Electrical Senior Design Engineer

Job Description

Provide the essential administrative processes, technical knowledge and leadership as described below. This position has oversight of a specific area and acts as a representative of the engineering discipline ensuring technical accuracy in project execution in all phases. This is a lead position on assigned projects performing engineering assignments of advanced complexity.

* Under general supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer, serve as an Area Lead providing guidance / supervision to other engineers and designers

* Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding technical solutions to problems of advanced complexity in accordance with project requirements

* Develop and review specifications and design criteria

* Perform and check engineering analyses and calculations; specify materials, equipment and systems; and solve technical problems of advanced complexity

* Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors, and clients

* Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures

* Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost, and schedule baselines

* Develop and review estimates, schedules, and progress reports including effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting

* Establish, control, and report on material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts

* Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including scopes of work, technical bid evaluations, and review of vendor submittals

* Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes

* Other duties as assigned

Basic Job Requirements

* U.S. Citizenship required

* Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical (Power) Engineering and minimum ten (10) years of work-related experience

* Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards

* Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors

* Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job

* Advanced knowledge of discipline codes and standards

* Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines

* Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner

* Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs.

* Significant experience providing Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services on large industrial projects

* Proficiency executing large EPC projects utilizing engineering analysis, 3D modeling and 2D Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) automation tools in a multi-discipline environment

Discipline Specific Job Requirements

* Interpret and apply national, state, and local codes and standards, and customer design requirements for the preparation of electrical design / construction documents, specifications, and system descriptions related to assigned tasks through project startup

* Prepare and modify electrical design drawings (e.g., single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagram layouts, raceway, lighting, and grounding)

* Perform complex system studies (e.g., short circuit, load flow, stability, motor starting, harmonics, relay coordination, and ground grid)

* Develop area classifications and design documents

* Develop electrical design documents

* Perform electrical calculations such as short circuit, relay coordination, voltage drop, cable de-rating and cable pulling tension

* Prepare motor schematics and wiring diagrams

Preferred Qualifications

* Professional Engineer license

* Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1

* Advanced knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials

* Demonstrated experience managing and leading large projects

* Proficiency with project set-up, development of control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out

* Practical field experience

* EPC project experience for the following industries:

* U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency

* Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program

* Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology

* Proficiency with Intergraph Smart3D (S3D)

* Proficiency with Visual Professional lighting design software

* Advanced knowledge of:

* Electrical codes and standards

* Electrical power systems

* Electrical power systems software (e.g., SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL), Electrical Transient and Analysis Program (ETAP), etc.)