Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Manager - Buildings

Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Manager - Buildings

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

The Buildings group in Vancouver provides mechanical and electrical design for all types of buildings in the Transportation (Light Rail, Airports, Road Tunnels), Healthcare, Light Industrial, Municipal, Institutional, and National Defense sectors. Our electrical group is dynamic and tight-knit, servicing both local projects and contributing to large remote projects as part of distributed virtual project teams.

We are growing and looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Manager to join our regional team with opportunities to provide staff leadership roles and support business development activities.

Your role within the team

• Provide electrical systems design leadership and project management for design mandates of medium and high complexity.
• Review, understand and clearly communicate all relevant client requirements, provide design options and recommendations to meet those requirements.
• Develop strategies to identify and manage project risks and potential liabilities.
• Lead and actively participate in, and document, meetings with clients, contractors, and other consultants. Review tender submissions and quotations from contractors. Work with contractors to quickly resolve onsite issues and ensure contractor’s conformance to design requirements.
• Lead the preparation of electrical specifications. Prepare design briefs, schematics, project documents and perform all required engineering calculations.
• Lead production of all required engineering documents in schematic design, design development and working drawings. Ensure design products meet required quality standards. Oversee and ensure timely review of shop drawings and RFI responses.
• Support and work in collaboration with other team members to complete projects on time and on budget. Supervise, mentor and train intermediate engineers, junior designers & EITs.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients all over the world.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate

• University Degree in Electrical Engineering. Registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in British Columbia. (Registration in other Provinces is an asset).
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working with relevant codes including BCBC, NBC, CEC, ASHRAE 90.1, relevant CSA Standards (C282, Z32, Z317.5, B44, etc.), ULC-S524 and S537.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working on complex electrical building systems and designing building services in hospitals, extended care homes and other healthcare-related buildings. Track record of lead design responsibility for Power Supply including emergency power distribution per CSA Z32 & CSA 282 and distribution, Lighting, Fire Alarm, Nurse call system, Communications & Security systems.
• Computer Skills - MS Office Suite.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

About AtkinsRéalis

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.

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Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $90,000 - $130,000 annually (Only Applicable to British Columbia). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.