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What are the responsibilities of an electrical engineer working in a building?

i am a fresh electrical graduate.Got a job as electrical engineer for a already constructed building. My job responsibility is taking care of all the electrical maintenance. I am afraid i will portray myself as incompetent.

I want to know what are good books/topics for me to learn so that i can excell in the job. Also if someone could advise me on what is the work like and responsibliites.

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Question added by Mohammed Ahmed Khan , Electromechanical Engineer , American University of the Middle East (AUM)
Date Posted: 2016/11/29
Rami Salah Ahmad Mizyed
by Rami Salah Ahmad Mizyed , MEP Manager , Veda Real Estate Member of Veda Holding

 You should take care for safety this is the first thing you will take the responsibility and for maintenance read the NEC this is good for you

to make work in design or construction field for buildings and to calculate current and circuit beaker required for services.

Francis Moniño
by Francis Moniño , Power Plant Shift Supervisor , Wartsila Phils

EE working on a building is responsible for inspection of all electrical installation and recommend and/or implement corrective action. Also responsible for quick responses when power outage and take all responsibility in supervising the safe operation of the alternate power supply.

Abrar Hussain
by Abrar Hussain , Electical Engineer (Instrument) , Ittefaq Sugar Mills Ltd.

Best start would be to read NEC for safety requirements as advised by Rami Mizyed with IEEE Standard 241- IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Systems in Commercial Buildings. You may purchase it from IEEE or download it from given below link.

www.electronics7.ir/upload1/201511/IEEEGray.pdf

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