Senior Electrical Designer: Power Systems & Controls

National Grid plc; Hicksville (NY); On-site; USD 109,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Generous pension plan

Private medical insurance

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Senior Electrical Designer in Hicksville, NY to support power generation and related facilities by developing high-quality electrical power and control designs for modifications and upgrades to existing assets.

You will collaborate with engineering, plant operations, maintenance, and construction teams to ensure designs are safe, compliant, and constructible, in alignment with Asset Management requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of utility or industrial electrical design and construction experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; knowledge of applicable electrical codes and standards.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical power and control system design drawings for power generation, substations, transmission, and gas facilities.
• Conduct field assessments to support accurate, constructible designs.
• Review and approve vendor, consultant, and shop drawings.
• Coordinate design activities with electrical, controls, and other engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical guidance to plant personnel, maintenance organizations, and installation contractors.
• Learn to prepare labor-hour and cost estimates; analyze and understand variances.
• Support commissioning activities and assist in resolving field issues during construction.
• Perform field surveys, inspections, measurements, and document as-built conditions.

Skills

AutoCAD

Field coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

OpenText

Raster design / CAD overlays

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Senior Electrical Designer in Hicksville, NY to support power generation and related facilities by developing high-quality electrical power and control designs for modifications and upgrades to existing assets.

You will collaborate with engineering, plant operations, maintenance, and construction teams to ensure designs are safe, compliant, and constructible, in alignment with Asset Management requirements.