E/I Designer

PTS Advance; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PTS Advance in Houston, TX is seeking a senior electrical designer to lead a team in designing and maintaining detailed electrical drawings using AutoCAD. Projects vary in size and complexity and involve collaboration with Project Managers, Design Engineers, and Drafting staff.

You will conduct field investigations, produce sketches, ensure QA/QC, and help develop drawing packages for IFA, IFB and IFC, using the latest AutoCAD version and Blue Cielo Meridian DM system.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum ten years of electrical design experience in refinery or related facilities.
• Experience with AutoCAD and Windows OS.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in designing and maintaining detailed electrical drawings using AutoCAD.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure quality products.
• Perform field investigations and produce detailed sketches.
• Develop improvements in design standards to reduce cost.
• Coordinate for IFA/IFB/IFC drawing packages.
• Provide technical guidance to teammates.

Skills

AutoCAD

Team leadership

QA/QC

Field investigations

Education

Associates degree

Tools

Blue Cielo Meridian

Job description

Details:

Position Description:

This position is responsible for leading a team in designing and maintaining detailed electrical drawings using AutoCAD software.
Assigned projects will vary in size and complexity and may involve working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team that
includes Project Managers, Design Engineers, Drafting Designers, and Drafters.

Duties and Responsibilities to include the following:

• Prepare accurate and complete drawings using practical design knowledge.
• Coordinate with other disciplines and assist lead engineer and/or designer to ensure effective quality product.
• Conduct field investigations when needed, produce field reports with detailed sketches.
• Keep up to date on new design processes, modeling, drafting techniques, and standards.
• Develop and recommend improvements in design standards to lower cost and improve work quality and facilitate maintenance.
• Investigate and resolve unusual design and field engineering problems by devising new approaches or applying existing criteria in novel ways.
• Ensure that effective methods and design/engineering techniques are used.
• Resolve project issues and problems.
• Provide technical guidance to co-workers.
• Contribute to a team environment by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
• Ensure alignment between all disciplines that are involved with 3D CAD to prepare for model reviews and issue deliverables.
• Perform other duties as assigned, keeping team on task and able to speak in meetings with project status updates.
• Help with business development group in estimating project cost and deliverables.
• Conduct quality QA/QC reviews of all drawings and drawing packages.
• Help develop/ensure completed drawing packages for IFA (Issued for Approval), IFB (Issued for Bid) and IFC (Issued for Construction) in accordance with the KM standard drawing format.
• Use the latest version of AutoCAD
• Strong understanding material nomenclature, specification, symbology & P&IDs.
• Utilize Company document management system (Blue Cielo Meridian system) or equivalent DM systems.
• Work as a team player with the Project Manager, Design Engineer and the Design team to develop various types of Construction Drawing Packages.
• Understand the function of measurement equipment and process piping.
• Strong understanding of terminology and acronyms of the industry while having the ability to incorporate into drawings and related work outputs.
• Ability to work on both As-built projects and Construction Projects simultaneously as needed.

Position Requirements and Skills:

• A minimum of ten years of electrical design experience in refinery, plant, tank terminals, and inbound/outbound rail, barge, and truck facilities is required.
• Knowledge and experience using Windows operating systems.
• Experience required utilizing AutoCAD software
• Must have good communication skills, written & verbal, work with minimal supervision, and simultaneously manage multiple projects to meet scheduled deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills are required, as well as the ability to prioritize work.
• Overtime occasionally may be required and expected as project deadlines require.
• Occasional travel to company facilities may be required, including both local and out-of-town locations
• Strong knowledge of Allen Bradley ControlLogix 1756 and Ethernet IP protocol a plus

Education:

• Associates degree or equivalent experience is required