Posted 2 months ago
Electrical Engineer (Buildings)
@ AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is hiring a full-time Electrical Engineer for its Vancouver office to design electrical systems for high-performance buildings across multidisciplinary projects. The role covers design, calculations, documentation and technical direction of junior staff, requires a P.Eng. with EGBC and 4-10 years of consulting experience, and offers a salary range of $90,000 to $130,000 with a hybrid work culture.
Pay:
$90,000–$130,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Design electrical systems for multidisciplinary building projects
- Prepare schematic design, design development and construction documents
- Coordinate with utilities and municipalities on incoming services
- Review shop drawings and resolve onsite issues with contractors
- Provide technical direction to junior designers and CAD operators
Requirements summary:
- Electrical engineering degree and P.Eng. registration with EGBC
- 4-10 years of electrical engineering consulting experience
- Experience with AutoCAD and Revit; PLC programming an asset
- Knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code
- Excellent written and oral English communication
- Valid driver's licence
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Paid training |
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AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 370 |
Job Description
Overview
Our Engineering Services team in Vancouver is dynamic and tight‑knit, servicing local projects while contributing to large national and international projects as part of distributed virtual project teams. Our projects are varied and span National Defense, Transportation (Rail + Transit, Maintenance Facilities, Ports + Marines, Tunnels, Airports), Municipal, Nuclear Facilities, Healthcare, Provincial, Light + Heavy Industrial, and Institutional industries across Canada and the United States.
As AtkinsRéalis positions itself for growth in the British Columbia marketplace, we are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our team in our Vancouver office. You will be trained and mentored by our highly skilled Electrical Engineering Professionals. As a valued member of our team working collaboratively, you will have a passion for electrical engineering in high-performance buildings of all types. Your technical knowledge of how all electrical components of building systems and site distribution, contribute to building energy efficiency, will set you apart.
Your role
Deliver the electrical system design, calculations, and systems in multi-disciplinary projects from preliminary design throughout the project lifecycle.
Preparation of schematic design, design development, and construction documents (drawings and specifications) for electrical systems, including low and medium voltage distribution, lighting, power, grounding, fire alarm, communications, security, and control/signal systems.
Review, understand, and clearly communicate all relevant client requirements, provide design options and recommendations to meet those requirements.
Assist with preparation of deliverables to meet financial targets and schedule.
Assist with peer reviews for quality control and quality assurance. Review and complete design calculations and construction documents.
Demonstrate knowledge of codes, standards, construction means and methods related to electrical engineering to ensure designs are optimized for construction practices within the building's construction industry.
Coordinating with Utilities and Municipalities regarding incoming services.
Independent review of shop drawings. Work with contractors to quickly resolve onsite issues and ensure contractor's conformance to design requirements.
Providing technical directions to junior designers and CAD operators.
About you
Degree in Electrical Engineering. Registered as a Professional Engineer (P. Eng) with EGBC.
4-10 years’ experience in the electrical engineering consulting. Previous electrical design experience in National Defense, Transportation (Rail + Transit, Maintenance Facilities, Ports + Marines, Tunnels, Airports), Municipal, Nuclear Facilities, Healthcare, Provincial, Light + Heavy Industrial, and Institutional industries.
Experience with AutoCAD and Revit. PLC programming is an asset.
Knowledge and application of the Canadian electrical code.
Demonstrated excellent written and oral English communication skills.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $90,000 - $130,000 annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
Worker Type
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RegularAt AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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