What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Electrical Engineer position at Cannon Design?
CannonDesign has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer based in our St. Louis office. Take a look at the description below. If you think your skills and experience make you a good match for this position, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for creative, curious, empathetic people to join our Living-Centered Design movement.
ABOUT OUR FIRM
CannonDesign is an integrated design solutions firm focused on helping people continuously flourish. Whether designing for innovations in health, new scientific discoveries, equity in education or the next big idea in business, we use our Living-Centered Design approach to help organizations realize widespread change. Our ability to design transformational places, plans and strategies is why Fast Company named us a World Changing Company and one of the most innovative design firms in the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the electrical design of healthcare, research, education and commercial projects and will be an integral part of design teams.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Perform electrical engineering systems design for building construction. Initiate project designs and help to develop design goals and systems.
- Participate or lead project team and client meetings.
- Assume project engineering responsibilities and adhere to financial and work goals.
- Design lighting, power distribution, and communications systems per applicable codes.
- Prepare construction documents including drawings and specifications.
- Guide less experienced staff in execution of drawings.
- Specify electrical equipment.
- Complete quality control checks of engineering documents.
- Offer strategies to improve quality, coordination and streamline production efforts.
- Review submittals and shop drawings for compliance with specifications and contract documents.
- Respond to RFIs.
- Conduct job site visits to verify existing conditions and observe construction progress.
- Attend and participate in construction meetings. Site visits frequently require a physical walk-through of site.
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
- Must hold an active Professional Engineering License in Electrical, in at least one of the 50 states in the US.
- Experience in renewable and sustainable design is preferred.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as well as the ability to work on multiple projects.
- Familiarity with Revit, AGI, SKM, and Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
- We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
- We are committed to ensuring our practice is equitable for all employees, representative of the communities around us - and focused on the future of design. We advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts through the leadership of our DEI Council, Employee Resource Groups and other community advocacy initiatives.
- We're about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we're ready for you.
For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at
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As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
CannonDesign recognizes the value of diversity in our workforce. We are committed to equal opportunity. We consider all qualified employment applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, partnership status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Individuals who hold legal work authorization applicable to employment at CannonDesign in the United States will be considered without regard to citizenship/alienage.
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