value Engineering (cost cutting) items with respect to our level of risk.
• Edits and develops basis of design narratives documenting project scope.
• Meet with contractors during bid phase to review the design details.

Engineering / Design

• Guide Designers on preparation of one-line diagrams.
• Assist in responding to RFI’s for the project, and accurately review submittals.
• Solve installation problems with electrical systems, travel to the site to resolve issues.
• Provide guidance for calculations for electrical loads and panel schedules.
• Thorough knowledge of NEC and other codes.
• Understand and correctly apply concepts of emergency and normal power systems
• Extensive knowledge of lighting, photometric, and lighting controls.
• Understand and apply concepts of voltage drop, conductor sizing, harmonics, etc.
• Edit electrical specifications.
• Select and schedule equipment.
• Meet with vendors to determine specification requirements for application.
• Understands circuit breaker coordination and application.
• Understands specific Electrical requirements for applications within the Market Sector.
• Understands and properly applies details relevant to projects.

Project Coordination

• Distribute project related correspondence to project team members.
• Prepare project meeting minutes Schedule in-house discipline meetings.
• Oversee deliverables to and from clients.
• Oversee and encourage coordination between disciplines.
• Provide discipline specific manpower planning for projects.
• Provide continuous support for the Project Manager.

What your experience looks like

• 2+ years\' experience in electrical design for Rail / Transit and Building projects.
• Thorough knowledge of NEC and building codes.
• Experience in using SKM Power Tools or similar software for engineering calculations Preferred (Fault Current Studies, Coordination Studies, Arc Fault Studies)
• AutoCAD and / or REVIT MEP proficient
• BS Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• EIT Preferred.

EXP subscribes to the Workplace Equity Program. Applications from women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Persons with disabilities can obtain accommodation for the selection process by contacting us at the following email address :