Senior Electrical Designer/Checkers complete advanced, complex, and confidential tasks requiring strong understanding of engineering principles and a high standard of designing and drafting skills. Understanding of control system will be an asset.
Duties and Responsibilities

Provides design services by gathering information, making studies, computing calculations, and preparing detailed design and deliverables in accordance with project requirements

Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations

Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts and sketches to present design proposals

Coordinates design criteria with engineering providing layout skid packages including MCC building, cable tray and lighting layouts, and motor schematic drawings

Investigates pertinent design factors, such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements

Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to codes, regulations, and standards, procedures, specifications, critical interface compatibility, productibility aspects, and dimensional accuracy of calculations

Checks for conformity to design/drafting standards, design specifications, and economy of fabrication and identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies

Coordinates assigned engineering and design work with other project groups

Recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers

Participates in project planning and execution, man-hour estimation, and schedule development

Supervises and provides technical direction to intermediate and junior designers

Prerequisites
Education

A degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent education and experience

ASET membership is an asset

Experience

15 years of directly related experience in electrical design of oil and gas processing facilities with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Canadian industry

5 years’ checking experience

Experience with an EPC work environment

Fabrication shop designing and checking experience

Proficiency in latest version of AutoCAD

Other

2-3 years’ experience with 3D CADWorx

3+ years’ experience with 2D Acad

Experience with Autodesk programs including AutoCAD and Inventor

Familiarity with CEC, NEC industry regulations, and standards





Must be eligible to work in Canada

As a condition of employment, employees are required upon hire to sign a Drug-Free Workplace Agreement, a Conflict-of-Interest Agreement, and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement

Required Skills and Abilities

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Strong command of the English language

Excellent organizational, time management, and planning skills

Ability to meet objectives while working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and strict deadlines

Adaptable to changing demands

Ability to take independent action to accomplish objectives

Excellent reading, research, and analytical skills

Ability to interpret and utilize complex information

Detail-oriented

Ability to monitor the quality of own work

Advanced mathematics and science skills

Problem solving

Ability to resolve technical problems

Ability to create systems for checking accuracy

Ability to understand verbal and written instructions

Relationships
Internal

Must work in a team environment

Attends meetings and liaises with Electrical Designers and Checkers, multidisciplinary Designers and Drafters, Engineering, and Fabrication

Confers with shop and departmental personnel while gathering information

May be required to prepare internal reports

External

Not applicable

Authority Level

Technical decisions are routine in nature and will follow precedents and procedures

Manager is readily available for assistance and guidance

Work is reviewed for accuracy and conformance with prescribed procedures

Work Environment
Specific Work Conditions

The work is performed in an office setting and requires the need to deal with a diversity of people when responding to interdepartmental inquiries

Coping with frequent interruption and changing priorities

Required to attend meetings at other buildings

Physical Requirements

Requires ability to sit at a workstation for extended periods using a computer, reading manuals, etc.

Occasional ability to lift, carry, and put away file boxes weighing up to 25 lbs.





Manual dexterity for data input, paperwork and use of standard office equipment

Must wear company-standard PPE when entering fabrication shops or visiting project sites. Project site PPE includes CSA approved steel toed boots and long pants

Walking on uneven ground is to be expected at project sites

Performance Measures
Time Management

Undertakes effective daily planning to assure tasks are completed on time

Maintains a professional attitude under time constraints and changing priorities

Accuracy

Approaches work methodically and with precision

The outcome of the work is complete and error free

Identifies proper standards and codes

Consistently monitors the accuracy of work performed by self and others

Contacts appropriate departments and personnel in order to resolve discrepancies

Work processes are monitored and evaluated and new work procedures are developed if necessary

Reports are error free and professionally presented within the scope of the position

Communication Skills

Understands and follows written and oral directions

Exhibits strong analytical skills

Ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with diverse individuals

Ability to communicate complex information and ideas and provide clear explanations to internal and external clients

Ensures the flow of information in all necessary directions at the right time

Can read, interpret, and utilize complex materials, computer-based designs, drawings, specialized technical manuals, and specifications

Has a positive working relationship with other staff

Willing to work toward the company’s goals and timelines

Quantity and Quality of Work

Consistently produces error free work within appropriate timeframe

Effectively deals with changing priorities in order to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a professional manner

Demonstrates the ability to learn new systems and procedures

Offers additional assistance when required

Demonstrates ability to gather information and make independent decisions within the scope of the position

Keeps abreast of new technology, systems, processes, and regulations

Able to find creative solutions to problems through research, testing, and analysis

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this document are not meant to be an exhaustive list but rather an overview of the job. The employee is responsible for completing all duties necessary to help fulfill departmental goals.

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