Senior Electrical Designer
- Markham, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in electrical design for rail, transit, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Description:
Join Parsons as a Senior Electrical Designer and help deliver complex rail and transit infrastructure projects, including Lakeshore East and transit bus garage upgrades. You’ll lead and coordinate the design of power distribution, communications, security, fire alarm, lighting, and control systems - working with multidisciplinary teams to create safe, reliable solutions that keep communities moving.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design and coordinate medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems for rail and transit facilities.
- Design communications systems including fiber optic, PA, telephone, CCTV, and network infrastructure.
- Design security systems including access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance.
- Design and coordinate fire alarm and life safety systems.
- Perform lighting design and photometric analysis for stations, tunnels, maintenance facilities, and ancillary buildings.
- Conduct power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, arc flash, and coordination studies.
- Develop and coordinate SCADA and control system interfaces with electrical and mechanical systems.
- Prepare design drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical reports.
- Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary teams, clients, utilities, and contractors.
- Support construction activities, shop drawing reviews, and field investigations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- 8+ years of experience in electrical design for rail, transit, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit, and BIM modeling environments.
- Experience with power distribution, fire alarm, communications, security, and SCADA systems.
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including CEC, OESC, NFPA, IEEE, CSA, and local transit authority requirements.
- Experience performing power system analyses using software such as ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower.
- Strong understanding of electrical equipment, protection, grounding, and control systems.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to lead design efforts and mentor junior designers.
- P.Eng. designation (or eligibility for registration) is considered a strong asset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with major rail and transit projects (LRT, subway, maintenance facilities).
- Experience with Systems Integration and interface coordination.
- Familiarity with Metrolinx, TTC, GO Transit, VIA Rail, or similar transit agency standards.
- Experience working in a BIM 360 workflow.
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Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate electrical design for rail and transit infrastructure, including power distribution, communications, security, fire alarm, lighting, and control systems. Prepare design documents and analyses, coordinate with project stakeholders, and support construction through shop drawing reviews and field investigations.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least eight years of electrical design experience in rail, transit, transportation, or infrastructure projects. Candidates should be proficient with relevant design and BIM tools, power system analysis software, applicable codes and standards, and multidisciplinary design coordination; P.Eng. registration or eligibility is an asset.
Skills
- Electrical Design
- Power Distribution
- Communications Systems
- Security Systems
- Fire Alarm Systems
- Lighting Design
- Photometric Analysis
- Power System Studies
- SCADA
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- Revit
- BIM Modeling
- ETAP
- Systems Integration
- Technical Coordination
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Employer-Paid Provincial Care Premiums
- Tax-Free Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Provincial Holidays
- Gym Membership Discounts
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Electrical Engineering
- Rail Infrastructure
- Transit Infrastructure
- Power Distribution
- Medium Voltage
- Low Voltage
- Fiber Optics
- Public Address Systems
- CCTV
- Access Control
- Intrusion Detection
- Video Surveillance
- Fire Alarm
- Life Safety
- Lighting Design
- Photometric Analysis
- Load Flow Analysis
- Short Circuit Analysis
- Voltage Drop
- Arc Flash
- Protection Coordination
- SCADA
- AutoCAD
- MicroStation
- Revit
- BIM 360
- ETAP
- SKM
- EasyPower
- CEC