Lead Electrical Designer - M.C. Dean, Inc

Senior Designer

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Description:   

•          Review and analysis of electrical drawings, specifications and submittals.
•          3D modeling of pathway and circuiting layout consistent with the electrical design based on the direction provided by the project VDC lead and field installation leads.
•          Equipment layout adjustments based on the direction provided by the project VDC lead and according to the engineering design.
•          Participation in the design coordination process and resolving coordination conflicts.
•          Production of coordination / shop drawings, installation details,
•          Production of sketches to support field installation tasks.
•          Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and related concepts.
•          Knowledge of the field installation best practices
•          Knowledge of critical design software
•          Autodesk Revit
•          Autodesk Navisworks
•          Autodesk AutoCAD
•          BlueBeam
•          MS Office

Experience:

•          Field experience with electrical installations is strongly desired.
•          Design experience with the listed tools is strongly required

General Requirements:

•          Attention to detail
•          Strong problem-solving skills
•          Ability to work as part of a multi-discipline team
•          Commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
•          Must have a high school diploma or GED with 12+ years of experience

Certifications, licenses:

•          Completed electrical apprenticeship and journeyman or master electrician status strongly desired

Abilities:

•          Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
•          Sitting for extended periods of time.
•          Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
•          Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
•          Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
•          Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
•          Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
•          Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
•          Identify and understand the speech of another person.