Electrical Designer

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment. Your opportunity Dillon’s Electrical Discipline is looking for an Electrical Engineer to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience. The successful candidate can be based out of our Winnipeg office.

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flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. Design & Project Management Provide full spectrum of project delivery, from requirement gathering, preliminary design, design, construction support, site reviews, commissioning, and troubleshooting for environmental, industrial, manufacturing, commercial, municipal, institutional and infrastructure projects. Involved in the design for power and electrical systems including but not limited to power distribution Low and Medium Voltage,Motor Control, lighting systems, Instrumentation and Control, Emergency Power generation, Fire and communication systems. Prepare technical specifications, drawings, and contract documents Prepare technical reports Perform testing and verification of Electrical systems Assist with thorough site investigation/review for the purpose of creating deficiency reports or determining existing site conditions during the design process of renovation projects. Assist with construction administration (CA) tasks, including shop drawing review, responding to requests for information (RFI) and issuing contemplated change orders (CCO). Complete the review of safe work practices and performing risk assessments for employee tasks. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members including engineers, planners, scientists, and technical and administrative support staff Coordinate with Utilities, equipment suppliers, contractors, and clients on regular basis Peer review to ensure all design meets quality and applicable standards including Canadian Electrical Code, CSA codes and regulations, UL, National Building codes, NFPA, and others Contribute to business development activities including client need research, preparation of project proposals and presentations Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees A degree in electrical engineering from an accredited university. Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or eligible to be licensed within six months. Proven experience in the preparation and design of Low and Medium Voltage Electrical Systems including: Electrical Equipment physical arrangement, selections, sizing and locating One line diagrams and engineering studies for equipment application, including metering, protection and control Low and Medium Voltage Power design, instrumentation, and controlequipment specifications Design calculations such as load analysis and calculations, Voltage drop, equipment sizing, bus/cable tray support loading, conduit and wire sizing. SCADA systems and related control and instrumentation design Overhead and underground electrical design Motor Control centre design Communication systems (Data, telephone, internet), security, access control, and fire alarm design Proven experience in the preparation of project specifications for material and equipment purchase and installation Demonstrated abilities in the delivery of accurate and thorough designs that meet industry standards, specifications, and good engineering practices with excellent constructability Demonstrated success in project management and business development various types of projects Proven experience in the review of internal and external designs for code compliance, good design practice and constructability including Canadian Electrical Code, CSA codes and regulations, UL, National Building codes, NFPA, and others. Coordination with various power and communications utilities and companies for successful completion and connection of power and communication lines to existing and new networks. Demonstrated experience in maintaining complete project documentation with respect to design and construction, including all completion packages, as-built requirements and return data information Demonstrated success leading teams of technical professionals on multi-disciplinary projects