Electrical and Controls Designer

WSP in Canada; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in Canada's Energy and Process sector as an Electrical and Controls Designer. You will work on various projects, contributing to both energy transition initiatives and traditional oil and gas sectors. WSP offers a supportive culture with career growth opportunities, attractive compensation, and a commitment to a flexible work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Work Policy

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in electrical design, preferably in consulting.
• Experience in heavy industrial projects, especially in oil and gas.
• Familiarity with electrical construction documents and RFQs.

Responsibilities

• Review P&IDs to create electrical drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate with all disciplines to achieve project goals.
• Provide field construction support and generate electrical drawing packages.

Skills

AutoCAD

Electrical design

Project coordination

Education

Technical diploma from a reputable post-secondary institution

Job description

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The Opportunity:

Our Energy and Process subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. From small installations to multi-phase integrated megaprojects, we can support your upstream, midstream, or downstream oil and gas activities and energy transition markets at all stages of the project lifecycle, anywhere in the world. We are focused on providing design, engineering and environmental services that contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation, sustain the use and protection of water and marine resources, protect and restore biodiversity, and support our clients as they transition to low carbon solutions. Our experts work together to offer our clients services that live up to our vision: to meet the highest standards in the industry and innovate to exceed them.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

Our Energy and Process subsector, a key component of WSP’s ERI (Energy, Resources and Industry) sector, supports clients from coast to coast. From small installations to multi-phase integrated megaprojects, we can support your upstream, midstream, or downstream oil and gas activities and energy transition markets at all stages of the project lifecycle, anywhere in the world. We are focused on providing design, engineering and environmental services that contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation, sustain the use and protection of water and marine resources, protect and restore biodiversity, and support our clients as they transition to low carbon solutions. Our experts work together to offer our clients services that live up to our vision: to meet the highest standards in the industry and innovate to exceed them.

To meet our growth challenges, WSP is currently seeking an Electrical and Controls Designer to join our teams located in any of our offices in Alberta, Ontario and Atlantic provinces.

As part of our dynamic and growing Process and Energy Electrical Group, the ideal candidate will be interested in working on a diverse range of projects including gas compression, gas processing facilities, emerging energy transition projects and food services projects. You will have the opportunity to become an integral part of WSP success. Reporting to the Manager of Design Services, you will be responsible for coordinating design requirements with project team members within a fast-paced and dynamic and challenging environment with lots of growth opportunities.

Be involved in projects with our Energy & Process division and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges!

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
  
  
  

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• You will review P&ID’s in order to create electrical drawings and specifications.
• You will be familiar with electrical construction contract documents.
• You will be familiar with electrical RFQ’s, evaluate quotations, and create purchase orders.
• You will do general requisitions for electrical equipment.
• You will review and mark-up package/skid drawings to project standards and specifications.
• You will provide wiring details and support to electrical contractors.
• You will provide field construction support.
• You will coordinate work with all disciplines to accomplish project goals.
• You will generate electrical drawing packages through approval, bid, and construction stages including but not limited to:
• Area classification
• Single line diagrams
• Distribution panel layout
• Cable and conduit schedule
• Electrical schematics
• Lighting design
• Control panel c/w I/O schematics
• Junction box layouts
• Process and building electrical and control layout
• Electrical Heat trace design
• Electrical Bill of Materials
  
  
  

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Require Technical diploma from a reputable post-secondary institution.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role ideally within a consulting environment with a focus on electrical design
• Experience in heavy industrial project desired - oil and gas experience a definite asset
• Strong command of AutoCAD
• Experience with 3D CADD a benefit
  
  
  

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable
  
  
  

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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