Position Open:  May 8, 2019
Position Close:  Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. AAP. Drug-free workplace. E-verify. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H-1B or any other work visa petitions.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work.

Generous benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Short and Long term Disability, Paid Time Off, Aflac, Flexible benefits, and Legal Resources benefits are available.

Job Description

We seek to hire an Electrical Engineer EIT in our Raleigh, NC office who will be responsible for assisting in the design, engineering, analysis, equipment selection, and system layout of electrical systems for multi-discipline building design projects for commercial and government facilities of moderate to large scope. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of experience.

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Performing various aspects of electrical engineering design as directed by a Senior Electrical Engineer or Electrical Engineer, including Conceptual Studies, Program Requirements, Design Analysis, Calculations, Equipment selection and layout, and System selection and layout for building design, upgrades, and retrofits
• Meeting with clients as directed
• Coordinating and communicating with other engineers and design team members to ensure that electrical design details integrate properly with other disciplines represented on the design team
• Complying with the firm’s quality control policies and procedures
• Learn and implement department and company standards
• Develop design and analysis skills
• Preparing electrical project programming, schematic designs, design development designs, and construction documents.
• Providing electrical support services during the bidding process, such as preparing addenda, amendments, and responding to RFI’s
• Providing electrical construction phase services including representing the firm on-site, answering RFI’s, reviewing shop drawings and preparing record drawings Participating in team meetings and coordinating efforts with other team members
• Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Senior Engineers, Project Managers, Managing Principals, Department Directors, and senior management
• Working in a multi-discipline design team supervised by senior engineers and project managers on projects of medium to large scope

Project responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform Engineer or Senior Engineer tasks as directed
• Responsible for document organization and clarity
• Responsible for discipline drawing coordination
• Assist with preparation of fee proposals for electrical design work as directed
• Drafting of marked-up plans, partial plans, sections, details
• Completing sections and details produced to a schematic-level of completion by the Engineer
• Creating schematic-level plans and details for projects of moderate to high complexity
• Developing an accurate, three-dimensional model of the structure with the necessary level of detail using the required Building Information Modeling (BIM) software package, when BIM is a project requirement
• Develop design options for resolution of system conflicts
• Assist with building systems calculations and LEED templates
• Participate in building system selections
• Participate in building code analysis process
• Participate in development of discipline specifications
• Adhere to project budget and schedule

Education

Must have graduated from an ABET-accredited 4 or 5-year engineering program in one of the following disciplines:

• Electrical Engineering (Building design and power distribution focus)
• Electrical Engineering Technology (Building design and power distribution focus)
• Architectural Engineering (Electrical Engineering focus)
• Architectural Engineering Technology (Electrical Engineering focus)

Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations

This is an EIT position; as such, successful applicants will possess the designation of EI or EIT in at least one US State.
 

Career Experience

12 months of work experience in an electrical engineering internship, a post-secondary research/teaching assistant in the field of electrical engineering, or similar entry-level position in the field of electrical engineering.  This work experience may have been gained prior to completion of the required degree.
 

Other Criteria

• Local and regional travel to client sites for meetings and site visits, comprising approximately 5-10% of work time.