Electrical Engineer - Buildings

Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

Your Opportunity

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 is in our Philadelphia, PA Stantec Buildings Northeast Engineering office.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Creates 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.
• Provides direct supervision to assigned staff to develop staff skills and abilities by providing guidance and mentorship to strengthen technical abilities and develop career goals.
• Leads in the development of a design through sketches, engineering calculations, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
• Prepares and reviews documentation in various project phases including site plans, floor plans, diagrams, and details.
• Coordinates 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).
• Performs advanced calculations (or reviews calculations performed by others) of building elements and electrical systems using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software 
• Performs 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.
• Leads 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.
• Leads in the evaluation and selection of building electrical systems / materials and development of job specific discipline specifications.
• Attends project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.
• Participates in value engineering and basic cost estimating exercises.
• Applies technical expertise while leading cross-functional resources to meet project requirements within established timeframes and budget.
• Provides client consultation, drawing on professional expertise and knowledge of Stantec's services.
• Nurtures existing client relationships and proactively pursues opportunities for new business.
• Acts 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.
• Maintains current knowledge of technologies and trends, as they apply to the applicable project and market types, and continually strengthens their own skills.
• Implements sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment.