Senior Designer

Arch Key Solutions

Position Title:

Senior Designer

Location:

San Jose, CA, United States

Project Delivery

Design/BIM/VDC

Senior Designer. This position is based out of our San Jose, CA office.

Arch Key is one of the nation's largest privately held specialty trade installation and integrated facility service companies. We are a leader in designing, building and maintaining electrical, technologies and specialty systems. We're the POWER behind making the improbable possible.

We're electrifying the nation, energizing the future and bringing communities to life like never before. What we do today shapes the vision of tomorrow. Our work impacts lives long after the building is done. This means we are committed to building in ways that are not just technologically advanced, but sustainable, scalable and equitable by all. We're not just energizing infrastructure, we're energizing careers, communities, and the future.

Made up of the brightest minds in the industry, our team is our greatest asset bringing knowledge, skills, and experience to every project. This is more than a call to join us, it's an invitation to be part of a visionary journey, to grow with us as we scale.

As a Senior Designer, you will be responsible for providing constructability and building information modeling (BIM) services for Company projects, performing the design of complex systems, exercising judgement in evaluation and selection of equipment and systems components for major projects, or for several smaller but complex projects within the specific discipline. The Senior Design Engineer develops fully constructible 3D models and prepares detailed electrical construction and installation documents as needed to support field electricians with challenging electrical installations and may perform design/build activities and permit set development.

The Senior Designer plays a key role collaborating with project management, engineering, design and BIM team members and others to develop and facilitate the planning strategies as required for each specific project.

• Has a growth mindset and is always looking to continually learn and grow.
• Has strong knowledge of the National Electric Code and other building codes as they relate to design.
• Has strong communication skills and ability to support field electricians.

• Provides circuit layouts, electrical power, communication systems and lighting design services, job scheduling, job completion, quality control, problem resolution, coordination, job communication, job tracking and Company client satisfaction activities for assigned projects, to achieve safety, high quality, and efficiency of work. May also provide direction in engineering studies.
• Facilitates constructability and prefab strategies on assigned projects from inception through completion, in consultation with the project team. Completes 2D and 3D drafting tasks to support electrical construction initiatives, utilizing Autodesk and other standard Company software.
• Works closely with design teams while applying detailed attention to modeling, clashing, and annotating sheets. Gathers and requests specific information from other design disciplines necessary to move forward and complete electrical designs on schedule. Surveys job sites as needed for the scope of work and quality to determine compliance with the prepared documents and customer expectations.
• May prepare detailed engineering and construction installation documents, and develop conceptual designs, sketches, or value engineering ideas to help prepare estimates. Provides calculations, specifications, estimates, device coordination, proposals, and other details required to complete electrical designs on schedule.
• Monitors the design activities of other design professionals to achieve high performance for work quality and productivity. This includes providing coaching, training, and mentoring to others. Acts as constructability and QA/QC resource for the team to ensure deliverables are high quality and coordinate workload through the entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Consult with vendors and review project shop drawings for design accuracy and contract requirements. Works with the project team to develop engineered construction installation drawings from contract documents developed by outside firms. Participates in electrical construction-related training.
• Supports and complies with all BIM, modeling, prefab, technologies, and planning standards. Provides recommendations for changes to improve standards and procedures, as necessary. Responds to questions and address problems with appropriate resolutions and plan revisions. Stays informed of new electrical and safety codes, materials, technologies, and practices.
• If doing Photovoltaic (PV) design - design layouts including PC/battery system sizing, module string sizing, and equipment selection, and perform PV production modeling using…