Senior Electrical Engineer
Zachry Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
Flash
About the role
- Plan, design, develop and lead electrical engineering projects in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries
- Lead a team of Electrical Engineers and mentor junior engineers and designers
- Independently perform assignments with direction on overall objectives, critical issues, and policy matters
- Maintain liaisons with internal and external stakeholders and act independently on technical matters
- Plan, organize, and supervise work of engineers, professionals, and technicians
- Seal and sign documentation as a Licensed Professional Engineer; may seal work by supervised engineers
- Perform studies, prepare specifications, evaluate proposals, and develop estimates
- Provide recommendations for purchase of electrical system components and check manufacturers’ deliverables
- Examine electrical drawings for completeness and act as peer reviewer
- Assure company quality assurance procedures are followed in assigned tasks
- Provide field engineering and construction support as required
- Use standard software and CADD applications for project deliverables
Requirements
- Knowledge of electrical codes and standards (e.g., NEC, IEEE, PIP, etc.)
- Electrical calculations & studies: feeder sizing, electrical equipment sizing, voltage drop, short circuit analysis, load flow, protective device coordination (breakers/relays), arc flash analysis, grounding
- One-line diagrams including metering & relaying for low, medium and high-voltage electrical systems
- Schematic diagrams for low, medium, and high voltage electrical equipment/systems
- Electrical raceway design including underground ductbanks, cable tray and conduit systems
- Lighting design including interior, exterior and roadway lighting and lighting panel schedules
- Electrical lists & schedules including load list, electrical equipment list, and cable schedules
- Electrical general arrangements/equipment layouts
- Backup and emergency power systems
- Understanding of electrical construction methods and materials
- Grounding design and grounding studies
- Hazardous area classification
- Equipment procurement: equipment specifications, bid evaluation, vendor drawing review
- Cost estimating and material takeoffs
- Proposal development: project scopes, budgets, and schedules
- Field engineering/construction support
- Competent with standard server software (email, spreadsheet, word processing, database) and familiar with CADD applications
- Experience using SKM and/or ETAP (highly preferable)
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program (preferred)
- 15+ years of experience working as an Electrical Engineer for Refining, Petrochemical and industrial projects (preferred)
- Licensed Professional Engineer (ability to seal and sign documentation)