Lead/Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description

We are currently seeking a qualified Lead/Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Energyteam, based out of Edmonton, AB. The Lead/Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and preparing engineering specifications, designs, and cost estimates; leading technical teams; providing training and technical direction; and ensuring effective collaboration and communication across departments and with clients, suppliers, and contractors.

Join usin this full time permanent role

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate or prepare equipment or work specifications, bid evaluations, award recommendations and vendor document review for equipment.
• Coordinates engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines, with the client, suppliers, and contractors and between other groups.
• Serve as the Lead Electrical Engineer on assigned projects, providing overall technical leadership and managing the electrical scope, schedule, budget, resources, and discipline deliverables.
• Act as the primary electrical engineering interface with clients, suppliers, contractors, construction teams, and other disciplines, and lead design reviews, client meetings, and resolution of technical issues.
• Review electrical engineering deliverables to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, client specifications, and project requirements.
• Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of cost estimates, quantity take-offs, and staffing requirements for proposals, forecasts and change orders.
• Knowledgeable of and performs standard discipline engineering activities on projects of medium/large size with minimal technical oversight.
• Coordinate technical issues with other departments on projects including constructability requirements and reviews.
• Design of medium and low voltage distribution system.
• Electric Heat tracing design.
• Preparation of engineering deliverables such as:Hazardous Area Classification drawings.Single/Three line diagrams, control schematics, grounding and lighting drawings, cable schedules, panel schedules and electrical equipment data sheets.Equipment sizing, and electrical engineering/design calculations.Power system studies using ETAP (load flow, fault/arc flash calculations, relay coordination, motor starting and grounding studies).
• Support the creation of a work environment that fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.
• Provide technical direction, assign/review work of engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Understand the standard engineering work planning, scheduling, and cost estimating, and conduct independent work requiring judgment in the application of engineering techniques.

Qualifications

• A recognized degree or diploma in an engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited college or university, OR a professional license in electrical engineering discipline from a recognized licensing board, OR;
• Practical work experience in design and engineering is required.
• Excellent communication skills (Oral and Written).
• Knowledge of industry/regulatory codes and standards.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• 15+ years electrical engineering experience in Oil & Gas, Refinery, LNG, or Petrochemical projects in EPC environment.
• Previous Lead Electrical Engineer experience on EPC projects within a multidisciplinary EPC environment is required.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta, or eligible for registration.
• Experience executing brownfield projects in operating industrial facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable CEC, CSA, IEEE, API, and client engineering standards.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and lead technical discussions with stakeholders.
• U.S PE designation is considered an asset but not required.