Senior Electrical Engineer

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AECOM's Water group in BC is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer for a full-time position supporting our  water team. The projects executed out of our Burnaby, office are primary in the Municipal sector. Our team is part of a multi-engineering water infrastructure team that support large infrastructure projects in Western Canada and mainly with Metro Vancouver.

• Provides technical leadership and serve as technical advisor for other team members

• Provides mentoring for the engineers-in-training and designers.

• Provides specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise

• Prepares and verifies load calculations as well as utilize modeling software to size transformers, generators, switchgear, breakers, switches, MCCs, cables, UPS, harmonic filters, and other electrical equipment used in distribution;

• Develop electrical studies using specialized software (ETAP and/or EasyPower) and perform analysis such as power flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection & coordination and harmonic analysis

• Independently work to provide EI&C engineering tasks for municipal projects to clients based in Western Canada especially for Metro Vancouver type of work.

• Design and develop contract specifications, studies and reports for electrical power and distribution systems, grounding, lighting, cable tray system and low-tension systems (fire alarm, telecommunications and security systems) focused on low voltage applications for industrial environments.

• Design and specify process instrumentation and control devices for various processes including water/wastewater treatment and industrial applications.

• Develops construction cost estimates and estimates of technical efforts for projects.

• Provide electrical discipline leadership on small to mid-scale water and wastewater projects under minimal supervision to ensure that engineering and design deliverables comply with applicable regulations, standards and sounds engineering practices.

• Take direction from Projects' Managers, Leads and Process Engineers, and work closely with other discipline Designers and Engineers as a key team player for coordination and liaison of project deliverables under minimal supervision.

• Ensures effective communication within the design team and with client engineers.

• Provides support to project management, contract administration and field reviews for project under construction.

• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.

• Strictly adhere to AECOM's project design and specification standards, including capability of learning and adopting clients' standard and requirements as required.

• Ensure accuracy, completeness and quality of technical aspect on project documentation produced in accordance with AECOM QA/QC procedures and with the clients' standards and expectation.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, from a recognized/accredited post-secondary institution + 8 plus years of relevant industry experience preferred in water/wastewater industry and engineering design experience in a multi-disciplinary electrical, instrumentation & control environment;

• Registered as Professional Engineer in Canada (EGBC preferred)

• Applicable experience in electrical related design and commissioning, preferably encompassing electrical distribution systems and DCS or PLC control systems, variable speed drives, and instrumentation & control systems for municipal or light industrial environment;

• Proven track record in design and production of tender documents such as P&IDs, single line diagrams, control and communication system diagrams, electrical and instrument location drawings, loop & schematic wiring diagrams; developing equipment load schedules, cable & tray calculations, instrumentation list and specifications sheets, standard details; contract specifications, electrical studies and reports;

• Familiar with the Canadian Electrical Code, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association, Canadian Building Code), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and experience in building (fire alarm and communication) systems;

• Excellent written and oral communications skills; proven interpersonal skills, self-motivated, results oriented, ability to work independently and be flexible to perform work under tight schedules in a fast paced integrated multi-disciplinary team environment;

Preferred qualifications:

• 15+ years related water/wastewater industry and engineering design experience in a multi-disciplinary electrical, instrumentation & control environment;

• Proficient in use of ETAP,  EasyPower and design tools such as AutoCAD and/or other design tools (AutoCAD P&IDs/Electrical, REVIT MEP) will be a desirable asset.

• Experience with Metro Vancouver engineering standards is a strong asset.

• Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.

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