Senior Electrical Engineer in Edmonton

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. Alberta Infrastructure is responsible for leading the development of the provincial Capital Plan, which addresses the provincial infrastructure needs of Alberta’s population that support key social programs and services and economic development.

Role Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Director of the Engineering, Environment & Sustainability Section, this position is the Ministerial Authority on Electrical Engineering as it relates to learning, healthcare and government facilities.
• This is a specialized engineering position that requires extreme technological depth and develops electrical engineering design standards and guidelines as they relate to the design, construction, maintenance and upgrading of healthcare and government facilities.
• This position actively participates in projects, providing design expertise for new construction and solving problems in existing facilities.
• This position is required to maintain current technical and construction knowledge in the field of electrical engineering and to introduce this information to the design process.

The primary responsibilities for the Senior Electrical Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Establishing design standards and policy by developing and maintaining electrical engineering design standards and guidelines.
• Providing technical advice for the design/renovation of facilities by participating in meetings with stakeholders, reviewing project drawings and specifications, defining electrical engineering criteria, and conducting discussions with consultants and contractors.
• Investigating electrical engineering problems in existing facilities by conducting on-site investigations and preparing reports, coordinating, and reviewing work of consultants engaged in the investigation of such facilities, and identifying recurring problems and implementing appropriate changes in design standards.
• Introducing current technology and construction methods into projects and maintaining competency and currency through developing new and innovative methods and systems and evaluating performance of new projects using established or new methodology.
• Providing leadership in communicating with stakeholders as it relates to electrical engineering by conducting presentations of lessons learned and updated standards/guidelines, and meeting and discussing with stakeholders to understand their needs.
• Providing leadership in research projects by identifying recurring issues, conducting research internally for small projects and managing consultants to conduct large projects.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong leadership skills
• Well-developed consulting and communication skills (verbal and oral)
• Extensive knowledge and experience related to electrical engineering in healthcare and government facilities.

Qualifications Required:

• University degree in Electrical Engineering, PLUS 10 years related experience in consulting engineering field and in the practice of engineering as it relates to building design.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with the APEGA and in good standing.

Assets:

• Strong technical competence in electrical engineering, with respect to design of healthcare and government facilities, and a good working knowledge of other engineering and architectural disciplines related to design.
• Extensive knowledge of building codes, technical standards, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ministry requirements.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC). Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level. We thank all applicants for their interest.