Designer Staff

M.C. Dean, Inc • South Hill, VA

7h

About The Position

Designer Staff (Modeler) works as part of a team responsible for developing a comprehensive, functionally, and dimensionally accurate physical layout of electrical, communications, and other systems based on the engineering design, specifications, and materials and equipment submittals to meet the project needs and M.C. Dean's constructability objectives.

Requirements

• 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
• 8+ years of commercial electrical field experience or at least 5 years of commercial electrical field experience and 3 years of experience as a Designer using AutoCAD or Micro station with a high school diploma or GED
• 6+ years of experience with an associate degree
• 2+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree
• Attention to details
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-discipline team
• Commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Work under general supervision as part of the project VDC team.
• Review construction documents, specifications, BIM execution plan, project-specific design plan, and other documents to identify modeling requirements.
• Perform basic capacity and voltage drop calculations to validate circuit and pathway sizing.
• Perform modeling and coordination of the electrical and low voltage raceways and equipment based on established project-level guidelines and company standards for typical spaces and moderately complex elements of the project.
• Participate in multi-trade coordination and resolve conflicts.
• Produce drawings and sketches as necessary, verify and perform quality review of the completed work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees