Senior Electrical Designer

Merrick & Company; Ellicott City (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership

Referral program

Performance reviews

Training & Development

Recognition awards

Peer mentoring

Job summary

Merrick & Company seeks a Senior Electrical Designer to design power systems for heavy industrial facilities, including oil, gas & chemical projects. This role involves drawing-level electrical design and coordination with project engineers across multiple offices, including Tulsa, OK and Baltimore, MD.

The position requires strong AutoCAD and Revit skills, code knowledge (NFPA, UL, ASHRAE), and the ability to support construction through RFIs, submittals, and field inspections.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 8 years of electrical design and drafting experience.
• Experience in AutoCAD and Revit.
• US citizenship required for client projects.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of building systems to develop electrical designs for heavy industrial projects.
• Design power distribution, panel schedules, grounding and protection schemes.
• Develop lighting design, emergency and standby power systems, and related analyses.
• Provide QA reviews for self-performed and others' designs.
• Support construction with RFIs, shop drawings, submittals and field inspections.
• Monitor and ensure project comments and markups are incorporated into drawings.

Skills

Electrical design

Drafting

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Merrick & Company is looking for a

Merrick & Company is looking for a Senior Electrical Designer in our Tulsa, OK, Baltimore, MD, Greenwood Village, CO, Chattanooga, TN, Richmond, VA. The position of Senior Electrical Designer will be responsible for designing power systems primarily for Heavy industrial facilities, Oil, Gas & Chemical projects. This position’s responsibilities include complete electrical designs performed at the drawing level. Assists Project Engineer with drafting responsibilities and some design.

What You'll Do

• Application of Knowledge of Building Systems (Conceptual Design):
  • Working knowledge of codes and standards including but not limited to: NFPA 70, 72, 101, 110, 780; UL 96A; ASHRAE 90.1.
  • Assists the Engineering Team working with building/facility owner to ensure that the appropriate systems/products are utilized.
  • Lighting design, system types, and understanding of various lighting and lamp applications, color temperatures, lighting rules, circuiting and control.
  • Design of power distribution, panelboard schedules, grounding/protection designs.
  • Knowledge of the application of emergency systems, legally required systems and optional standby systems.
  • Ability to coordinate the connections of all power utilization.
  • Documentation of calculations, reflecting code compliance of lighting calculations, power load calculations, and voltage drop calculations.
  • Fire alarm design, telecommunications design (knowledge of EIA/TIA standards), CCTV system design and intrusion detection system design.
  • A growing knowledge of the EIA/TIA.
• Design:
  • Provide Quality Control reviews for self-performed designs and designs by others.
• Construction Support:
  • Problem solving for field oversight including Requests for Information (RFI).
  • Shop drawings/Submittal and field inspections/reports.
• Project Management:
  • Monitor work performed by the assigned designers.
  • Ensure that all project comments and markups are incorporated into the project’s design documents.
    

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 8 years of experience electrical designing and drafting.
• Experience in AutoCAD and Revit
• Client projects for this position require U.S. Citizenship.

TOTAL REWARDS & EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

• Employee Owned - all eligible U.S. employees have an Employee Stock Ownership Account.
• Robust Employee Referral Program.
• Annual performance reviews and merit increases.
• Professional Training and Development.
• Employee Recognition Awards.
• Peer Mentor Program
• And Much More!

Additional Information

• At Merrick, every resume is carefully reviewed by our team of experienced human recruiters—never by AI. We are committed to a fully human-centered hiring process, ensuring each candidate receives thoughtful, personalized attention at every stage.
• Merrick & Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off (PTO).
• Merrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
• Employment with Merrick is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment background check, MVR check, and drug screen.