Leads electrical and automation design for multidisciplinary water and wastewater projects. Responsibilities include designing electrical distribution systems, PLC and SCADA architectures, instrumentation, controls, specifications, and project documents; reviewing shop drawings and submittals; conducting constructability and quality reviews; mentoring design engineers; updating design standards; and visiting job sites to assess conditions and coordinate practical solutions.
Midwest multi-disciplined engineering firm is looking to add a Senior Electrical and
Automation Design Engineer to their Austin team!
Responsibilities:
- Lead
design efforts for projects with consulting engineers and end users
- Provide
constructability review for electrical and automation design documents
within a multi-disciplinary engineering project
- Provide
quality/coordination review of shop drawing
- Provide
technical training/mentorship to design engineers.
- Design
electrical distribution systems, including one-line diagrams, plan
drawings, panel schedules, and equipment elevations
- Coordinate
the electrical design for automation, controls, and related SCADA systems
for water/wastewater processes, including communications, PLC
architecture, instrumentation, and related software and hardware
- Review/prepare
project specifications as they pertain to electrical, instrumentation, and
process controls
- Review
instrumentation and control system submittal packages as part of
electrical design
- Review/update
design standards to maintain compliance with applicable codes, industry
standards, and good engineering practice
- Visit
client sites to investigate existing field conditions as required for
preparing design documents
- Collaborate
with construction inspectors at job sites to assess field conditions and
develop practical design solutions that ensure compliance with project
specifications and regulatory standards
Requirements:
- Bachelor
of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Technology from an ABET accredited program
- 5+
years of experience as an Electrical/Controls Design Engineer
- Advanced
Computer Skills, Literacy, & Proficiency
- Ability
to travel approximately 10% of work time
- Ability
to communicate with other design staff and with consulting engineers
- AutoCAD
experience preferred
- Visio
experience preferred
- P.E.
license preferred
Salary is
commensurate with experience.
Successful applicants must be
authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Please contact Laura
Harrison for further information!
www.harrisonconsultingsolutions.com
517-906-6926
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