Electrical Designer

Technical Solutions Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical Solutions Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Senior Electrical Designer to lead a design team responsible for construction packages for facility power, grounding, lighting, and controls in industrial settings.

You will interface with clients, owners, and vendors; develop execution plans; review NEC requirements; and travel within the United States.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in electrical design or maintenance.
• Proficiency with CAD software and 3D modeling of cable tray systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and drafting staff to produce installation details and schematics.
• Develop execution plans and study cost estimates for electrical systems.
• Interface with clients, owners, and vendors to ensure alignment.
• Review vendor documentation and integrate it into construction packages.
• Provide field support during construction, commissioning, and start-up.

Skills

5-10 years experience

NEC knowledge

Leadership

Field data collection

Tools

CAD software

3D modeling (cable tray)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Technical Solutions Inc. is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Designer for our client in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Candidate would lead a design team in the development of construction packages for facility power distribution systems, grounding, lighting, and controls in industrial facilities.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Clients, Owners, and Vendors
• Develop execution plans for project deliverables.
• Participate in studies preparing cost estimates for electrical systems.
• Collaborate with electrical and process engineers, clients, owners, and vendors.
• Lead the engineering design, and drafting staff to generate installation details, motor elementaries, Panel Layouts and schematics, and plan drawings identifying locations of motors, electrical loads, electrical equipment placement, embedded/exposed conduit and/or cable tray layouts.
• Understanding of the National Electrical Code (NEC) to determine cables, conduit, and cable tray required for electrical installations.
• Develop Electrical Equipment list including Motor Control Centers, Motors, Electrical Boxes and Cabinets, and Electrical Devices for use in the development of Conduit and Cable Schedules
• Review vendor cable specification requirements develop project cable specifications for use in the development of Conduit and Cable Schedules.
• Develop Conduit and Cable schedules based on project designs and/or Vendor supplied documents.
• Review and integrate Vendor equipment documentation into construction packages of work.
• Lead project checking teams to review the engineering drawings and document packages.
• Provide technical directions for design and drafting staff.
• Visit customer sites to gather field data for detailed design.
• Provide field support during construction, commissioning, and start-up.
• Thorough knowledge of NEC and electrical construction methods and materials.
• 5 - 10 years' experience in design of electrical systems or electrical maintenance or engineering.
• Experience with electrical systems in the Steel and Aluminum industry is preferred. Experience in other light and heavy industry is also acceptable.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Proficiency in CAD software is required.
• Experience with 3D modeling of cable tray systems is a plus but not required.
• Understanding of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and comfortable with working in a team environment.
• Ability to travel within the United States to customer sites.