(USA-CO-DENVER) Electrical Designer

Electrical Designer - ( 220002DB )

**Description**

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?

Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!

Your Opportunity

You will work with direct supervision and general direction on tasks and smaller projects as a team member of a larger engineering team under the guidance of a Senior Engineer/Designer. You will assist in evaluating, selecting, specifying, and engineering certain electrical power and lighting systems or products for a project verifying compliance with applicable codes and internal engineering standards / practices. You will perform a variety of tasks which may include AutoCAD and/or Revit design, calculations, and field work. The smaller projects that an Electrical Designer may be assigned to will have routine and complex features. You will draw on strong building engineering knowledge to assist in the preparation of electrical plans, drawings, details and specifications in accordance with client standards and expectations.

Your Key Responsibilities:

+ Serves as the electrical task lead on assigned projects.

+ Performs field investigations and analyzes existing conditions to develop comprehensive engineering solutions.

+ May perform power system studies including load flow analysis, short-circuit analysis, protective coordination, and arc-flash studies.

+ An ability to learn and apply buildings electrical engineering skills and knowledge to research and develop solutions to complex engineering challenges.

+ Prepares required calculations to meet project requirements

+ Supports project requirements including basis-of design narratives, opinions-of-probable-costs estimates, drawing documentation, systems design and technical specifications.

+ Collaborates with project managers and supporting design staff as part of a coordinated design team.

+ Actively participates in the development of design and junior engineering staff through work on projects as well as serving as a trainer, mentor and resource for junior design staff.

+ Effectively delegates work to production support staff.

+ Reviews drawings and researches electrical and safety code issues to comply with national, city, state, and county regulations.

+ Has the ability to interact and effectively communicate with clients and project stakeholders.

+ Communicates with manufacturers and contractors to address challenges and develop practical designs.

+ Provides input or leads the creation and editing of technical specifications.

+ Provides contract documents that meet required codes and quality assurance standards.

+ Resolves design conflicts and questions and provides recommendations to address issues and add value.

+ Understands and works within project budgets and schedules to help project manager meet project financial and schedule goals.

Learning/Maintaining and Expanding Technical Skills

+ Maintains and shares current knowledge of technologies, trends and the markets in which we work as they apply to the applicable project types, and continually strengthens skills.

+ Proactively pursues additional knowledge in related disciplines by attending available in house and external training.

**Qualifications**

Your Capabilities and Credentials:

+ Buildings electrical design knowledge, including but not limited to electrical, lighting, and fire/life safety systems, device layouts, circuiting, panel schedules and load calcs, riser diagrams, and schedules.

+ Ability to prepare and review detailed drawings.

+ Ability to integrate design elements with architectural, civil, structural, ICT, mechanical and other disciplines to deliver a coordinated design.

+ Strong knowledge applicable codes and standards.

+ Knowledge of or the ability to learn specialty engineering applications such as SKM Power Tools.

+ Ability to apply logic, reasoning, and organizational skills to structure concepts and ideas into deliverables.

+ Ability to demonstrate a credible and trustworthy presence through professionalism, demeanor, and technical knowledge.

+ Familiarity with and ability to apply sustainable design principles within projects.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively support technical project consultation with key clients and project stakeholders.

+ Familiarity with CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software; in particular, AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP.

+ Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Education and Experience:

+ Bachelors' degree in related field and 3-5 years related professional experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated skills.

Auxiliary Qualifications:

Qualifications listed below, while not necessarily a requirement for this position in each circumstance, provide additional depth and value to the role.

+ Professional experience in buildings electrical design for additional market segments in which we operate (healthcare, higher education, military and/or life science).

+ LEED AP Credential

+ Familiarity with various construction delivery processes such as Design-Build.

+ Knowledge of specialty electrical or lighting calculation applications.

+ Additional professional certifications, registrations, and credentials relevant to Stantec’s practice areas and/or markets.

Office Location and Schedule:

+ This position exists at Stantec’s Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and/or Denver, CO location but may require occasional presence in other offices, at project sites, and at meetings. NOTE – Remote work due to COVID-19 safety guidelines with the expectation of returning to the CO office as soon as possible.

+ Regional travel is potential. Out-of-state travel may be required. To meet this requirement, a valid drivers license and a clean driving record is necessary for this position.

+ This position requires weekday (Monday - Friday) attendance with some scheduling flexibility available.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to use hands and fingers and reach with hands and arms. The staff member frequently is required to sit, talk and hear. The staff member is frequently required to visit and navigate existing facilities and construction sites, which often requires the ability to walk and climb. The staff member must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The staff member must occasionally operate a motor vehicle.

_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an

impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

**Primary Location** : United States-Colorado-Denver

**Organization** : BC-2045 Buildings-US Pacific

**Employee Status** : Regular

**Job Level** : Individual Contributor

**Travel** : No

**Schedule** : Full-time

**Job Posting** : Jun 29, 2022, 7:54:43 AM

**Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act:** Requires employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in Colorado:

* **Hiring Salary Range:** $76,300 - $110,700 — Colorado locations only. The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.

* **Benefit Clause:** Medical, dental & Vision plans, wellness program, health saving account, flexible spending account, 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, life & AD&D insurance, short/long term disability plans & PTO (vacation, sick & holidays).

**Req ID:** 220002DB

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans