Senior Electrical Design Lead — Greenfield Plant Projects

twelve.co; Moses Lake (WA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Equity compensation

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation, using electrochemistry to convert CO2 into fuels, chemicals, and materials. We seek a Sr.

Principal Electrical Design Engineer to lead the electrical Plant design from inception to operations on greenfield capital projects. You will collaborate with internal disciplines and external EPCs, ensuring reliability, safety, and operability while driving cost optimization and interface management across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and extensive hands-on expertise in industrial plant electrical design.
• 20+ years of experience in continuous process plants or mission‑critical environments.
• Expert in electrical infrastructure design for substations and plant power distribution.
• Experience with EPCs and Owner’s Organizations on industrial-scale projects.
• Strong cost-optimization and global sourcing knowledge.
• Front End Loading, Detailed Engineering, and project execution lifecycle expertise.
• Experience with vendor packages and price book formation.
• Knowledge of arc flash, protective relaying, metering, UPS, and HV/MV/LV equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop FEL 1-3 deliverables and represent Twelve as owner’s engineer through a project lifecycle.
• Lead electrical plant design from inception to steady operations.
• Interface with internal disciplines and external EPCs, suppliers, and contractors.
• Review electrical drawings, data sheets, and requisition packages; manage FAT/SAT and commissioning plans.
• Guide 3rd party electrical engineering interfaces and support startup activities.
• Provide technical support to on-site construction teams and during commissioning.

Skills

Electrical design

FEED/FEL delivery

Substations

Power distribution

IEEE/API standards

EPC coordination

Vendor management

Cost optimization

Front End Loading

Global sourcing

Project lifecycle

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HV/LV switchgear

Motor control centers

Job description

Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation, using electrochemistry to convert CO2 into fuels, chemicals, and materials. We seek a Sr.

Principal Electrical Design Engineer to lead the electrical Plant design from inception to operations on greenfield capital projects. You will collaborate with internal disciplines and external EPCs, ensuring reliability, safety, and operability while driving cost optimization and interface management across the project lifecycle.