Electrical Designer

Hargrove is hiring an Electrical Designer for an onsite opportunity in Chickasaw, AL. We are open to candidates across all experience levels.

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Generally responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of designers when functioning as a lead designer. As lead designer, responsibilities will include total delivery of the electrical and instrumentation deliverables and services on time, within performance budget and meeting quality expectations. Duties may include performing advanced design work serving as a technical specialist for a complex design assignment. This level requires extensive progressive experience in electrical and instrumentation design and involves utilization of project controls for cost, schedule and quality of projects. This work will be performed under minimal supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Identify and communicate project scope, specifications, and design criteria upon assignment to a project.
• Participate in development and planning meetings for assigned projects.
• Proactively lead and coordinate the efforts of a design staff as needed to achieve scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Coordinate design with plant and Capital Engineering SME’s from estimate through all design stages.
• Produce Electrical & Instrument bid/construction packages and drawings with engineering review and approval.
• Determine construction quantities and provide construction cost estimates.
• Coordinate work activities with other project team members and the Project Manager.
• Teachable/Trainable and willing to learn new skills
• Field verification, redlining, and updating of existing drawings.
• Updating of existing drawings utilizing redlines by others.
• Check project design by others/outside resources to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
• Provide on-site assistance to Commissioning/Start-Up team for projects.
• Troubleshoot instrument issues in field
  

Ideal Background

Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.

Certification: Certification is not required at this level.

Experience: This position requires 5 or more years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation drafting and design.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Familiarity with the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Ability to perform lighting level calculations.
• Ability to size wire, conduit and overcurrent protection for both lighting and power applications.
• Ability to perform voltage drop calculations.
• Ability to route conduit and cable tray.
• Ability to calculate tray and conduit fill.
• Able to determine motor control center loading.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.
• Ability to create accurate electrical installation documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings.
• Ability to determine load center unit substation loading.
• Knowledge and understanding of work flow/information flow between disciplines.
• Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all electrical deliverables.
• Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to determine load center unit substation loading.
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for 480VAC equipment such as, motor control centers, variable frequency drivers, induction and synchronous motors, load center unit substations, etc. with engineering review and approval.
• Ability to produce a 15kV power system equipment and installation techniques both above and below ground.
• Familiarity with 15kV power system equipment and installation techniques both above and below ground.
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for 15kV/5kV equipment such as, switchgear, load break switches, motor control centers, etc. and capable of performing calculations for required short circuit and overcurrent protective device ratings with engineering review and approval.
• Ability to develop electrical installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities.
• Developing design criteria and scope of work.
• Forecasting hours to complete professional services.
• Developing staffing plans based on deliverables to be produced and the project schedule.
• Identifying information required and proactively obtaining it.
• Coordinating with other disciplines regarding design development, changes, etc.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of 2D AutoCAD and Microstation.
• Programming experience with Programmable Logic controller (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and/or Distributed Control System (DCS) equipment.
• Ability to lead a small team to deliver on commitments.
• Ability to coordinate with the process group to provide efficient equipment layouts and space usage.
• Ability to deliver presentations of Hargrove Engineers & Constructors services.
• Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proficient in the use of 2D AutoCAD and Microstation. 3D AutoCAD desirable.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are highly developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with no supervision. Interoffice execution Leader is developed and visible.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.