Senior Electrical Designer/Technician

Overview

Responsibilities may include planning and conducting a complete project or relatively limited scope or portion of a large and more diverse project. Selecting and adapting plans, techniques, designs or layouts. Reviews and analyzes a variety of design data to determine requirements to meet objectives. Prepares layouts, detailed specifications, parts/materials lists, estimates, procedures, etc. May supervise other designers.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine and complex assignments involving planning and conducting design and layout of non-complex projects or portion of a complex project.
• Performs field measurements independently.
• Selects and implements designs, techniques, layouts and plans.
• Reviews and analyzes designs to determine layout requirements.
• May assist lead engineer in calculating design data.
• Edits technical specification sections.
• Learns and applies techniques for documenting project scope.
• Assists in preparing cost estimates and reports.
• Researches routine code issues.
• Promotes use of and participates in development of company design and production standards.
• Reviews drawings and documents to ensure compliance with the company’s design and production standards.
• Assists in the education and development of design staff and acts as a resource for design questions.

• Performs independently or may leads others in performing field measurements.
• May perform and/or direct construction support/management on simple projects.
• Calculates design data.
• Prepares technical portion of specifications/materials lists, etc.
• Assists in preparing cost estimates and reports.
• Researches non-routine code issues and obtains interpretations from code officials.
• Reviews and checks work of other designers/drafters.
• May serve as discipline lead and direct work of other designers/drafters.
• May serve as Project Lead on routine, single-discipline projects.
• Coordinates other discipline tasks with their own.
• Prepares opinion of probable costs and reviews contractor cost estimates.
• In role of project engineer on routine projects, coordinates staff activities to assure achieving goals of project budget, schedule, and quality.

Requirements

• Technical or Associates Degree in electrical design from an accredited technical institution or college.
• Valid Ohio Drivers’ License.
• 8+ years of related drafting and/or design experience.
• Proficient in the use of computer for design and understand CAD operations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, and the client.
• Integrity and sense of responsibility.
• Ability to follow instruction accurately.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Proficient in the PC/windows environment with experience in e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.