Design Specialist - Electrical

Division: Headquarters
Project Location(s): Nashville, TN 37211 USA

Minimum Years Experience: 10 Travel Involved: 0-10% Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Bachelors Degree Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Job Title: Design Specialist -Electrical

Job Family: CN

Position Description: Conduct Electrical analysis, provide input and perform technical reviews, mitigate potential design risk related to electrical work, identify and solve construction challenges, and generate optimization opportunities for pursuit and execution of design-build and design-bid-build systems projects.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Perform technical reviews related to electrical work of projects to assess constructability, examine design details, perform quantity takeoffs, and recommend construction sequencing and logistics.
• Review and evaluate project specific designs, program intent, contractual obligations, division of responsibilities, and deliverables as it relates to electrical work.
• Evaluate energy models related to electrical design.
• Review and assess project documentation such as drawings, basis of design documents, specifications, reports, and shop drawings. Examine documents for compliance with local/national code requirements.
• Propose potential solutions to Design/Construction team for design optimization, challenges, and constructability improvements as related to electrical work.
• Evaluate and provide guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues.

• Establish constructive and effective relationships with internal/external project team members, subcontractors, and clients to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development.
• Work in partnership with linked design disciplines to improve the coordination of design concepts (e.g. geotechnical, structural, code-compliance, architectural, MEFP, vertical transportation, acoustics, and fire).

• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science from accredited and credentialed degree program in Electrical Engineering and 4 years of industry experience as Electrical Engineer
  • Professional Engineer (Electrical) license, required
  • Design experience on diverse array of projects through all phases of design and construction, with focus on all Electrical and Low Voltage Systems elements, required
  • Think and write in highly structured manner with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities, required
  • Electrical & Low Voltage products and costs knowledge U.S. building design codes and material specific standards experience Peer reviews and/or due diligence studies experience
  • Effective and clear verbal and written communication skills Enjoy working in professional interdisciplinary team environment
  • Demonstrate commitment to continue to develop in area of expertise and awareness of industry innovations
  • Design software for design analysis, general collaboration software (e.g. Bluebeam Studio), and operation of 3D and BIM software (e.g. Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp). U.S. travel, 25%
  Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.
  
  Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud
  
  The annual salary range for candidates in the New York City area is $122,000 - $190,000.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer -minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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