Job Description

Electrical CAD/BIM Designer

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

About Us:

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

The Job

Our Everett, WA office is seeking an Electrical CAD/BIM Designer to work in a fast-paced multi-discipline team environment. This role is to develop design and construction documents for electrical power systems for buildings under the supervision of Senior Engineers.

Here are the details of your duties in this role:

• Develop electrical system drawings/models of a given project based on scope of work, client RFPs, and direction from Sr Engineers.
• Coordinating drawings / model with other disciplines, including HVAC, controls, fire protection, structural & architectural scopes.

Your Background

To succeed in this role, you need to meet the following basic requirements:

• Associate or technical degree from a design/drafting/BIM program
• 3-5 years of electrical power design drafting/modeling experience
• Experience with power model tools (SKM and Easy Power) is highly desired.
• Candidates to have a strong understanding of AutoCAD and drawing set up, layering and the use of blocks.
• Candidates to have a strong understanding of Revit models, families, templates, and clash detection tools.
• Design experience in AC service and distribution, DC power and distribution, standby generators, uninterruptible power supply systems (UPS), grounding, lighting, security and fire protection is also preferred.
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office software
• Ability to travel to client sites is preferred but not required

To excel in this role, these requirements will help you succeed:

• Familiarity with the National Electric Code and municipal codes.
• Ability to interpret P&ID’s
• Understand sequences of operations.
• Understand power flow and distribution in low voltage systems

Salary : $40-45/hour

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.

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