Electrical Designer (for projects in Switzerland)

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Company Description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries. Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million.

AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places.

The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

Job Description

You will be joining the HVAC team located in Bellinzona, Zürich and Lausanne belonging to the Building Services & Environment Business Unit. This unit has approximately 92 employees globally, including Electrical designers and energy/environmental specialists. With more than 20 years of experience, the group is able to provide architects with all the services they need to develop energy-aware projects and design all the technical components inside the building.

Main focus for this group are projects related to buildings, industrial facilities and data centers.

You key responsibilities are:

• Design of low and high voltage electrical systems for residential and industrial buildings
• Design of low and high voltage electrical systems for datacenters
• Sizing of sensitive high voltage systems using dedicated software (Integra Excel or Schneider Electric)
• 2D drawing (AutoCAD)
• 3D modeling (Revit - BIM)
• Preparation of principle schematics (AutoCAD) for high voltage, low voltage, safety and emergency systems
• Preparation of multipolar electrical panel schematics
• Lighting calculations using dedicated software (Relux CAD-Revit)

Qualifications

Must have:

• Minimum 7 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering or vocational training in electrical design
• Experience in datacenters and industrial facilities
• Understanding of technical concepts such as redundancy, control, and system integration
• Knowledge of Swiss and European standards in electrical systems (SIA-EN)
• Familiarity with CDE management (Common Data Environment)
• Coordinating work of junior designers
• Deep understanding of the BIM process
• Independent and structured working style
• Flexibility to deal with challenging projects
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and coordinate projects
• Languages: German C1, English B2

Good to have:

• 8-12 years of experience
• Proficiency in Revit MEP
• Generating BoQs from Revit for bids and cost estimates
• Technical leadership: Evaluation of candidates with potential to lead small teams, which may be useful in the future for coordinating junior modelers
• Italian language skills
• Remote work capability (you need to be able to operate autonomously in a distributed environment)

Additional Information

• Employment based on an employment contract
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social fund
• Exciting and challenging projects
• Personal development opportunities
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team
• Helping to shape a sustainable future

Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.

We are excited to receive your application, please ensure your CV is in English.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2 steps virtual or live face to face interview.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how were making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design

Industries

Civil Engineering

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