Electrical Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Duluth, MN is seeking an electrical engineer to provide expertise for compressor station facilities, expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party firms. You will focus on electrical infrastructure, design codes, standards, and equipment specifications, guiding design deliverables.

Collaborating with Project Execution, Transmission and Shared Services, you will review drawings, technical reports and quotations, mentor junior engineers, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of electrical engineering experience.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Familiarity with electrical design codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Supports development of project scope, schedule, cost estimates, and risk for facility projects.
• Ensures electrical facilities are designed per regulations, codes, and corporate standards.
• Supports third party design deliverables and reviews drawings, reports, and material lists.
• Reviews vendor quotations and supports procurement with supply chain.
• Provides technical guidance to junior engineers and construction teams.
• Collaborates with functional groups to ensure regulatory and safety compliance.
• Interacts with project management and external engineering firms to drive design progress.

Skills

Experience

Technical communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Provide electrical engineering expertise for compressor station facilities for expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms. Support is focused on electrical infrastructure and technical guidance with respect to electrical design codes, industry standards, and company standards and equipment specifications. Liason with other functional groups within Project Execution, Transmission and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities

• Supports the development of the electrical project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks and supporting information related to assigned facility projects during the project development phase.
• Ensures that all electrical facilties are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards
• Supports the execution of the electrical design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule
• Reviews and approves electrical design deliverables for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, evaluate technical bid evaluations, and recommends to the supervisor selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. Collaborate with Supply Chain to procure material via internal tools.
• Provide technical support to Construction team during construction phases
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team or others based upon technical expertise
• Support and/or lead department initiatives as required
• Ensures that development project scope definitions comply with all regulatory, environmental, health and safety requirements through effective management and coordination of internal functional groups
• Provides support and assistance to peers and more senior staff in order to facilitate business initiatives and legal compliance

Scope/Dimensions

Technical recommendations typically accepted with financial impacts approved by management.

Contacts (Working Relationships)

• Project Manager - Weekly interaction to provide updated status on progress, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Supervisor, Facilities Project Engineering - Daily interaction to address project issues and problems.
• External Engineering Firm - Daily interaction to provide oversight on project design activities.
• Operations - Weekly interaction to provide project status update and seek guidance on required design features.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience

Desired Qualifications

• Problem solve issues through use of standards, modification of standards and/or previous experience
• Effectively communicate technical issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff

Working Conditions

• 80% of work is office based working with multiple project teams
• 20% of time is in the field scoping projects or supporting construction and commissioning activities
• Work requires strong computer skills typically using Microsoft Office applications