Senior Electrical Engineer

SPECTRAFORCE; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SPECTRAFOR is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in Houston, Texas, to manage the electrical and controls design of expansion and maintenance projects. You will ensure compliance with company standards and work closely with various functional groups to meet project requirements.

The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 7 years of experience in engineering and project management, with expertise in high horsepower turbine and electrical systems.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering and project management.
• Experience with large horsepower turbine and electrical motor driven centrifugal compressor stations.
• Knowledge of 480 volt and 4160 volt systems, including switchgear and motor starters.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage electrical and controls design for projects.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and industry requirements.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning phases.

Skills

Project Management

Electrical Design

Controls Systems

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Work Model

Hybrid - Mon, Tues, Thurs in office / Weds, Fri at home

High-Level Description

The Senior Electrical Engineer oversees and manages the electrical and controls design of expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms to ensure compliance with Company standards and specifications and industry standards and managed to the project budget and schedule. Liaison with other Client functional groups within Project Execution, Operations and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities

The Electrical Engineer must have experience in the design of large horsepower (10,000 to 30,000 HP) turbine and electrical motor driven centrifugal compressor stations, and experience in industrial systems and Hazardous Classified Areas meeting NEC requirements and knowledge of the following:

Power

• 480 volt systems including motor controls centers/motor starters, motors, power panels, transformers, auto transfer switches and generators.
• 4160 volt systems including switchgear, motor starters, synchronous motors, circuit breakers, relaying, metering.
• Cable and conduit sizing.
• Starter and overload sizing.
• Grounding systems.
• Cathodic protection systems.

Controls

• Allen-Bradley or equivalent PLC base controls systems including Wonderware based operator interface and communication between multiple PLC based systems.
• Valve actuators electric and pneumatic.
• PID loop controllers.
• Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD).

Instrumentation

• Smart and analog transmitters including Rosemount and Honeywell.
• Pneumatic gauges.
• Pressure, differential pressure and temperature transmitters.
• Oversees the development of the project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks and supporting information related to assigned facility projects.
• Ensures that all facilities are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards
• Manages the execution of the design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule
• Reviews and approves design deliverables for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets
• Reviews vendor materials quotations, prepares technical evaluations, and recommends to the supervisor selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. For example, turbine/compressor packages, equipment vessels, buildings, pipe, valves and fittings
• Provide technical support during the construction phase and the commissioning phase of the project.
• Reviews lessons learned from past projects and incorporates recommendations into future designs
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team or others based upon technical expertise
• Support and/or lead department initiatives as required

Scope & Dimensions

• Responsible for the successful operations of the assigned area with significant corporate financial impact.
• Oversees the development and/or implementation of technical solutions, ensuring efficient coordination of technical resources and with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides informal leadership to peers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 7 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering and project management

Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to be innovative, initiate and manage change.
• Capable of working independently, managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks accordingly
• Ability to resolve complex issues based on depth and breadth of technical and business knowledge
• Awareness of interrelationships with other stakeholders both internal and external to the project team
• Effectively communicate technical issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff

Working Conditions

• Stress levels can be above normal as project work is deadline oriented, highly visible and numerous activities are conducted concurrently
• Overnight business trips to the field may be required, usually requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).