What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Designer position at KLH Engineers?
Title: Electrical Designer
Studio: Assigned Studio
Department: Electrical
Reports To: Studio Director & Director of Electrical Engineering
I. Summary
The role of an electrical designer is to apply their skill and expertise to fulfill the design requirements of a project. A designer is responsible for execution of project requirements, layout, modeling and coordination required to generate technical deliverables.
II. Duties & Responsibilities
Designer
General
Studio: Assigned Studio
Department: Electrical
Reports To: Studio Director & Director of Electrical Engineering
I. Summary
The role of an electrical designer is to apply their skill and expertise to fulfill the design requirements of a project. A designer is responsible for execution of project requirements, layout, modeling and coordination required to generate technical deliverables.
II. Duties & Responsibilities
Designer
General
- Perform design tasks individually and with a team of other designers and engineers to produce technical deliverables.
- Comprehend design principals within discipline and possess a basic understanding of other MEP discipline principals.
- Effectively delegate work to others.
- Create, organize and plot construction document deliverables for issuance to the field.
- Read and understand construction documents including site plans, floor plans, sections, details and schedules.
- Apply design principals for multiple project types and clients from inception to closeout.
- Review submittals and answer questions from the field.
- Competently communicate with clients verbally and in written form.
- Perform detailed surveys.
- Actively participate in company training.
- Actively learn and grow technical knowledge and soft skills.
Technical
- Design the following systems: power distribution, lighting, lighting controls, equipment connections and fire alarm.
- Perform the following calculations: load diversification, fault current and voltage drop.
- Understand and apply relevant aspects of building, electrical and energy codes.
- Perform branch circuiting and panel schedule calculations.
- Perform device layouts for power, lighting and fire alarm systems.
- Coordinate scope and connections with other trades.
- Perform lighting calculations and manipulate to obtain a required light level.
- Perform lighting energy compliance calculations and document results.
- Edit master specifications to be job specific.
Lead Designer
Lead Designer role assumes all responsibilities above, with the addition of the following:
Lead Designer role assumes all responsibilities above, with the addition of the following:
General
- Competently lead, supervise, and effectively delegate to individuals or project teams of designers or engineers.
- Take on responsibility and ownership the work of others who report to them.
- Actively teach and mentor others as a leading technical resource to their department.
- Competently communicate with clients as the lead for their discipline on a project.
- Take on leadership roles within the company and/or their department. This may include leading teams of other individuals to accomplish company or department strategic goals, taking charge of and accomplishing company or department objectives, and/or managing small teams of individuals.
- Possess a higher level of Revit proficiency including family modifications, schedule manipulation, parameter manipulation, creating software development plans, etc.
- Assist in the preparation of time and effort estimates for project proformas.
Technical
- Design more complex systems to a higher level of detail.
- Design the following systems: grounding, emergency generator systems and life safety systems.
- Edit master specifications to be job specific.
- Perform and document code research.
- Document general lighting control schemes including switching, dimming, occupancy sensors, etc. in compliance with energy code requirements.
- Coordinate with local utilities and integrate requirements into design.
- Review deliverables and find errors in layout or calculations.
- Perform basic opinion of cost.
- Read and understand selective coordination studies.
Senior Designer
Senior Designer role assumes all responsibilities above, with the addition of the following:
General
Senior Designer role assumes all responsibilities above, with the addition of the following:
General
- Consistently share technical lessons with others in the company.
- Actively participate in department development including training, education and innovation to advance department goals.
- Competently communicates with clients on large, complex projects as the lead for engineering.
- Review and signoff on the quality, code compliance and completeness of other’s work
- Review and mitigate the most complex of change orders and confrontational owner/architect meetings.
- Write technical reports and articles that may be published.
- Speak publicly at conferences and local user groups.
Technical
- Design the most complex systems to the highest level of detail.
- Design the following systems: lightning protection, surge protective devices (SPDs), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and medium voltage distribution.
- Perform advanced calculations such as load shedding, derating, custom feeder sizing, etc.
- Possess a detailed understanding of applicable electrical codes and standards including the National Electrical Code (NEC), building codes, NFPA standards, etc.
- Research and prepare feasibility studies, life cycle analysis and other similar reports.
- Make recommendations and design changes based on selective coordination studies.
- Edit master specifications to be job specific, infilling new sections where required.
- Design detailed lighting control schemes including daylight controls, networked systems, digital controls, etc. in compliance with energy code requirements.
- Perform complex electrical distribution analysis that may include custom feeder sizing, multiple service configurations, site utility layouts, etc.
- Perform and document technical sales calls.
III. Qualifications
Designer
Education
Designer
Education
- Associate degree or equivalent experience preferred
Experience
- Any prior consulting engineering or construction field experience preferred
Computer Skills
- Basic computing skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficiency in Revit preferred
Lead Designer
Lead Designer role assumes all qualifications above, with the addition of the following:
Lead Designer role assumes all qualifications above, with the addition of the following:
Education
- Associate degree or equivalent experience required
Experience
- 5 years working on multiple building types in a MEP consulting engineering firm preferred
- Construction field experience preferred
Certifications
- LEED AP preferred
Senior Designer
Senior Designer role assumes all qualifications above, with the addition of the following:
Senior Designer role assumes all qualifications above, with the addition of the following:
Experience
- 10 years working on multiple building types in a MEP consulting engineering firm preferred
IV. Performance Metrics
Designer
Designer
- Attitude
- Accepts responsibility and ownership of work
- Accuracy and timeliness of completed tasks
- Expands knowledge base and consistently applies
- Attention to detail
- Understanding and application of company standards
- Department participation
- Innovation
- Quality and effectiveness of communication with clients and other outside parties
Lead Designer
All metrics above, with the addition of the following:
- Effective delegation
- Technical mentoring of others
Senior Designer
All metrics above, with the addition of the following:
All metrics above, with the addition of the following:
- Knowledge and understanding of complex principals of electrical engineering
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