Electrical Engineer - Designer

Company Description

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Job Description

AECOM has an opening for an Electrical Engineer - Designer to support our growing Buildings + Places teams in San Diego, CA.

The Electrical Engineer will join a multidisciplinary, collaborative team with a range of expertise supporting the expansion of their knowledge base with the ability to travel and gain field experience.

As part of our team, you will support a diverse tapestry of work across markets like Commercial, Federal (Military/DoD), Healthcare, Higher Education, Sports + Rec and Science + Tech markets, including landmark projects in the industry. You will have opportunities to take on complex challenges and pioneer innovative solutions from strategy and design through project realization.

Join a practice filled with professionals pioneering Energy Conservation and Zero Carbon initiatives, focusing on renewable energy projects for high-performance buildings. Contribute to decarbonization and electrification efforts while enjoying focused growth opportunities in sustainable practices and skills enhancement training centric to AECOM's Sustainable Legacy.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

• Electrical engineering support from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy
• Coordinating with multiple disciplines and acting as the electrical designer to ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to the project's electrical systems, functionality, and safety measures
• Support in the review of shop drawings during the construction administration phase
• Prepare engineering related calculations and develop drawings and visual aids
• Writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings
• Works cooperatively with managers and other employees to achieve company's mission
• Ensures discipline plans that are created meet overall project team requirements for project scope and schedule
• Stays current on codes and technologies appropriate to the electrical disciplines
• Support on site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of electrical systems, equipment, components and materials for projects
• Develops designs within a BIM design environment
• Completes assigned engineering and design tasks in accordance with client specified criteria and applicable codes and standards
• Develops alternate technical solutions and design options in support of project team, e.g. white paper research, code review and wide range of difficult problems
• Responsible for communication and collaboration with full design team and client
• Ensures compliance to Quality Assurance Procedures

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS in Electrical Engineering, Architectural Engineering or similar and 2+ years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience with Revit and AutoCAD based design projects

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of electrical engineering experience within a consulting or design-build firm
• Professional Engineering (Electrical) license
• EIT certification
• Competent in all conventional aspects of electrical engineering and conducts work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard electrical engineering techniques, procedures and criteria
• Excellent communication skills: articulate, assertive, and confident
• Creative thinker with effective teamwork skills
• Experience with sustainable design

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this role
• Sponsorship is not available this role now or in the future
• This is a hybrid position with 2-3 required days in the office/field and up to 2 days work from home.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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