Senior Electrical Design Manager, ICI Buildings | General Contractor | Toronto | Outpost Recruitment

Moving2Canada.com; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A major general contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Design Manager to oversee electrical design for ICI and healthcare construction projects in Toronto. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering along with over 10 years of experience in engineering and construction. Responsibilities include managing the design process, client liaison, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This role offers a competitive salary between $150k and $200k along with benefits such as vacation, health insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary $150k – $200k

4 weeks’ vacation

Group insurance

Group RRSP

Employer paid monthly public transit pass

Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Exciting training opportunities

Dynamic culture

Exciting career opportunities

Summer hours

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering and construction experience.
• Solid knowledge of building-related systems and services.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the electrical design process for projects.
• Assist in pre-construction services for complex electrical systems.
• Lead design of construction power distribution solutions.

Skills

Electrical systems understanding

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Major general contractor seeking experienced Senior Electrical Design Manager to focus on ICI and healthcare construction in Toronto. Salary $150k – $200k. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

As a Senior Electrical Design Manager you will:

• Manage the electrical design process during pursuit and post pursuit for design build and design assist projects
• Assist in pre-construction services for various sectors where electrical systems are more complex (health care, mission critical, justice and educational)
• Advise on conceptual electrical design and technology approach on building system solutions in order to provide a complete and competitive bid for design build pursuits
• Review sub-trades financial submission and evaluate the bid is competitiveness and compliance
• Support the P3 projects execution team throughout the design process until IFC in order to assure pursuit design intent is implemented
• Review RFP submission deliverables
• Prepare scope delineation matrices and other process tools to assure no scope gaps or scope overlap
• Prepare budget target for the electrical/ICAT scope during the pursuit based on similar projects historical data
• Lead design of construction power distribution solutions and support the pre-construction team during the pursuit and the construction team after the pursuit
• Liaison with the Utilities (power and communications) for new (construction and permanent) site services
• Lead design of life cycle replacement projects for EllisDon managed assets
• Maintain networking relationships with Sub-Contractors, Architects, M&E Consultants and actively participate in promoting EllisDon values in the marketplace
• Understand the electrical and ICAT building systems operation
• Strong understanding of the regulatory, legislative and business environment, as well as procurement requirements unique to the Guaranteed Performance market
• Strong understanding of risk and opportunities for GMP type projects
• Able to find innovative solutions and value engineering for all type of projects
• Attend weekly/monthly meetings
• Participate in pre-construction activities for Mission Critical projects (scheduling, budgets review, tendering, constructability review)
• Review electrical consultants proposals for P3 pursuits
• Review relevant Request for Proposal (RFP) and Project Agreement documents
• Oversee the ICAT scope delineation and coordination between EDS and electrical subcontractor during pursuit and post-pursuit
• Ensure the electrical design solutions are well understood by the Project Team and implemented during construction and operations phase of the project
• Promote NPV evaluation for the competing building systems solutions
• Provide specification insight, benchmarking knowledge, risk mitigation and best practices input from previous projects
• Ensure best practices are followed
• Engage in finding solutions to owner disputed items or non-compliance issues in order to obtain a design solution sign off
• Meet regularly and attend industry events to keep informed with the latest technologies and solutions
• Support the estimating team during the pursuit and the construction team after the pursuit to establish the temporary power and lighting required during the construction
• Liaison with the Utilities (power and communications) for new (construction and permanent) site services

Requirements of Mechanical & Electrical MEP Manager

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Requires 10+ years of engineering and construction experience with excellent knowledge of building-related systems and services.
• LEED Accredited Professional is an asset.
• Demonstrates experience in design and construction with the skills and comfort level required to be an electrical design manager.
• Must have solid knowledge of the governing Codes and Standards for buildings.
• Has solid knowledge of high and low voltage systems.
• Possesses strong project management skills for managing large development projects with diverse resources.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills required. Strong conceptual skills required for developing innovative solution designs.
• Has great people interface skills. Has ability to work on multiple projects and provide ad-hoc solutions.
• Has relationships in the industry with subcontractors, consultants, vendors, manufacturers.
• Great leadership and able to make quick decisions as required.
• Possesses solid working knowledge of common computer applications (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, etc.).

Benefits:

• Competitive salary $150k – $200k
• 4 weeks’ vacation
• Group insurance (including a health spending account!)
• Group RRSP
• Employer paid monthly public transit pass
• Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Exciting training opportunities
• Dynamic culture
• Exciting career opportunities
• Summer hours

Ideal Candidate:

Only candidates with authorisation to work in Canada will be considered. Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.