Senior Electrical Designer
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Job Description:
Join Parsons as a Senior Electrical Designer and help deliver complex rail and transit infrastructure projects, including Lakeshore East and transit bus garage upgrades. You’ll lead and coordinate the design of power distribution, communications, security, fire alarm, lighting, and control systems—working with multidisciplinary teams to create safe, reliable solutions that keep communities moving.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design and coordinate medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems for rail and transit facilities.
- Design communications systems including fiber optic, PA, telephone, CCTV, and network infrastructure.
- Design security systems including access control, intrusion detection, and video surveillance.
- Design and coordinate fire alarm and life safety systems.
- Perform lighting design and photometric analysis for stations, tunnels, maintenance facilities, and ancillary buildings.
- Conduct power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, arc flash, and coordination studies.
- Develop and coordinate SCADA and control system interfaces with electrical and mechanical systems.
- Prepare design drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical reports.
- Coordinate designs with multidisciplinary teams, clients, utilities, and contractors.
- Support construction activities, shop drawing reviews, and field investigations.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- 8+ years of experience in electrical design for rail, transit, transportation, or infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Revit, and BIM modeling environments.
- Experience with power distribution, fire alarm, communications, security, and SCADA systems.
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards, including CEC, OESC, NFPA, IEEE, CSA, and local transit authority requirements.
- Experience performing power system analyses using software such as ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower.
- Strong understanding of electrical equipment, protection, grounding, and control systems.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and technical writing skills.
- Ability to lead design efforts and mentor junior designers.
- P.Eng. designation (or eligibility for registration) is considered a strong asset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with major rail and transit projects (LRT, subway, maintenance facilities).
- Experience with Systems Integration and interface coordination.
- Familiarity with Metrolinx, TTC, GO Transit, VIA Rail, or similar transit agency standards.
- Experience working in a BIM 360 workflow.
This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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Career Development
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We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
Mind & Body
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Health
Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.

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