As a professional consulting firm in the A/E/C industry, BG’s primary focus is based on engineering principles in designing building systems across several market sectors.
Mission
The mission of this position is to drive BG’s success by producing successful projects that achieve project goals.
This primary accountability of this position is to assist in delivering a coordinated design through thorough and proactive communication with the internal and external design teams. The position will develop the conceptualize the initial design approach, perform necessary engineering calculations for design and mentor junior designers as they assist with the design process.
Electrical Knowledge and Accountability
Electrical engineers will be responsible for design and specification of building power distribution systems, general lighting and control systems, and applicable energy calculations. Electrical engineers should be familiar with directly- and indirectly-governing codes and standards, sustainable construction practices, coordination practices such as connection coordination with mechanical systems, commercial food service, pool and spa, and other third-party consultants. Electrical engineers will also have a general familiarity of other electrical-type systems, such as pathways for traditional “special” systems, fire alarm systems, and photovoltaic systems.
This primary accountability of this position is to assist in delivering a coordinated design through thorough and proactive communication with the internal and external design teams. The position will develop the conceptualize the initial design approach, perform necessary engineering calculations for design and mentor junior designers as they assist with the design process.
Primary Collaborative Team
Operationally, this position is part of a project design team and reports to the project manager, senior designers and engineers, and the service leader of their discipline. This position collaborates closely with a broad group including project team members, other project managers, senior project managers, business unit leaders, Principal in Charge, service leaders and the accounting team to provide a consistent quality and delivery process to our clients.
Experience Profile
- 2 years of electrical engineering and design specifically associated with building power and lighting systems
- EIT with intent to sit for licensure exam desired
- Thorough understanding of, and experience in, this field.
- General understanding of all BG services.
- Experience assisting in customer-facing discussions around delivering this service.
- Experience working in teams of 3 to 10.
- Strong understanding of BG’s design tools, software, drafting methods and BIM models.
- Experience coordinating multi-discipline models, design and model changes.
Accountabilities / Outcomes / Measurements
Accountability | Outcome | Measurement |
Perform Tasks and Assignments of Substantial Variety and Complexity with Accuracy | Completed work needs periodic overview and guidance only | Minimal corrections of design during QAQC |
Maintain and Ensure Drawing Accuracy and Completeness | Completed work needs periodic overview and guidance only | Minimal corrections of design during QAQC |
Project Team Experience | Positive internal and external team member reviews | Quantity of endorsements |
Work and Adapt in a Deadline Driven Environment | Works at a pace that allows for last-minute changes | Deadlines are met consistently |
Effective Communication and Work Skills | Ability to communicate with the team and perform work meeting the expectations, deadlines, and the level of detail required for the project | Can work efficiently and independently on tasks |
Adept at Reading and Understanding Construction Documents | Designs coordinated between all disciplines | Minimal design related RFI’s and change orders |