Electrical Designer - Mission Critical
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Job Description
Job Description
Electrical Designer - Mission Critical
The Electrical Designer builds upon foundational experience to deepen technical capabilities and take greater ownership of assigned design work.
About HED
We are a team that is full of ideas, experience, creativity, passionate opinions, insatiable curiosity, uncompromising integrity, commitment, and skill. Our culture is about aspiration, embracing change and challenges, listening to (and learning from) each other, encouraging continual learning, and inspiring collective growth. As an inclusive, integrated architecture and engineering practice, we value the diversity of perspectives, experiences, abilities, and expertise that advance both the work we do, and the world we share.
Position Summary
Operating with increasing autonomy, this role is focused on the development of electrical design documentation, performing electrical calculations, and coordination across disciplines. The Electrical Designer contributes meaningfully to project execution and supports innovation through curiosity and collaboration within the team. This individual is engaged in developing a deeper understanding of electrical building systems and design tools and begins taking responsibility for portions of electrical design packages with guidance from project engineers.
Essential Functions:
- Produce the sheet list for projects, determine project sheet requirements and complete the project set up in Revit.
- Participate in the completion of the BIM Project Execution Plan.
- Participate in construction administration activities such as submittal reviews and develop RFI responses with supervision from lead engineer.
- Collaborate with the project engineers on the required system components—such as panelboards, transformers, lighting control systems— coordinate with all impacted disciplines.
- Primarily working in Revit, modeling electrical components and systems based on code and client requirements, as well as engineering guidance
- Produce redline markups for electrical drawings to delegate tasks to other team members.
- Participate in mentorship relationships with all levels of engineers to understand and teach the “how” and “why” of engineering for the built environment.
- Edit specifications, primarily Division 26, for project requirements alongside the project engineers.
- Complete system sizing and energy code compliance calculations alongside the project engineers, including lighting power density, voltage drop, and fault current calculations.
- Develop familiarity with code compliance and engineering best practices.
- Check your work for graphical and technical issues to resolve prior to deliverable issuance.
- Collaborate in the QAQC effort per HED’s Design Process
- Attend client and project team meetings alongside the project lead to review and coordinate project requirements.
- Participate in coordination meetings and lead follow-up efforts to resolve action items.
- Work with sub-contracted firm(s) to delegate workload
- Work in different sectors to gain experience as a generalist
- Engage in DWP process and estimate hours required to complete project tasks
- Manage assigned project hours for self-performed and delegated work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in directly related field or equivalent experience required.
- 2+ years of experience in the AEC industry preferred.
- Written and verbal communication skills commensurate with the position required.
- Strong organizational skills preferred.
- Revit experience required.
- Experience with computers, specifically for word processing, spreadsheet use/creation and email required.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, flexible and curious personalities required.
- Ability to work well with others under deadline situations required.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally via phone, video conferencing, and in-person.
- Visual acuity to perform responsibilities.
Work Environment
- We embrace a hybrid model that promotes both autonomy and collaboration, including the freedom to work from home, with regular in-office days to connect with teammates and build culture.
- The office is a professional, open-space environment for collaborative and independent work.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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