Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Lead - Capital Projects

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Circular seeks a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to lead electrical engineering for capital projects, facility expansions, and process upgrades from concept through startup. You will coordinate with EPCs, consultants, and vendors while focusing on electrical interfaces and controls.

The role requires an ABET‑accredited EE degree, 7+ years in process industries, and strong leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Seven or more years of electrical and instrumentation engineering experience in chemical, petrochemical, energy, manufacturing, or a related process industry.
• Experience delivering capital projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Experience as an electrical discipline lead, project technical lead, or owner's engineer.
• Experience overseeing EPC firms, consultants, equipment suppliers, system integrators, and construction contractors.
• Strong knowledge of industrial power distribution through 480 VAC and working knowledge of medium-voltage systems.
• Experience with substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, motors, VFDs, protective relays, grounding, and industrial electrical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of process instrumentation, control valves, analyzers, PLC systems, remote I/O, and industrial control networks.
• Ability to review P&IDs, instrument data sheets, I/O lists, loop diagrams, control narratives, cause-and-effect matrices, single-line diagrams, and vendor drawings.
• Understanding of instrumentation power, grounding, shielding, signal segregation, intrinsic safety, and hazardous-area installation requirements.
• Experience reviewing electrical-system studies, specifications, RFQs, technical bid evaluations, and construction packages.
• Knowledge of applicable NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, ISA, UL, OSHA, and hazardous-area requirements.
• Experience supporting electrical and instrumentation construction, testing, loop checks, energization, commissioning, and startup.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as electrical discipline lead and owner's technical representative for assigned capital projects
• Establish electrical and instrumentation design criteria, scopes of work, technical requirements, deliverables, and acceptance criteria
• Direct and review work performed by EPC firms, consultants, vendors, system integrators, and construction contractors
• Develop and review calculations, specifications, data sheets, RFQs, technical bid evaluations, drawings, and construction packages
• Lead the design and integration of medium- and low-voltage power distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and related systems
• Coordinate instrumentation power, grounding, signal segregation, and hazardous-area requirements
• Review PLC, HMI, control-panel, industrial-network interfaces for completeness
• Support commissioning activities and startup

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

EasyPower

SKM

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Nexus Circular seeks a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer to lead electrical engineering for capital projects, facility expansions, and process upgrades from concept through startup. You will coordinate with EPCs, consultants, and vendors while focusing on electrical interfaces and controls.

The role requires an ABET‑accredited EE degree, 7+ years in process industries, and strong leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.