Electrical Engineer

ApTask; Clarksburg (WV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility infrastructure provider in Clarksburg, West Virginia seeks an Electrical Field Researcher to evaluate and document electrical systems. Responsibilities include field research, documenting various electrical devices, and assisting with project scheduling. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in an essential utility environment, though it has no additional paid benefits beyond federal mandates.

Benefits

Subsidized insurance coverage

Responsibilities

• Perform onsite field research for electrical infrastructure.
• Document devices like switchgears and transformers.
• Assist with scheduling off‑hour work.
• Develop electrical infrastructure and device plans.
• Conduct electrical assessments and prepare reports.
• Trace wiring and identify grounding issues.
• Perform minor electrical upgrades.
• Input projects into facility database.

Job description

About Client

Client is an electric utility company and one of the largest investor‑owned electric systems in the United States. It operates a diverse portfolio of power plants, including nuclear, coal, natural gas and renewable energy facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform onsite field research to ascertain necessary information for single lines and floor plans of electrical devices and building electrical infrastructure
• Document devices such as switchgears, switchboards, panels, disconnects, transformers and other electrical equipment
• Take photographs of electrical devices and building electrical infrastructure
• Assist with scheduling off‑hour and weekend shutdowns to perform work; work may require off‑hour and weekend duties
• Develop single lines and floor plans of electrical infrastructure and electrical devices in buildings
• Perform electrical assessment of buildings and prepare assessment reports, including all necessary pictures and linking assessment to pictures and floor plans
• Conduct life safety, code‑compliant and deficiency assessments; populate tracking files and label equipment with voltage/amp labels, feed‑in labels, etc.
• Trace wiring, determine overloaded circuits and conduits, identify grounding issues and develop panel schedules
• Perform minor electrical upgrades (e.g., adding wire nuts, outlet covers, junction box covers, panel hole covers, breaker covers)
• Input projects into FirstEnergy’s facility database for future project planning
• Maintain OPPM cleanliness and attend meetings as necessary
• Provide single lines in PDF and AutoCAD format; work with FirstEnergy engineers to perform arc flash assessment and apply arc flash labels
• Take responsibility for quality assurance and control of assigned work, including identifying quality requirements, overseeing review and approval of contractor procedures
• Prepare and present status reports for management, including recurring and ad‑hoc reports that address scope, budget, schedule, risks, issues and mitigation strategies
• Communicate goals, priorities and decisions to the Leadership Team
• Partner with operating companies and other business units from conception and planning through construction and turnover, obtaining concurrence from affected departments to support schedules, resources and project plans
• Ensure project close‑out and lessons‑learned reviews are completed
• Participate in audits of completed work to evaluate whether identified objectives and benefits have been realized

Benefits

Positions are non‑benefitted beyond those mandated under state or federal law. No paid time off is included. ApTask offers subsidized insurance coverage to employees.