Electrical Engineer

Description of the organization’s expectation:

It is important that all Archetype employees have a clear understanding of the expectations of their duties and responsibilities. This job description outlines the major responsibilities for this role and is a guide to the employee and their managers as to their overall responsibilities. The employee recognizes that they may be required to undertake work that is outside of the specifics of this job description from time to time, as required and requested to do so for the good operations of the Archetype Group, and they agree to undertake all reasonable and lawful instructions provided to them.

Responsibilities:

• Perform duties assigned by MEP Director/Manager/Team Leader, and ensure all duties are undertaken within the required timeframe.

• Prepare concept, basic and detail design drawings in Auto CAD MEP or in Revit MEP, ensuring that the design are undertaken in accordance with local codes and international standards.

• Undertake all necessary design calculations and analysis along with schematic diagrams and select appropriate equipment size.

• Liaise with the project architects, other engineering disciplines, sub-consultants and clients as required.

• Undertake site visits as required.

• Undertake quality assurance checking of drawings and calculations produced by self and that of other team members as directed by Team Leader/Manager.

• Ensure that all drawings are reviewed and checked before submission to the Team Leader, and are also checked by the Team Leader prior to external issue.

• Assist the team leader in producing the design specifications, design reports and to finalize all design calculations as required.

• Review shop drawings and material submissions from contractor/construction manager.

• Follow Company’s design procedures, professional standards/rules.

• Liaise with contractors and undertake site inspection duties as required.

• Perform the duties under the assigned task of Team Leader within the time frame.

• Propose technical innovations to the Team Leader to improve the design.

• Assist the team leader in preparing equipment & material quantity take-off and cost estimate from the design.

• Prepare equipment & material technical schedules and submit to Team Leader for review and validation.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering

• Be a licensed Electrical Engineer, or be eligible to become a licensed Electrical Engineer.

Key Functional Competencies:

• Years of experience: Level III: Minimum of 3 Years Post Graduate Experience;

• Previous experience working within an Engineering consulting environment, with a clear focus on design experience.

• Previous experience within design teams and on Author’s Supervision duties.

• Site inspection or supervision experience on building construction projects.

• Advanced knowledge of design software in relation to the MEP design including AutoCAD and Revit and MS office software such as Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project & Access.

• Intermediate knowledge of International Building Codes and Design Standards including environmental building standards (LEED and similar).

Key Behavioural Competencies:

• Intermediate time management and organizational skills with the ability to self-manage billable hours and ability to undertake own work with a high degree of efficiency and accuracy.

• Intermediate written and spoken communication skills with a minimum basic understanding of English.