Job Overview:
The Electrical Designer provides solutions to problems in the Electrical Design discipline without supervisory approval and will evaluate and select solutions from established operating procedures and/or scientific procedures.
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- High School graduate with a diploma in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Design, or Drafting in a related discipline or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years with a major contractor or consultant
- Detailed knowledge of associated industry detailing standards
- Detailed knowledge of 2D and/or 3D drafting systems (AutoCAD and/or MicroStation)
- Knowledge of E3D and/or S3D
- Familiarity with 3D design systems E3D or S3D would be an advantage
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or Auto lisp Programming, 3D Model creation, Menu and/or Macro compilation skills
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Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and develop arrangement and detail FEED, studies, and detail design drawings of high technical quality and professional consistent presentation ensuring clarity and ease of construction
- Assist in the preparation of 3D models
- Ensure work complies with MDR and project QA and/or QC systems and procedures
- Apply basic technical skills and knowledge to complete assigned work
- Continue developing skills to efficiently complete repetitive tasks
- Manage own time to meet deadlines set by others
- Become fully familiar with including the identifying Contract Scope concerns of as Work, early as specifications, practicable, schedule, and all inter-discipline
- Recognize changes to scope and notify the Discipline Lead Designer
- Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs
- Interface with other disciplines to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
- Liaise with other discipline support groups to ensure clearly defined interfaces, deliverables, and schedules are met
- Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions), and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Designer and Discipline Supervisor
- Assist Discipline Lead Designer in preparing estimates for proposals and job scope changes
- Review all project design documentation for detailed technical interfaces
- Research Customer standards and procedures to prepare project-specific design procedures and standards for submission to the Customer for approval
- Set up the Discipline Master design drawing and document files
- Prepare Discipline deliverables such as:
- Detailed design drawings
- As-built drawings
- Review drawings issued by other disciplines and incorporate the required data into Discipline drawings
- Review vendor drawings and documents and incorporate required vendor data into Discipline drawings and documents
- Perform design verification through single discipline checks (SOC) and assist with inter-discipline checks (IDC), providing comments to the Lead Designer
- Prepare, issue, and update material and weight data take-offs
- Assist Fabrication as required in the resolution of construction difficulties relating to design problems, clashes, etc.
- Monitor progress and maintain the deliverables register on an ongoing basis
- Ensure compliance with the Project Execution Plan and the timely completion and archiving of drawings and documents
- Keep the Lead Designer and/or Senior Designer apprised of all activities, progress, and concerns
- Participate in design reviews and audits
- Capture lessons learned and entered them into MDRs Lessons Learned system
- Develop a basic understanding of MDRs business and the customers it serves
- Prepare Electrical Design deliverables such as:
- One-line diagrams
- Schematics
- Interconnection and wiring diagrams
- Block diagrams
- Area classification drawings
- Conduit and cable schedules
- Power layout drawings
- Earthing/grounding layout drawings
- Lighting layout drawings
- Electrical cable tray drawings
- Electrical building drawings
- Electrical support drawings
- Electrical drawing indexes
- Lighting design calculations
- Cable sizing
- Prepare bills of material and perform material take-offs for electrical items including cables, lighting fixtures, cable trays, cable glands, termination kits, and MCTs
Reports to:
Project: Lead Designer Functional: Supervising Department Manager Liaise With: Electrical Engineers, other Electrical Designers, and Senior Electrical Designers Supervises: May be required to assist or provide guidance to trainee designers
