Senior Electrical Engineer

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Job No: MAT42
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Senior Electrical Engineer

Demonstrating drive, motivation and enthusiasm, you will successfully manage and engineer unique and challenging projects with your team. As our ideal candidate, you will have a relevant degree with 8-10 years of engineering experience in a consulting firm, specializing in Electrical Distribution, Lighting, Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems and Low Voltage Systems including: Communication, Security and AV Systems. Ideally, your experience should be with the design and engineering of electrical building systems for commercial, healthcare, multi-residential, industrial and institutional facilities.

A P.Eng. designation in the province of Ontario, at minimum, is required. A PMP and/or LEED designations would be considered assets.

You will be an effective member of our cohesive team. You will exemplify our Core Values of Quality, Respect, Efficiency and Dedication. You will demonstrate an ability to lead people with a positive attitude. You will be effective at delivering projects. You will receive guidance and you will provide guidance to your project team. You will bring your ideas to the table and actively listen to the ideas of others. You will possess exceptional communication abilities, both verbally and in writing, along with strong organizational, technical, writing and computer skills. Most importantly, you will have fun at work!

Together, and with your efforts, we will help our clients create their “Best Buildings”.

Why Choose Us?

At MAT 4Site Engineers, we pride ourselves on hiring only the best and the brightest and we set a high standard for employees. We have a dynamic team and a teamwork-based environment. We ensure that you will always be well compensated for your valuable time and effort. We want you for the long term and we want you to be at your best.

For all of our full-time staff we offer:
Full medical benefits with 100% coverage;
Rewards Passport
Annual bonuses tied to company and individual performance;
Additional time off over the holidays in addition to standard vacation;
A flexible schedule and casual dress code;
Regular gatherings for staff such as our holiday party, summer party, social committee events, lunches, and more;
Excellent training and development opportunities through educational assistance, professional development and both on and off-the-job training; and
The opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience by working on a wide variety of projects.

Our head office is very conveniently located with public transit at our doorstep, and easy access to the 401 highway.

Responsibilities:
Accepting projects, proposals and assignments from Electrical Engineering Manager;
Assigning projects, proposals and assignments to Project Engineers/Project Managers/Designers;
Review overall concept of projects/assignments prepared by their direct reports;
Share the project stamping duties with the Electrical Engineering Manager;
Coordinate with Electrical Engineering Manager for resource sharing;
Provide Prime Consultant Duties to coordinate with various stakeholders and Project Managers,
Manage and oversee the team and work of various subcontractors and sub-consultants as required;
Overall Delivery & Success of their projects;
Mentoring, training, development and performance management of Project Engineers/Project Managers/Designers
Assist Electrical Engineering Manager in the development of electrical standards and specifications;
Assist Electrical Engineering Manager in Business Development;
Prepare Fee Proposals;
Review project financials for assigned Projects;
Work with Project Engineers, Project Managers to prepare the conceptual design plan;
Share knowledge of relevant building codes and standards with various stakeholders;
Work with Electrical Engineering Manager to oversee the quality control process for electrical projects;
Review and oversee the preparation of technical reports and specifications;
Any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time;

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics

Passion and experience in leading, motivating and developing teams;
Strong stakeholder relationship skills for work with sub-consultants, sub-contractors, clients and team-members;
A desire to learn and continually develop your professional skills;
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills;
Acute organizational and time management skills to meet multiple deadlines at any given time;
Must be knowledgeable of both AutoCAD and Revit standards applicable to electrical design;
Familiar with design and calculation lighting software (AGi32 or similar);
Strong knowledge of the Ontario Building Code; Canadian Electrical Code/Ontario Electrical Safety Code; fire alarm and life safety codes; power distribution design;
Fluent in the processing of ESA Plan Approval submissions and consultations

Extensive experience and understanding of the following:
designing power distribution layouts and electrical equipment sizing;
calculating electrical systems loads;
preparing electrical panel schedules and applying appropriate diversity factors;
designing single line diagrams;
designing lighting layouts and lighting photometric calculations;
designing fire alarm and life safety layouts;
designing communications, security, audio visual and other specialized electrical systems;
submitting new hydro utility service connection;
preparing technical electrical specifications;
preparing technical reports (feasibility studies, life cycle analyses, condition assessments etc.)
designing UPS/inverter and/or mission critical electrical systems;
designing and sizing emergency generator and associated distribution;
reviewing and interpreting short circuit, coordination and arc flash studies;
reviewing and interpreting power quality metering reports;
performing site investigations and field reviews;
attending site meetings and liaising with clients/contractors;
construction administration

Background Requirements

Must be eligible to work in Canada;
Professional Engineering designation, P.Eng. in the field of Electrical Engineering;
An accredited Bachelors degree in the field of Electrical Engineering or similar;
Minimum 8-10 years of electrical building services experience within the consulting engineering industry;
Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience;
A PMP and LEED designations are considered strong assets;
A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, MAT 4Site Engineers Ltd. will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Human Resources (hr1@mat4site.com) of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.