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Associate Electrical Engineer

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Skills: Electrical Engineering Expertise, Building Services and Construction Industry Experience, Professional Engineer (P.E.) Desirable, Revit

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Relocation assistance:& Yes

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Note: & This role could be based in client's Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, or Seattle Office. Also, the candidate must have done electrical engineering work in the state of CA.

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Job Summary

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As an Associate Electrical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge of building services systems across a portfolio of ground-breaking projects in the US and globally. Strong communication skills and teamwork are essential to life and in turn, we can offer you unrivalled career, project, and development opportunities.

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What would you be doing?

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  • As a key part of the team, your responsibilities will be varied, but likely to include:
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  • Work closely with clients, architects and other Engineers and/or design team members as part of a dedicated and skilled team
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  • Produce coordinated detailed design drawings, electronic models, specifications, written reports, site observation reports, schedules etc. on a variety of projects within the electrical discipline, as well as the coordination with utility companies and obtaining the necessary electrical permit approvals from Plan Check
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  • Organize technical and financial proposals for new work
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  • Manage workload of Project Discipline Engineers and Technicians (including verification of quality).
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  • Take responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions for detail design
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  • Prepare Technical Specifications
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  • Monitor financial performance of jobs
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  • Keep senior staff informed of important and relevant service/design decisions and the objectives of the client are achieved
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  • Mentor junior Electrical Engineers
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  • Continually ensure practices, policies, strategy and services represent the client’s best interests and policy is in keeping with current legislation and the relevant building codes for the relevant state etc
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  • Plan, organize and manage personal workload in order to meet deadlines in line with client commitments
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  • Proactively raise concerns regarding workload and ability to meet deadlines
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  • Maintain an overview of the project team’s workload and commitments in order to successfully meet deadlines and balance resource utilization
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  • Actively contribute towards delivering profitable projects in the context of project finances
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  • Monitor financial performance of jobs, with the setting up and managing of job/project administrative systems, including planning and monitoring job resourcing/expenditure (adjusting these as necessary).
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What are we looking for?

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  • 8+ years’ experience of electrical engineering design in the building services and construction industry
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  • Experience working on projects in the following sectors is : Higher Education, Museums, Commercial, Transportation Hubs and/or Stadiums
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  • Relevant bachelor or master’s degree
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  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) desirable
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  • LEED AP accredited
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  • Experience using Revit
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  • Familiarity using computational analysis tools such as electrical fault analysis and lighting design software
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  • Ability to accept a high degree of responsibility in a team-based organization, combined with ability to work independently
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  • Excellent technical knowledge of electrical systems; ability to investigate, identify and provide solutions to technical problems
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  • Excellent client-facing and communication skills (verbal and written), with experience presenting (you will often be required to present solutions directly to 'c-suite' level stakeholders)
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  • Experience in the preparation of technical reports for delivery direct to a client audience
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  • Ability to problem solve and propose multiple solutions to Clients and objectively summarize the benefits and shortfalls of each
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In return…

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  • Solve some of the most interesting challenges on world-class projects in collaboration with top architects
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  • Work within a truly multidisciplinary environment, capitalizing on extensive knowledge base in CFD, building physics, micro-climate analysis, climate change mitigation and energy master planning to inform truly environmentally responsive MEP designs
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  • Advance your career within a forward-thinking, global community of engineering professionals
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  • Have a positive impact on the environment through your work locally, nationally, and internationally
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What we offer:

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  • Generous benefits package
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  • Annual discretionary bonus
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  • Generous PTO (4-5 weeks depending on position) in addition to 10 paid holidays
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  • 401k with company match
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  • Hybrid working summer hours
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  • Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
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  • Global network of experts
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  • Learning and development opportunities
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  • Be a part of our Employees Forum and our and Forum
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