Senior Electrical Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Electrical Engineer at AECOM Buildings + Places in Halifax, you will lead electrical design for building and infrastructure projects, guiding studies, design procedures, and quality control. You’ll mentor junior staff, coordinate with multi-discipline leads, and help shape budgets and schedules for successful delivery. The role blends technical excellence with collaboration across teams to create safe, cost-effective, and resilient building solutions. This is a chance to contribute to transformative infrastructure and work with a global team delivering a better world.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• medical, dental, vision
• retirement savings plan
• employee assistance program
• flexible work options
• paid time off

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor for your area of expertise within project teams
• Provide specialized input to studies and design; develop procedures to ensure high-quality work
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of project deliverables
• Apply discipline knowledge through all stages of contract document development
• Conduct quality control reviews of design calculations and drawings
• Prepare technical specification sections
• Contribute to engineering budget and project scheduling
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineering staff
• Assist management with prioritizing workload for CADD and Revit production
• Coordinate with other discipline leads to meet client objectives in a value-added way

Key requirements

• University Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Six+ years of relevant electrical design experience for buildings/facilities/infrastructure
• Engineering designation (P.Eng)
• Ability to obtain/maintain Reliability and/or Secret security clearances
• Eligible to work in Canada (residency requirements)

• Strong verbal communication
• Facilitation and listening skills
• Team collaboration
• Electrical design for buildings and infrastructure
• Power distribution, lighting and communications design
• Knowledge of CADD workflows and Revit production

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