Electrical Designer I - RR&T

Burns Engineering•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

Burns Engineering provides professional engineering design and project management services for transportation, facilities, and infrastructure projects. We help our clients attain their strategic goals and initiatives through successful large-scale infrastructure projects. Burns’ full-service capabilities include mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, transportation, and energy consulting engineering. Recently voted a Top Workplace by Philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm, and has been named an MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.

Requirements

Assist in the creation of design drawings for projects using assigned 2-D or 3-D computer software.
Collaborate with mid- and senior engineering staff to understand project specifications and requirements for assigned tasks.
Assist in the execution of design processes on assigned projects.
Under the oversight of mid- and senior level engineering staff, determine design criteria, drawing sequence and presentation, and refining rough sketches and notes to include material quantities and equipment specifications obtained from standard calculations and vendor catalogues.
Assist the project team in the coordination of project designs with other disciplines.
May be requested to assist mid- and senior engineering staff in performing on-site inspections during construction and learn how to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
Perform all tasks in compliance with Burns (and, when applicable, a client’s) standards, policies, procedures, and engineering codes.
Perform all tasks efficiently, accurately, within the allotted project hours, and complete tasks on or before the due date.
Observe, understand, apply and retain Burns technical policies, procedures, design analyses, calculations, engineering methodology and codes, and equipment selection criteria.
Complete special duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Assist in the creation of design drawings for projects using assigned 2-D or 3-D computer software.
Collaborate with mid- and senior engineering staff to understand project specifications and requirements for assigned tasks.
Assist in the execution of design processes on assigned projects.
Under the oversight of mid- and senior level engineering staff, determine design criteria, drawing sequence and presentation, and refining rough sketches and notes to include material quantities and equipment specifications obtained from standard calculations and vendor catalogues.
Assist the project team in the coordination of project designs with other disciplines.
May be requested to assist mid- and senior engineering staff in performing on-site inspections during construction and learn how to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
Perform all tasks in compliance with Burns (and, when applicable, a client’s) standards, policies, procedures, and engineering codes.
Perform all tasks efficiently, accurately, within the allotted project hours, and complete tasks on or before the due date.
Observe, understand, apply and retain Burns technical policies, procedures, design analyses, calculations, engineering methodology and codes, and equipment selection criteria.
Complete special duties as assigned.