Description
Join our Buildings M&E team as a Senior Electrical Engineer and help shape electrical solutions for diverse projects across Canada. Based in Thornhill/Markham (GTA), you’ll bring senior-level technical expertise to commercial buildings, retail environments, warehouses, tenant fit-outs, niche healthcare clinics, and specialty spaces.
Responsibilities:
- Lead electrical designs for power distribution, lighting, communications/IT, fire alarm, security/access control, emergency, and life-safety systems using Revit and AutoCAD.
- Develop and review single-line diagrams, panel schedules, load calculations, electrical distribution designs, and short-circuit and coordination studies.
- Deliver lighting calculations, fixture and equipment selections, and layouts for power, lighting, emergency, and specialty electrical systems.
- Apply the OBC, Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ASHRAE standards, and client-specific design requirements to develop coordinated, code-compliant solutions.
- Guide projects through construction by responding to RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, conducting site visits, and resolving design and coordination issues.
- Coordinate closely with Mechanical, Architectural, and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions across complex and multi-location projects.
- Champion technical quality through internal QA/QC processes, design reviews, and, where appropriate, the review and sealing of engineering drawings and other materials prepared by peers.
- Mentor and collaborate with engineers, designers, and draftspersons while maintaining effective communication with clients, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
- 10+ years of electrical design experience, with demonstrated experience delivering building electrical systems.
- Advanced proficiency in Revit, along with proficiency in AutoCAD; experience with lighting calculation tools and power-system analysis software is an asset.
- Strong working knowledge of the Ontario Building Code (OBC), Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ASHRAE standards, and other applicable building and electrical requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and review electrical designs across power distribution, lighting, emergency/life-safety, communications, fire alarm, and security systems.
- Experience supporting construction administration, including RFIs, shop-drawing reviews, site visits, and coordination with contractors and consultants.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and providing technical guidance to engineers, designers, and draftspersons.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment while communicating technical information effectively with clients and project stakeholders.
Compensation:
- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $114,600 - $151,800
- MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900
- NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400