Electrical Designer (EIT)
Job No:
MAT43
Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Electrical Designer (EIT)
Demonstrating drive, motivation and enthusiasm, you will successfully conduct and engineer unique and challenging projects. As our ideal candidate, you will have a relevant degree with 2-4 years of experience as a Electrical Designer in the fields of Electrical Distribution, Lighting, Fire Alarm and Life Safety systems and Low Voltage Systems including: Communication, Security and AV Systems. Ideally, your experience should be with the design and engineering of electrical building systems for commercial, healthcare, multi-residential, industrial and institutional facilities.
You will be an effective member of our cohesive team. You will exemplify our Core Values of Quality, Respect, Efficiency and Dedication. You will demonstrate an ability to approach work assignments with a positive attitude. You will be effective at delivering projects. You will receive guidance and you will an effective member of your project team. You will bring your ideas to the table and actively listen to the ideas of others. You will possess exceptional communication abilities, both verbally and in writing, along with strong organizational, technical, writing and computer skills. Most importantly, you will have fun at work!
Together, and with your efforts, we will help our clients create their “Best Buildings”.
Why Choose Us?
At MAT 4Site Engineers, we pride ourselves on hiring only the best and the brightest and we set a high standard for employees. We have a dynamic team and a teamwork-based environment. We ensure that you will always be well compensated for your valuable time and effort. We are extremely proud of our very low employee turnover rate as we believe there is no value in a “hire and fire” approach that is prevalent in other firms. We want you for the long term and we want you to be at your best.
For all of our full-time staff we offer:
- Full medical benefits with 100% coverage;
- Health club membership;
- Annual bonuses tied to company and individual performance;
- Additional time off over the holidays in addition to standard vacation;
- A flexible schedule and casual dress code;
- Regular gatherings for staff such as our holiday party, summer party, social committee events, lunches, and more;
- Excellent training and development opportunities through educational assistance, professional development and both on and off-the-job training; and
- The opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience by working on a wide variety of projects.
Our head office is very conveniently located with public transit at our doorstep, and easy access to the 401 highway.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing CAD drawings using AutoCAD and BIM using Revit
- Organizing and maintaining a design and CAD/BIM digital file database for each project
- Successfully carrying out design/project assignments as directed
- Performing site investigations and field reviews
- Attending site meetings and liaising with clients/contractors
- Preparing detailed design of conceptual plan provided by the Engineer
- In some instances, preparation of the conceptual plan
- Review and application of knowledge of relevant building codes and standards
- Review and/or preparation of power distribution layout and electrical equipment sizing
- Review and/or preparation of electrical system loads, electrical panel schedules, single line diagrams
- Review and/or preparations of lighting layouts and lighting photometric calculations
- Review and/or preparation of fire alarm layouts
- Review and/or coordination of communications, security, audio visual and other specialized electrical systems
- Preparing technical reports and specifications
- Any other tasks that my be assigned from time to time
- Work to be supervised by an Electrical Engineer
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
- Current in-depth knowledge of Ontario Building Code, Ontario Fire Code, Canadian Electrical Code/Ontario Electrical Safety Code and CSA standards
- Demonstrated experience in:
- power distribution layouts
- calculating electrical system loads, electrical panel schedules and single line diagrams
- designing lighting layouts and lighting photometric calculations
- designing fire alarm and life safety layouts
- designing communications, security, audio visual and other specialized electrical systems
- submitting new Hydro Service Connection
- designing UPS/inverter and/or mission critical electrical systems
- preparing technical electrical specifications
- preparing technical reports (feasibility studies, life cycle analyses, condition assessments etc)
- Working knowledge in processing ESA Plan Approval Submissions
- Proficient with MS Office Suite, AutoCAD and/or Revit software
- Excellent interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
- Ability to set high personal goals and work independently
- Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize tasks
- Ability to make recommendation to effectively resolve problems or issues
- Having skills reviewing and interpreting short circuit, coordination and arc flash studies is considered an asset.
Background Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of Electrical Engineering
- working towards P. Eng. from PEO
- 2 to 4 years of experience in an electrical design role
- A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis
**Please apply at https://MAT4SITE.scouterecruit.net/jobs/MAT43 so that your application can be properly screened.