Senior Electrical Engineer

Role overview

Design and project delivery

• Perform conceptual, FEED, study and detailed analyses and design to project bases, specifications, codes and standards.
• Prepare calculations, analyses, design reports and procedures; manage deadlines, budgets and short-term work plans.
• Prepare and oversee specifications, datasheets, electrical load lists, one-line diagrams, motor control schematics, layouts, bills of material, cable calculations, relay coordination and studies.
• Lead electrical project or task coordination; coordinate with project leads, other disciplines, clients and related teams.
• Supervise electrical engineers and designers; manage change and take responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity and budget control.
• Develop requisition packages for substations, transformers and electrical materials, and subcontract packages for heat tracing, cathodic protection and electrical installation.
• Review supplier documents and coordinate inspection and Factory Acceptance Testing of equipment, motors and associated skids.
• Lead construction site support, resolve site issues and support Site Acceptance Testing, pre-commissioning, energization, commissioning and start-up.

Essential qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another technical degree.
• 8–15 years of detailed electrical engineering experience.
• Strong working knowledge of design techniques, analysis methods, and standards and codes including NEC, NFPA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Technical knowledge of the detailed design engineering process and project coordination and execution skills.
• Intermediate experience with Smart Plant Electrical (SPEL), ETAP and MS Office, including Excel and Word.
• PE certificate of registration is preferred.
• An accredited engineering degree may be required in specific regions.
• Successful degree-holding candidates will need a degree equivalency certificate issued by MoHESR.

Reporting and collaboration

• Reports to the Project Lead Engineer and functionally to the Supervising Engineer or Engineering Manager.
• Liaises with engineering disciplines, fabrication, safety, document control, procurement, subcontractors, vendors and customers.
• Supervises Electrical Engineers.

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