Electrical Engineer - Buildings

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec seeks an Electrical Engineer / Project Designer to join our Buildings Northeast team in Pennsylvania. You will lead electrical design for diverse projects, perform Revit and AutoCAD work, and guide junior staff in achieving design intent while coordinating with architectural, structural, and mechanical disciplines.

You will manage design development, participate in calculations, reviews, and site work, and support client relations while advancing sustainable building practices and

Responsibilities

• Creates electrical design documentation using Revit/AutoCAD and guides junior staff.
• Supervises assigned staff, mentoring to strengthen technical abilities.
• Leads design development via sketches, calculations, models, diagrams.
• Prepares site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details for various project phases.
• Coordinates with other disciplines to ensure design intent compatibility.
• Performs advanced electrical calculations and reviews contractor field work.

Skills

Revit

AutoCAD

Electrical design

Field work

Client interfacing

Mentorship

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Your Opportunity

Our Buildings team is seeking a talented Electrical Engineer / Project Designer to join our multidisciplinary team to deliver impactful design solutions for clients across a variety of market sectors. You will work as part of a team on larger projects and lead smaller projects under the guidance of a lead Senior Engineer/Designer. You will lead in evaluating, selecting, specifying, and engineering certain electrical power, lighting, fire alarm and other low voltage systems for a project verifying compliance with applicable codes and internal engineering standards / practices. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include Revit and AutoCAD design, calculations, field work, and interfacing with clients. This position can be in either our Butler, PA or Pittsburgh, PA Stantec Buildings Northeast Engineering office locations.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Creates electrical design documentation for the electrical discipline using direct knowledge of relevant software programs such as Revit / AutoCAD and providing direction to junior staff via markups or other methodology to convey design intent and expectations.
• Provides direct supervision to assigned staff to develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentorship to strengthen technical abilities and develop career goals.
• Leads in the development of a design through sketches, engineering calculations, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Prepares and reviews documentation in various project phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details.
• Coordinates with other building disciplines (architectural, structural, mechanical, civil, etc.) to ensure compatibility with the design intent (either working directly with these other disciplines or by providing guidance / review of junior staff performing this coordination).
• Performs advanced calculations (or reviews calculations performed by others) of building elements and electrical systems using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software
• Performs field work (or reviews field work performed by others) to review existing facility conditions for use in development of site‑specific electrical design documents and to review work being performed by contractors.
• Leads the engineering construction administration duties on projects, including review of shop drawings and submittals, responding to RFIs, interfacing with the client / contractors, and preparation of site observation / punch list reports.
• Leads in the evaluation and selection of building electrical systems / materials and development of job specific discipline specifications.
• Attends project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Participates in value engineering and basic cost estimating exercises.
• Applies technical expertise while leading cross‑functional resources to meet project requirements within established timeframes and budget.
• Provides client consultation, drawing on professional expertise and knowledge of Stantec's services.
• Nurtures existing client relationships and proactively pursues opportunities for new business.
• Acts as a resource for staff to all levels in any area of technical expertise and works with junior staff to train them on applicable software programs, knowledge of electrical / building codes, field work, and the processes associated with designing electrical systems.
• Maintains current knowledge of technologies and trends, as they apply to the applicable project and market types, and continually strengthens their own skills.
• Implements sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment.

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.

Pay Transparency

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary

• Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave.
• Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
• In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
• Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
• The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.