Your Opportunity Stantec’s Buildings team is looking for a Senior Electrical Designer to join our growing team. This role is ideal for an experienced electrical design professional who can lead the preparation of building electrical plans and specifications while coordinating closely with engineers, designers, clients, contractors, and multi-discipline project teams. The Senior Electrical Designer will serve as a technical leader and design manager on multiple simultaneous projects, supporting electrical systems design for commercial, healthcare, institutional, and other complex building types. Your Key Responsibilities - Lead and support the preparation of building electrical plans, specifications, and design documentation. - Act as a technical leader and design manager for multiple simultaneous design projects. - Establish project design schedules and provide regular schedule updates and maintenance. - Coordinate cross-discipline design activities with mechanical, plumbing, architectural, structural, telecommunications, audio visual, and other project teams. - Perform site surveys using basic surveying tools and electrical safety equipment. - Prepare site analysis reports to evaluate project feasibility and identify potential construction issues. - Prepare electrical equipment layouts and schedules, site plans, one-line diagrams, grounding diagrams, lighting plans, life safety fire alarm plans, telecom and security plans, installation details, diagrams, schematics, and construction specifications. - Provide construction administration support and respond to contractor questions during construction. - Interact with Authorities Having Jurisdiction as needed. - Prepare photometric studies and lighting analysis. - Model electrical systems using SKM, ETAP, EZ-Power, or other IEEE-compliant modeling tools. - Support the specification of electrical equipment, including transformers, switchboards, panelboards, overcurrent protective devices, conductors, raceways, motors, and variable frequency drives. - Perform modeling and analysis of normal and emergency power distribution systems. - Support the design of life safety systems, lighting systems, lighting controls, and associated electrical infrastructure. ### Qualifications Your Capabilities and Credentials - Strong knowledge of electrical design for commercial, healthcare, institutional, or similar building projects. - Ability to lead design coordination efforts across multiple disciplines. - Strong understanding of normal and emergency power distribution systems, lighting systems, life safety systems, fire alarm systems, grounding, telecom, and security infrastructure. - Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or BIM systems, specifically Revit MEP. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office business software. - Experience with electrical modeling and analysis tools such as SKM, ETAP, EZ-Power, or similar IEEE-compliant platforms. - Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors, internal teams, and project stakeholders. - Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. - Previous experience leading or mentoring engineers and designers is preferred. - Professional Engineering license is required. Education and Experience - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university is required. - Minimum of 10 years of electrical design experience for commercial, healthcare, institutional, or similar building projects. - Professional Engineering license is required. - Previous managerial or team leadership experience is strongly preferred. ### About the Team Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements ### About the Company Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world. Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design. Join us and design your place with Stantec.