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Electrical Engineer 4

Houston, TX 77070

Posted: 04/04/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 546205 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Pay: $55-64/hr

Overview:

We are seeking Electrical Engineers to support the design of the electrical system for various Energy Industry facilities including Gas Processing, LNG, Hydrogen production, Chemical and Power Generation facilities. Relevant tasks may include Medium voltage distribution design, low voltage distribution design, and design of auxiliary systems including grounding systems. Functions as a technical specialist or in a lead role. With minimal supervision, applies advanced engineering techniques and analyses for problems and methods. Expands knowledge and skill set in area of discipline. May start to expand knowledge in other disciplines and/or functional areas.

Engineering Standards:
  • Continues to learn, remains current and applies independent knowledge and interpretation about departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and policies and procedures relative to assigned tasks.
Quality/Continuous Improvement:
  • Consistently and independently applies knowledge and complies with quality program relative to assigned tasks.
  • May be responsible for ensuring compliance with quality program.
  • Provides guidance and direction to others from the same project and discipline.
  • Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
Engineering Production:
  • Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables.
  • Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
  • Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles.
  • Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
  • Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.
  • Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments.
Is responsible for one or more of the following:
  • Overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.
Project Coordination:
  • Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
Client Focus:
  • Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects.
  • Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects.
  • May provide support to business development or pursuit.

Skills:
  • Minimum of 5 years related work experience
  • Intermediate knowledge of engineering design principles and applicable design guides and standards related to assigned engineering discipline
  • Written Communications
  • Drive For Results
  • Priority Setting
  • Planning
  • Delegation
  • Directing Others
  • Conflict Management
  • Informing
  • Listening
  • Dealing with Ambiguity and Building Effective Teams
  • Most positions - depending on the nature of work performed as defined by the division - will typically require incumbents to have professional registration or licensure in their designated home office country, or be in active pursuit.

Experience in the following:
  • Creating one line, three line diagrams
  • Creating electrical motor schematics, breaker control schematics and wiring diagrams.
  • Power cable sizing, cable schedules
  • Electrical equipment sizing and selection
  • Experience with specifying and procuring electrical equipment (listed below).
  • Electrical equipment includes but is not limited to: MV and LV switchgear, Secondary unit substation Transformer  panel boards, breakers, protective relays, inverter, battery, battery chargers, disconnect switches, surge arrestors, medium voltage cable, low voltage cable, control cable, fiber optic cable,
  • Prepares complex engineering calculations such as:  load flow, short circuit, motor starting (ETAP or SKM), Arc flash analysis (ETAP or SKM),  protective relay settings, battery and charger sizing.
  • Familiar with applicable NEC and IEEE/ANSI standards.

Education:
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. 

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Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.