Do you welcome the challenge of working on complex, multi-million-dollar projects and enjoy developing and coordinating 3D Models? Take the leap and make your mark at Plan Group!
As a VDC Electrical Designer/Coordinator you will prepare, maintain, and support the overall effort for the development of the electrical construction design drawings and deliverables for our New St. Paul Project in Vancouver.
As our VDC Electrical Designer/Coordinator you will:
- Prepare detailed drawings, layouts and working plans as required based on construction design plan, verbal instructions, rough notes, engineering drawings and rough sketches to ensure the best installation outcome
- Develop installation drawings for a wide range of electrical systems such as power distribution systems and grounding, lighting, lighting control systems, branch power, fire alarm and security systems, structured cabling, etc.
- Develop drawings showing the necessary details and assemblies of a wide variety of electrical equipment with details such as dimensions, fastening methods, slab coordinates and other required information.
- Provide spatial coordination for the cable trays, conduits, conduits paths and large equipment
- Navigate through and interpret structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical drawings for various occupancy types and spaces.
- Interact and collaborate with the project team to develop drawings efficiently and accurately while maintaining any time and schedule constraints
- Perform technical calculations including and not limited to voltage drop, conduit fill, etc.
- Review design drawings and provide feedback to ensure requirements are met.
- Assist the Project Team to co-ordinate the work.
- Host and attend coordination meetings and support team decisions and strategies.
- Understand and comply with the project schedule to submit deliverables and implement changes and revisions as required.
Our ideal candidate has:
- Post-secondary training in electrical with 5 years of experience in the construction industry.
- Strong knowledge of all electrical systems from both the design and installation perspectives including: Power distribution, fire safety systems, access control and CCTV, structured cabling, etc.
- Advanced knowledge of Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
- An understanding of the uses of drawing levels, references files, various design tools, scaling, dimensioning and cross-sectional interpolations
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, with particular emphasis on project management
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives within a plan and strong attention to detail
- Excellent organization and time management skills
