Construction Electrical Designer

Career Area: Engineering

Occupation Group: Electrical, Electronic, and Related Engineering

Salary

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An example would be the 25th percentile, 25 percent of workers employed in that occupation earn less and 75 percent earn more than the estimated wage value. At the 75th percentile, 75 percent of workers employed in that occupation earn less and 25 percent earn more than the estimated wage value.

A typical Construction Electrical Designer earns the following wages (national and state):

State

The average salary in North Carolina for those pursuing this career is $61,413

National

The average salary in the United States for those pursuing this career is $66,218

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

Designs and creates layout for the electrical systems in construction projects. Designs systems that power lighting, security, telephone and sound in buildings under construction. Creates wiring diagrams and develops specifications for electrical systems to meet code requirements

Employment Trends

The job demand and job growth statistics shown here were derived from job posts over the past year. Expected job growth projections are extrapolated from year-over-year job post listing history.

Job demand and job growth is expected at the following rates:

Skills

A professional in this position typically utilizes the following skills in the course of everyday work in this exciting and challenging field:

Baseline Skills

The following are baseline skills every Construction Electrical Designer is expected to have in order to experience success in this field:

• Communication Skills: The ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently.
• Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office is an office suite of applications, servers, and services developed by Microsoft.
• Microsoft Excel: Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
• Teamwork / Collaboration: Experience working in collaborative efforts with a team to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.
• Writing: Experience expressing business messages effectively in written form. This may include planning drafting and revising as necessary.

Specialized Skills

These skills are specific to working in this career:

• Revit: Working experience of Revit. Autodesk Revit is building information modeling software for architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers, designers and contractors developed by Autodesk. It allows users to design a building and structure and its components in 3D, annotate the model with 2D drafting elements, and access building information from the building model's database. Revit is 4D BIM capable with tools to plan and track various stages in the building's lifecycle, from concept to construction and later maintenance and/or demolition.
• AutoCAD: AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application.
• Electrical Design: Electrical system design is the design of electrical systems.
• Calculation: A calculation is a deliberate process that transforms one or more inputs into one or more results, with variable change.
• Power Distribution: Power distribution is a process which is used to move electricity from locations where it is generated to people who need it. Distribution takes place through a system known as the electrical grid or simply grid, which is designed to keep power constantly on call so that it can meet demand.

Distinguishing Skills

Any Construction Electrical Designer that possesses the following skills will stand out against the competition:

• Load Calculations: Experience applying engineering equations to any of several environments, where the ability of a system to carry a given quantity impacts it's performance and the experience of people in the environment.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Design: Working experience of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Design, which refers to these aspects of building design and construction. In commercial buildings these aspects are often designed by an engineering firm specializing in MEP. MEP design is important for design decision-making, accurate documentation, performance and cost-estimation, construction planning, managing and operating the resulting facility.
• Construction Design: Experience of creating the architectural, engineering, interior and technical plans for a construction project.
• Electrical System Building: Working experience of Electrical System Building. An electric power system is a network of electrical components deployed to supply, transfer, store, and use electric power.
• CADD: Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems (or workstations) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills:

• ETAP Software: Working experience of ETAP Software. ETAP is a full spectrum analytical engineering software company specializing in the analysis, simulation, monitoring, control, optimization, and automation of electrical power systems.

Experience

This position typically requires the following level of experience. The numbers presented in the pie charts below were derived from actual job posts over the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Common Job Titles

It is possible to find work in this field in positions commonly listed as the following job titles:

• Electrical Designer
• Bim Electrical Designer
• Systems Design & Revit Operator
• Senior Electrical Designer
• Electrical Designer II

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