Electrical Project Designer - Power Plant Systems Lead

Sargent Lundy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & accident insurance

Disability coverage

EAP

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Electrical Designer to lead the design, modification, and upgrade of electrical systems for power plants. This role combines hands-on drafting with team leadership in a hybrid work setting, three days in the office and two remote days.

You will review and guide design deliverables, coordinate with project teams, and manage costs and schedules across multiple projects, including field walkdowns at client facilities and collaboration with senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in drafting or equivalent technical design experience.
• 15+ years of detailed physical design experience in grounding layouts, underground duct bank and conduit drawings, cable tray and conduit layouts.
• Experience reviewing electrical physical layout drawings with equipment outlines and interface points.
• Assist engineers with initial design requirements.
• Produce physical construction layout drawings.
• Extensive Microstation and/or AutoCAD design experience on power plants or large facilities.

Responsibilities

• Review, supervise and provide technical guidance for design deliverables.
• Develop and establish project scopes, budgets and schedules with management.
• Oversee staff assignments, evaluations and career development for project personnel.
• Lead multiple teams across multiple projects.
• Coordinate with project management and discipline leads.
• Develop, monitor and control project costs and schedules.
• Lead field walkdowns and data gathering at client facilities.

Skills

Electrical design

Drafting

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Team leadership

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in drafting

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior Electrical Designer to lead the design, modification, and upgrade of electrical systems for power plants. This role combines hands-on drafting with team leadership in a hybrid work setting, three days in the office and two remote days.

You will review and guide design deliverables, coordinate with project teams, and manage costs and schedules across multiple projects, including field walkdowns at client facilities and collaboration with senior engineers.