Senior Electrical Designer

McDermott International, Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Professional to perform detailed electrical design/drafting for oil and gas, and petrochemical projects. You will prepare project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, distribution, lighting and grounding, and provide site support as required.

Candidate should have strong AutoCAD and SmartPlant experience, familiarity with NEC/NFPA codes, and a track record on large chemical/gas processing facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of detailed electrical design experience.
• Heavy experience with modeling and SmartPlant software (PDS or S3D, SPE) and Field Installations; admin-level with project/database setup.
• Experience with domestic and/or international electrical codes and standards.
• Work history weighted towards chemicals / gas processing / refinery.
• Knowledge of tray/conduit fill calculations. Understanding of NEC/NFPA.
• Heavy experience using AutoCad.
• Technical knowledge of the electrical detailed design/drafting process.
• Experience using MS Office Suite including Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Prepare key project deliverables such as block diagrams, area classification drawings, one-line diagrams, motor control schematics, lighting layout drawings and cable schedules.
• Prepare bills of materials and perform MTO of electrical items (cables, lights, tray, glands).
• Support project development and coordination, reporting to electrical engineering leads and coordinating with designers.
• Provide site support (off-site and on-site design/drafting for construction) and maintain drawings as-builts and RFIs.

Skills

Electrical design

AutoCAD

SmartPlant (PDS/S3D)

MS Office

Education

AAS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Aveva Electrical/Unified Engineering

Aveva E3D

SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL)

Job description

Job Overview

Perform electrical design/drafting for oil and gas, and petrochemical projects. Design and prepare project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, power distribution systems, lighting & grounding systems, and other engineering systems as required by each project. Provide support for engineering and construction as required.

Job Description

Perform electrical design/drafting for oil and gas, and petrochemical projects. Design and prepare project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, power distribution systems, lighting & grounding systems, and other engineering systems as required by each project. Provide support for engineering and construction as required.

Job Overview

Perform electrical design/drafting for oil and gas, and petrochemical projects. Design and prepare project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, power distribution systems, lighting & grounding systems, and other engineering systems as required by each project. Provide support for engineering and construction as required.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Prepare key project deliverables, including (but not limited to) the following:
  • Block Diagrams
  • Area Classification Drawings
  • One-line diagrams
  • Motor control schematics
  • Lighting Layout Drawings
  • Cable tray drawings
  • Cable sizing calculations
  • Conduit & cable schedules
  • AG/UG power drawings
  • Prepare bills of material and perform MTO of electrical items (cables, lights, tray, glands)
    

• Support Project Development and Coordination, including (but not limited to) the following:
  • Maintain and promote a focus on McDermott’s end-product throughout engineering, fabrication or construction
  • Report to and coordinate with electrical engineering project lead and electrical task lead, as applicable
  • Effectively communicate with electrical design lead and project electrical designers and engineers
  • Recognize and manage change with full awareness of project impact, keeping lead designer informed
  • Assume responsibility for deliverables/activities to which are assigned
  • Mentor and support the activities of less experienced designers
    

• Provide Site Support, including (but not limited to) the following:
  • Provide off-site and/or on-site design/drafting support for construction
  • Coordinate with home office staff to resolve issues as required
  • Maintain drawing as-builts, redlines, and support RFI efforts as required
    

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Minimum 5 years of detailed electrical design experience
• Heavy experience working with modeling and Smartplant software (PDS or S3D, SPE) and Field Installations; Superuser / administrator level experienced with project & database setup
• Experience with domestic and/or international electrical codes and standards
• Work history weighted towards chemicals / gas processing / refinery
• Knowledge of tray/conduit fill calcs. Understanding of NEC/NFPA
• Heavy experience using AutoCad
• Technical knowledge of the electrical detailed design/drafting process
• Experience using MS Office Suite including Excel and Word
  

Preferred Qualifications and Education:

• Prefer experience as the Lead Designer on at least one (1) mid to large size project ($500 Million +)
• Prefer experience with multiple office project execution (MOPEX)
• Prefer experience at site during the construction and commissioning phases
• Prefer experience with Aveva Electrical/Unified Engineering in addition to Smart Plant Electrical (SPEL)
• Prefer experience with Aveva E3D modeling software in addition to S3D
• Prefer Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree
  

About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.