Senior Electrical & I&C CAD Lead (Hybrid)

AECOM; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical and I&C Designer to support a multi-disciplinary design team addressing challenging power generation tasks. The role involves leading CAD activities, coordinating electrical and I&C deliverables, and collaborating across engineers and project managers to drive design from feasibility to construction.

The successful candidate will bring extensive CAD leadership, familiarity with 3D tools, and experience in shared data environments.

Qualifications

• BA/BS + 6 years of relevant power or industrial experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Responsibilities

• Perform as the Electrical and I&C discipline CAD lead for projects of all sizes
• Oversee the design and preparation of electrical and I&C deliverables, ensuring efficient facility design while addressing constructability, safety, and project constraints
• Perform complex CAD tasks and coordinate the production of various drawings, while collaborating with team members to create an integrated digital project content and resolve interface issues
• Ability to collaborate with engineers and project managers to develop facility designs, generate deliverables and progress through all stages of design – feasibility through construction support
• Perform the role of lead discipline CAD designer on projects managing execution by maintaining task budgets, staffing plan and schedule updates
• Prepare bills of materials and quantity take offs
• Utilize diverse data sources such as laser scans, vendor files, LiDAR surfaces, and survey points for project modeling, while managing survey and client data throughout the project lifecycle and demonstrating proficiency in coordinate systems and data transformation
• Contributes to business development activities and proposal development
• Creating, updating, and implementing group specific standards
• Ability to check and verify work prepared by peer/group
• Participating in and presenting at meetings including those requiring occasional travel

Skills

Electrical CAD

I&C Design

3D Modeling

Team Leadership

Remote Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CadWorx

Revit

AutoCAD Plant 3D

Navisworks

ProjectWise BIM 360 ACC

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Electrical and I&C Designer to support a multi-disciplinary design team addressing challenging power generation tasks. The role involves leading CAD activities, coordinating electrical and I&C deliverables, and collaborating across engineers and project managers to drive design from feasibility to construction.

The successful candidate will bring extensive CAD leadership, familiarity with 3D tools, and experience in shared data environments.