Electrical Designer

Prepare construction documents including plan and profile drawings for overhead and underground electric distribution, fiber optic and telecommunications facilities.

Provide field support during construction.

Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, adaptation and modification of standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Advantages
Employee owned company with opportunities to work on projects internationally.

Responsibilities

Performs work which involves conventional engineering practices but may involve a variety of complex features.

Requires general knowledge of precedents in specialty areas and familiarity with basic principles and practices in related specialties.

May coordinate departmental and divisional project studies and report preparation assignments.

This position requires an experienced and competent individual capable of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.

Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.

Communicate and coordinate project activities with project manager, client, and others as needed.

Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff members.

Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of one’s work.

Other duties will be assigned as required

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in drafting technology or related field and eight years related experience or associate degree and ten years related experience or eleven years progressive detailing and design experience. Field experience is desirable.

Expert understanding of design software such as: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, GIS and Excel to develop the design deliverables.

Expert knowledge in design, calculations, and design systems.

Expert knowledge in the theory and practices of civil discipline; competent in the fundamental concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline; and capable of operating related discipline design software necessary to execute production tasks.

Ability to work collaboratively with others (Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-discipline project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.

Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

Summary
Our International client is looking for a Electrical Designer to join the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Global Practice team.

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