Senior Electrical Engineer

Kleinfelder is a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, committed to a people-first culture and technical excellence. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide electrical engineering support in the gas transmission & distribution and oil & gas sectors, ensuring project specifications and goals are met.

Responsibilities:

• Execute electrical engineering activities with the objective of meeting the defined contractual scope to the relevant codes, standards, and company procedures
• Perform calculations including load studies, lighting levels, hazardous area classifications, junction box, distribution panel, conduit fill, and cable sizing
• Identify appropriate electrical components for construction to meet project and code requirements and company standards
• Approve and stamp drawings (e.g., HAC, grounding, conduit, connection diagrams, electrical panel arrangements, and system architectures)
• Ensure work is properly executed, on time, within budgets
• Analyze technical issues within the electrical engineering discipline, aided and supported by the other specialist disciplines
• Develop work plans and execution of strategies given schedule, budget, and scope constraints
• Develop project design criteria, design basis, and electrical specifications
• Develop specific electrical systems, equipment, skid and module packages design criteria, sizing, and specifications
• Perform detailed reviews of project electrical design specifications, design drawings, and standard detail drawings
• Provide drafters with modifications to technical drawings and work plans according to engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria for design team
• Review and ensure required corrections are completed by designers and meets project standards
• Report to the Engineering Manager on progress of work and ensure coordination between the engineering and design team
• Mentor and supervise junior team members
• Assist in the development of work practices and procedures
• Identify any slippages to schedule or budget and make changes accordingly to solve complex issue
• Assist in the creation of other project documents such as Requests for Information, Purchase Recommendations, and P&IDs
• Partner with stakeholders in proposal writing, marketing presentations, and organization of internal resources for assigned prospects
• Support the business development of Kleinfelder of any possible opportunities
• Assist in creating work document packages during closeout of projects
• Travel to field for project scoping, verification, construction support, and meeting with clients
• Attend and host team/project meetings and client meetings
• Completion of other relevant duties as required

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering discipline or equivalent
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in electrical engineering field
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive professional project management, project engineering or discipline engineering in the gas or related industry
• Strong understanding of all phases of project documents and the relationship between drawings and specifications, asset if experienced in the natural gas or oil & gas midstream industry
• Recent experience in executing multi-faceted and multi-disciplined small to medium size projects
• Ability to effectively review the work of others for accuracy and completeness
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite programs used to create reports and documents
• Experience with electrical power system studies (load flow, short circuit, arc flash, motor starting, harmonic evaluation, grounding, etc.) would be an asset
• Familiar with relevant electrical codes (NFPA, IEEE, ICC, API, ANSI, NEC)
• Familiar with the development of P&IDs, DBM's, single line diagrams, and other key design documents
• Working knowledge of CAD design software and standards would be an asset