Electrical Engineer - Buildings

Electrical Engineer / Project Designer

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.

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 include:

• Creating 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.
• Providing direct supervision to assigned staff to develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentorship to strengthen technical abilities and develop career goals.
• Leading in the development of a design through sketches, engineering calculations, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Preparing and reviewing documentation in various project phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details.
• Coordinating 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).
• Performing advanced calculations (or reviews calculations performed by others) of building elements and electrical systems using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software.
• Performing 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.
• Leading 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.
• Leading in the evaluation and selection of building electrical systems / materials and development of job specific discipline specifications.
• Attending project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Participating in value engineering and basic cost estimating exercises.
• Applying technical expertise while leading cross-functional resources to meet project requirements within established time frames and budget.
• Providing client consultation, drawing on professional expertise and knowledge of Stantec's services.
• Nurturing existing client relationships and proactively pursuing opportunities for new business.
• Acting 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.
• Maintaining current knowledge of technologies and trends, as they apply to the applicable project and market types, and continually strengthens their own skills.
• Implementing sustainable design principles…