Senior Electrical Designer

Worley Group, Inc; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainable energy solutions as an Electrical Designer. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in electrical design and drafting to deliver innovative projects that meet client needs. Collaborate with a dynamic team while applying advanced design techniques on a variety of projects. Your contributions will not only enhance the company's portfolio but also drive the transition towards a low carbon future. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in electrical design and drafting.
• Ability to oversee preparation of design and detail drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical design and drafting services to clients.
• Coordinate all electrical drawings and ensure compliance.

Skills

Electrical Design

Drafting Techniques

Team Collaboration

HV and LV Electrical Installations

Quality Assurance

Education

Degree or Diploma in Electrical Design

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Smartplant Electrical (SPEL)

Smartplant Instrumentation (SPI)

AVEVA E3D

Job description

Company:Worley

Primary Location:USA-PA-Reading

Job:Electrical

Schedule:Full-time

Employment Type:Employee

Job Level:Experienced

Job Posting:Apr 15, 2025

Unposting Date:May 16, 2025

Reporting Manager Title:Director of Engineering

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Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose:

You will provide electrical design and drafting services to Worley and its customers.

Responsibilities:

• The ability to work independently to complete demanding assignments through the application of advanced design theories, techniques, and practices on several small and medium size projects.


• The ability to work within a team environment with a minimum of supervision and to Client, Company and Industry standards.


• Performs moderately to difficult drafting assignments requiring a working knowledge of established drafting techniques, standards, practices and software. Understands and applies company procedures as they pertain to the electrical discipline.


• The proven ability to oversee the preparation of design and detail drawings from sketches, plans or other design / specification data.


• Ability to take on responsibility for the design and drafting of HV and LV electrical installations.


• Direct the work of junior designers and ensure the drawings are in accordance with the client requirements and relevant project specifications.


• Have the experience to participate in design review with various clients and to advise on technical design and drafting issues and compliance requirements as appropriate.


• Be able to demonstrate a proven track record of completing a given work scope within time and budget constraints.


• Develop layouts, plans, sections, elevations, and details for facilities, equipment, etc. from reference drawings or catalogs.


• Performs dimensional and routine calculations required for the preparation of drawings.Records and files electrical discipline documents.


• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown on raceway routing, etc.


• Responsible for the coordination of all electrical drawings.


• Quality Assurance - Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system relevant to the project, etc.

What you will bring

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• Extensive experience in electrical design.


• Experience with Smartplant Electrical (SPEL) and Smartplant Instrumentation (SPI), AutoCAD and MicroStation design software packages, AVEVA E3D is a plus


• Experience with the Smart Plant 3D, participate in 3D model reviews


• Specialization in the following: detailed drawings for lighting; small power and earthing systems; HV/LV single line diagrams; wiring and control schematic diagram; AC/DC distribution panels, process area electrical equipment layouts, substation and switchyard layouts, cable tray, above grade and underground cable layouts, ductbank sizing and layouts, preparation of installation details, grounding plans, lightning layouts.


• Cable schedules, cable pulling calculations, cable tray sizing calculations, cable selection & sizing calculations.


• Lighting calculations (using software AGI32, etc.)


• Material take-offs, selection of bulk materials.


• Heat Tracing system layouts.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• A Degree or Diploma in Electrical Design / Drafting with discipline specific training.

Preferred:

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in electrical design and drafting.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.