Project Electrical Engineer V

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply.

You will be a member of our multi‑disciplinary team and will perform as a high level specialist in a lead role for the electrical engineering team. Projects may include new construction and renovation in educational, healthcare, sports, corporate commercial and science and technology.

• Perform electrical engineering systems design for building construction. Initiate project designs and help to develop design goals and systems.
• Oversee, guide, mentor and provide technical leadership to designers and engineering team.
• Participate or lead project teamwork planning sessions.
• May serve as project manager or project engineering leader and lead engineering meetings.
• Assume project engineering responsibilities and adhere to financial and work goals.
• Design lighting, power distribution, signaling, communications and/or telecommunication systems for healthcare, education/higher education and commercial clients per applicable codes.
• Prepare construction documents including drawings and specifications. Guide less experienced team members in execution of drawings. Specify electrical equipment.
• Serves in QAQC process and as an independent reviewer.
• Complete quality control checks of engineering documents.
• Work with the Project Manager to establish and maintain realistic work and labor plans and deliverable schedules that contribute to the project's bottom line financial success and satisfy the project's contractual obligations.
• Participate or lead value engineering sessions with Architectural/Engineering team.
• Interface effectively with clients and members of the design team.
• Recommend improvements with reference standards and processes to improve quality, coordination, and to streamline production efforts.
• Review and markup shop drawings and submittals. Respond to RFIs and review change orders in the preparation of construction documents.
• Responsible for projects' construction administration. Conduct job site visits to verify existing conditions and observe construction progress. Attend and participate in construction meetings. Site visits frequently require a physical walk‑through of site.
• Applies knowledge of electrical and building codes in building systems design.
• May perform other related tasks as needed.

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience required.
• Current PE in Electrical Engineering in the United States required.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical engineering.
• Ability to serve in QAQC process and as an independent reviewer.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to interface effectively with clients and members of the design team.
• Able to effectively handle multiple projects.
• Experience in computer applications for engineering design programs (i.e. Revit, AGI
  32, Visual, SKM Power Tools) required.

The salary range for this position to be filled in the Buffalo, NY office is $121,170 to $151,410 annually. This salary range represents the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the time of posting. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances.

We have paid time off, flex‑time schedules, remote work options and a 401(k) plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.

Cannon Design is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions – we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living‑Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better.

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