Senior and Lead Electrical Designers - Kiewit Power Generation

Kiewit; Woodcliff Lake (NJ); Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking Senior and Lead Electrical Designers for its Power Generation sector located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. The role involves leading projects, developing 3D models, ensuring compliance with electrical standards, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates must possess significant experience in electrical design and demonstrate strong project management abilities. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to impactful projects across North America.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans

Voluntary wellness programs

Life insurance and disability coverage

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years’ experience in electrical design, preferably in the power or heavy industry.
• Highly proficient in 3D modeling, especially SmartPlant3D.
• Ability to lead projects and mentor junior designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects, delivering electrical designs and 3D models for power generation.
• Perform calculations to ensure NEC compliance.
• Coordinate with project teams and manage schedules, budgets, and forecasts.

Skills

3D modeling

Electrical design

Project Management

Communication skills

Tools

SmartPlant3D

Navisworks

Job description

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Senior and Lead Electrical Designers - Kiewit Power Generation

Location:

Woodcliff Lake, NJ, US New York, NY, US

Requisition ID:176531

Job Level:Senior Level

Home District/Group:Kiewit Power Engineering

Market:Power

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

District Overview

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 3,000 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 140 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.

Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner's engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:

Gas-fired generation

Renewables and new technology

Water/wastewater

We are a high performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life-cycle engaging exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.

Location

These positions would be located in our Woodcliff Lake NJ office or New York City office on Broadway, on a hybrid basis. We are looking for local candidates in this region and would not be relocating to NJ/NY.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and and teams, delivering Electrical designs and 3D models for Power generation projects, using SmartPlant3d and Naviswork, using applicable engineering national and local codes
• Electrical design experience includes component and complete system layouts including duct bank, embedded conduit, cable tray, grounding and lighting systems from concept to completion utilizing engineering documents, sketches or vendor data.
• Generate raceway, lighting and power plan, section, P&ID's, and perspective drawings from the 3D model.
• Depending on experience level, will manage schedule, scope, budgets and forecasts for assigned project, lead team meetings and report on project progression updates and/or issues to project lead team.
• Coordinates with project team by utilizing the Project Database: Request for Review Process, Holds List, ECN, Request for information from other disciplines, and all other applicable functions.
• Develops 3D models utilizing drawings, sketches, and design skills. Checks and navigates in the 3D models for interferences and constructability as well as guides, reviews and mentors more junior staff on the project.
• Routes electrical cables in a 3D environment to generate a cable schedule.
• Model electrical components using vendor submittals and electrical designs
• Perform calculations to check allowable fill in conduits and cable tray systems according to NEC requirements and size pull boxes.
• Perform calculations to size pull boxes according to NEC requirements.
• Gathers information needed to develop design and verify voltage separation requirements are met.
• Creates plan drawings and details for electrical deliverables.
• Analyze, inspect, and construct designs while adhering to electrical quality standards and department procedures
• Checks design for consistency, safety, operability, and maintenance requirements before submitting to checking.
• Resolves checked drawings; prove and understand comments made.
• Completes miscellaneous tasks to support project development.
• Acts as a field resource to assist construction in field resolution on issues.

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years’ experience in electrical component and systems design with recent experience with Electrical Physical Design (and circuit and raceway), in Power, (or heavy industry where you are doing above and below ground electrical systems that deliver and connect power) is required.
• Highly proficient with 3D modeling , preferably using Smartplant3D, but will consider proficiency in other 3D modeling/cad tools with experience in Power or Oil and gas electrical systems.
• Experience in Power generation electrical design is preferred.
• Electrical design 3D modelingexperience includes all of the following: component and complete system layouts including duct bank, embedded conduit, cable tray, grounding and lighting systems from concept to completion utilizing engineering documents, sketches or vendor data, as well as performing relevant calculations.
• Experience generatingraceway, lighting and power plan, section, P&ID's,and perspective drawings from the 3D model
• Depending on experience level, will manage schedule, scope, budgets and forecasts for assigned project, lead team meetings and report on project progression updates and/or issues to project lead team.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and multi-discipline team environment with the proven ability to lead others on a project. Experience working with budgeting, scheduling, and forecasting on a project will be required for Lead Electrical Designers.
• Ability to work independently with limited direction and oversight
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to mentor more junior designers

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Other Requirements:
• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation:$45/hr -$77/hr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, relevant experience, skillset, and/or location.)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.