Electrical Design Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Exceed Electrical Engineering is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer (Intermediate) with a minimum of five years experience in electrical distribution systems design. Experience with water and wastewater processes, ETAP, AutoCAD, and electrical design of commercial and multi-family buildings will be considered an asset.

This position can be based out of our office in the downtown heart of Kamloops, B.C., or our office in Williams Lake.  We offer a fun working environment with flexibility for personal and family time. Our benefits package includes extended health care, dental, and an employee assistance program.

Kamloops is centrally located in the heart of the BC interior, located within reasonable travel distance to major centers including Vancouver, Kelowna, and Calgary. Living in Kamloops offers world class skiing, mountain biking, hiking, and fishing among various other activities, making Kamloops an outdoor enthusiasts’ all-season playground.  Beyond the outdoors, Kamloops offers history, music, theatre, and plenty of events to participate in throughout the year.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in supporting Exceed’s projects. You are the first line of support for various clients throughout BC. You will be responsible for system designs, assisting other engineers and technologists, as well as managing clients and projects. This role will require you to perform field reviews at construction sites across B.C. Understanding of different processes such as water/wastewater treatment, materials handling, pumping, and other processes will be considered an asset, along with experience using AutoCAD, Revit, ETAP, EPLAN, or similar design platforms.

Location: Kamloops, B.C. or Williams Lake, B.C.

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate to experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (may vary)

  • Collaborate with the Exceed team at initial conceptual design phase of engineering projects throughout closeout of the project

  • Design of primary services for municipal and commercial clients, power distributions and generation for industrial clients, including low voltage and medium voltage distribution, water treatment plants, pump stations, fuse coordination studies and grounding studies

  • Develop and revise technical drawings including single-line and three-line diagrams that include but are not limited to equipment layouts, wiring diagrams and schematics, cable schedules and layouts, control panels, fire safety, and lighting layouts using AutoCAD/Revit

  • Conduct load calculations and create electrical models using ETA

  • Read engineering drawings, P&ID’s, identify errors, mark-up drawings with corrections, and reverse engineer electrical systems

  • Choose metering and protection relays, current transformers and potential transformers for projects

  • Create network wiring diagrams incorporating Modbus TCP/IP and Ethernet

  • Read engineering drawings, P&ID’s, identify errors, mark-up drawings with corrections, and reverse engineer electrical systems

  • Read and understand B.C. Building Code, Canadian Electrical Code, CSA and other related standards

  • Provide project management from conception to completion, create proposals and cost estimates, assisting other engineers and designers ensuring Exceed standards are always followed. Travel province-wide to remote sites to perform field reviews, meet with clients, troubleshoot issues, or commission projects

  • Attend client meetings, record and understand client requirements

  • Manage timelines and budgets

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Applied Science or Bachelor of Engineering from an accredited post-secondary institution with a focus on Electrical Engineering

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working in an electrical consulting or field services environment

  • Registration with Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. and have P.Eng. status

  • Practical experience creating detailed drawings for design using AutoCAD and or Revit for projects

  • Knowledge of BC Hydro and Fortis BC design standards

  • Strong computer skills and proficient with Office365 products including Word, Excel, and Teams, AutoCAD, AGI32, Revit and ETAP

  • Able to rapidly establish a good working relationship with clients

  • This position has been deemed as Safety Sensitive – successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment Alcohol and Drug test and background clearance check

  • Must possess a valid passport and driver’s license

  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a cover letter and resume including;

  1. Why do you want to be a member of the Exceed team?

  2. Be descriptive in your related experience.

When attaching your résumé, please send it as a PDF file. Email everything to admin@exceedeng.com and include the job title in the subject line.