Electrical Engineering - Technology - AECOM

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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.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM has an opening for an Electrical Engineer with Technology experience to support our growing B+P business line in Detroit, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; or Minneapolis, MN

AECOM was recently recognized by Fortune Magazine as the World’s Most Admired Company in our industry, and has a 100% Corporate Equity index rating by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. We are ranked the #1 Environmental Firm and the #1 Global Design Firm by Engineering News Record. Examples of work in our Great Lakes practice includes work with national labs, metro transit facilities, a county health clinic, and a campus electrification and decarbonization study. Our Michigan offices are embarking on a county-wide electrification and decarbonization study.  Our unique combination of architectural engineering, transportation engineering, and environmental scientists means we work on the most unique and interesting projects in the industry! If you’re curious about what a career at AECOM could look like, please get in touch.

Our Buildings + Places practice includes architecture, interiors, building and system engineering, sustainability and decarbonization consulting, urbanism, planning and strategy, economics, technology solutions, asset advisory, and cost and program management.  This diverse team assists our clients from strategy through project realization, creating positive outcomes for those who occupy and use the buildings and environments we help to create.

AECOM’s dedication to sustainability is embedded in our culture. AECOM is committed to striving for better by reducing emissions and lowering energy use. Our sustainable legacies strategy has four key objectives: embed sustainable development and resilience across the company’s work, improve social outcomes for communities, achieve net-zero carbon emissions and enhance governance. We are leading the change towards a more sustainable future by creating innovative tools to guide early-stage infrastructure decisions for cities, airports, transportation systems, water treatment and buildings.  Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the electrical engineering design work on assigned projects under the guidance of senior staff.

• Assist in design of structured Telecom and Security cable infrastructure and pathways to support Voice, Data, Wi-Fi, CATV, Paging, Audio Visual, CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and other IP-Based systems.

• Assist in design of Telecom Room layouts including connection, outlet, and system details, copper and fiber backbone transmission media and one-line diagrams, interior and exterior pathways and sizing, system equipment elevations, system diagrams, and system schedules.

• Construction oversite including specifications and contract drawing compliance, conducting site visits, formulating construction observation reports, and review of Submittals, RFIs, test results and other related Construction Administration tasks.

• Coordinating with multiple disciplines and ensuring that projects are delivered within budget and on schedule.

• Writing reports for internal and external purposes based on findings.

• Collaborating with the Managing Principal or MEP Practice Leader.

• Working cooperatively with managers and other employees to achieve the company's mission.

• Ensures discipline plans meet overall project team requirements for scope and schedule.

• Stays current on codes and technologies appropriate to electrical, telecom, and security.

• Ensures conformance with standards and established design practices, applicable codes, and technical adequacy of design and construction.

• Organizes and conducts site visits for the purpose of data collection and evaluation of all low voltage systems and materials for projects with and without well-defined scopes.

• Develops designs within a BIM design environment.

• Directs activities to verify installed low voltage systems, equipment, components, and materials conform to the requirements of project contract documents.

• Completes assigned engineering and design tasks in accordance with client specified criteria and applicable codes and standards.

• Review work product of junior team members for quality and project requirements.

• Assist junior engineers in design development and professional growth.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited college or university or related field +2 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 -4+ years of electrical and telecom consulting engineering and/or telecom experience
• Experience with Revit and AutoCAD design software
• Strong preference for experience in the following markets: Federal, State, and Local Government, Federal DoD, Healthcare and Labs, Corporate Commercial / Mixed Use, Mission Critical Facilities
• Excellent communication skills; articulate, assertive, and confident
• Creative thinker with effective teamwork skills
• Familiarity with industry codes and standards (NEC, NESC, IEEE, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal skills with ability to support engineering tasks.

• Sponsorship is available for this role
• Relocation is available for this role 

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.