Electrical Designer (All Levels)

RPT Alliance • Houston, TX

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About The Position

RPT Alliance, a Bowman Company, is seeking Electrical Designers at all levels for its Houston, Texas team. The Electrical Designer designs and develops electrical systems for a range of projects, ensuring functionality, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards. The role works with engineers and other stakeholders to assess project requirements and design constraints, identify solutions, and optimize electrical system performance. It creates electrical schematics, diagrams, and layouts using CAD software and applies electrical design principles, codes, and regulations to select suitable components and equipment, including transformers, motors, circuit breakers, and control panels.

Designers provide drafting and prepare drawings and schematics from specifications, layouts, vendor data, and sketches. They coordinate with engineers and designers, support equipment sizing and selection and facility project delivery, present design work to project stakeholders, manage deliverable progress, identify scope changes, and prepare, review, and approve electrical equipment, conduit, and wiring bills of materials and designs. Level IV roles also support proposals and project scoping and planning. Level V roles include Level IV duties, monitor project-plan performance, contribute to strategic decisions affecting their functional area, and work autonomously.

The position is generally independent and collaborative, with increasing autonomy at higher levels. Bowman describes its workplace as collaborative and forward-thinking and offers compensation and benefits intended to support employees' professional and personal wellbeing.

Requirements

• 4–7+ years of experience, depending on position level.
• Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D CAD is required.
• Excellent written and verbal facilitation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• High level of personal integrity.
• Strong relationship capabilities.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree, or equivalent, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide CAD drafting and prepare drawings and schematics from specifications, layouts, vendor data, and sketches.
• Coordinate and consult with engineers and other designers to complete projects in accordance with established specifications and standards.
• Support equipment sizing and selection, alternative analyses, and other deliverables.
• Support the engineering, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of facilities.
• Present design deliverables to project members, cross-functional teams, senior leadership, external vendors, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Plan, forecast, and track deliverable progress to support project reporting and schedule requirements.
• Identify scope changes and estimate their impact on effort and schedule.
• Prepare, review, and approve electrical equipment, conduit, and wiring bills of materials and designs.
• For Level IV and above, evaluate RFP scope, identify deliverables, and estimate required effort in support of proposals.
• For Level IV and above, participate in project scoping, planning, status reporting, and scope management.
• For Level V, monitor progress and performance against the project plan and proactively address issues.
• For Level V, provide input to strategic decisions affecting the functional area of responsibility.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support.
• Discretionary bonuses and other performance-based incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program, wellness initiatives, and employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed