Senior Electrical Designer

at  AES Engineering

ABOUT AES ENGINEERING

AES is a group of problem solvers, who collectively come together to work on electrical engineering, lighting projects, and technology systems for buildings and infrastructures. We are passionate team players, who see the “bigger picture” and work together to impact our communities and enhance the lives of those living in them. Collectively, we all work together to help design a better tomorrow.
Over the past 20-years, AES has attracted many innovative minds in the business, to work on complex, challenging, and exciting projects. Attracting the right talent has helped us with the quality of our projects, and we have been able to build our reputation for providing award-winning designs.
The Senior Electrical Designer will be based out of our Vancouver Office and will be responsible for modelling electrical systems (in AutoCAD and/or Revit) for commercial and institutional building projects.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Develop electrical building design for small and large projects with minimum supervision from project manager
• Coordinate electrical design work with architectural and interior design teams.
• Collaborate with sub-consultants and contractors
• Ensuring design conforms with all applicable codes and standards
• Being able to take electrical design from concept stage to building permit with minimum supervision
• Good experience in electrical distribution design, ability to develop single line diagram and service rooms layout while meeting codes and requirements
• Familiar with utilities requirements, standards for service upgrades, new service request
• Experienced in developing assessments and schematic reports
• Provides mentorship to junior and intermediate designers
• Familiar with construction administration responsibilities and able to prepare SI, CCN, shop drawings review and progress claim reviews
• Attending site meetings, reviews and complete with reports
• Manage work stress and work well under pressure
• Team player with good technical skills
• Well organized and good with setting up schedule and priority list

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Electrical designer with minimum of 6-8 years of experience in the engineering consulting industry in a building engineering group. Electrical engineering education is a great asset but not a requirements
• Familiar with building codes, electrical code, fire alarm standards, ASHRAE and LEED requirements
• Familiar in new development projects and tenant improvement projects
• Familiar with electrical design requirements for different type of sectors from residential, mixed use, healthcare, institutional to light industrial
• Familiar Experience with short circuit and fault study software is a great asset
• Experience with Revit and AutoCAD
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft office applications
• Ability to communicate, coordinate, and work well with others both internally and externally
• Can work well as part of a big or small group
  Salary range for this position is $80,000 - 95,000 depending on experience level.

• Develop electrical building design for small and large projects with minimum supervision from project manager
• Coordinate electrical design work with architectural and interior design teams.
• Collaborate with sub-consultants and contractors
• Ensuring design conforms with all applicable codes and standards
• Being able to take electrical design from concept stage to building permit with minimum supervision
• Good experience in electrical distribution design, ability to develop single line diagram and service rooms layout while meeting codes and requirements
• Familiar with utilities requirements, standards for service upgrades, new service request
• Experienced in developing assessments and schematic reports
• Provides mentorship to junior and intermediate designers
• Familiar with construction administration responsibilities and able to prepare SI, CCN, shop drawings review and progress claim reviews
• Attending site meetings, reviews and complete with reports
• Manage work stress and work well under pressure
• Team player with good technical skills
• Well organized and good with setting up schedule and priority lis