Senior Electrical Designer - Utilities and Energy

Position Specification

Position: Senior Electrical Designer

Department: Utilities and Central Energy (UCE)

Reporting Relationship: Electrical Engineering Manager, Utilities and Central Energy

KFI Engineers is a recognized industry leader in facility infrastructure design and performance. Since 1996, our culture of collaboration and unique capabilities have allowed us to make a difference in the way infrastructure and processing projects are delivered.

Headquartered in St. Paul, MN, with numerous regional offices throughout the United States, and a team of hundreds of professionals, we offer opportunities to continue your career with mentorship programs, career growth support, and continued education. With KFI, we find a way to provide creative solutions to unique projects while providing the same care we would expect if we were the client.

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The Senior Electrical Designer, UCE plays a key role in the successful execution of projects, focusing primarily on the production of AutoCAD drawings and Revit modeling. Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, the Senior Electrical Designer is responsible for producing quality construction documents and coordinating design work with other engineering disciplines. The successful candidate will be expected to work within a team environment and collaborate with other project team members.

Ideally, the person filling this position will have strong electrical design experience across a variety of industrial facility types. This person will have strong interpersonal skills to enable effective interaction with Designers, Engineers and Project Managers, including mentoring entry level designers. This person will possess strong communication skills, influencing skills, and has demonstrated the maturity and self-confidence to work with colleagues and customers.

The level of experience we are looking for likely comes with a minimum of 10‑15 years of experience following graduation.

The successful candidate will be naturally collaborative and possess the ability to assimilate a range of ideas, programs or alternatives into a set of recommendations, while following corporate and client design standards. This person will be self‑directed but thrive in an environment where consultation leads to superior outcomes.

Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Industrial lighting layout and design (interior, exterior, egress/exit and lighting controls).
• Gather electrical data from clients, architects and other disciplines.
• Coordinate work and construction documents with internal and external stakeholders (other disciplines, architects, owner, contractor, etc.).
• Electrical room layouts including layout of electrical equipment (transformers, switchboards, switch gear, motor control centers, panel boards).
• Size feeders and raceway (cable tray and conduit).
• Modeling of equipment and raceway in 2D and 3D, clash detection with other disciplines.
• Perform voltage drop calculations, short circuit calculations.
• Lead electrical 3D model reviews.
• Mentorship of less experienced electrical designers.
• Development of schematic and wiring diagrams.
• Gather existing site data.
• Write construction observation reports, etc.
• Lighting layout and design (interior, exterior, and egress/exit).
• Edit schedules (motor control centers, panel boards, lighting fixtures).
• Review of shop drawings for dimensions, conduit entry and other layout information.
• Effectively estimate hours and scope of work, thereby contributing to the creation of budgets and project schedules.

Required:

• Ten plus (10+) years drafting/design experience, preferably in AutoCAD and Revit, in a consulting and/or construction capacity.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without the need for work sponsorship now or in the future.
• Experience working in Autodesk Revit for electrical design and coordinating with other disciplines in Revit.
• Ability to perform 3D modeling of electrical equipment including coordination with other disciplines.
• Basic understanding…