Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all electrical designs comply with applicable electrical codes, industry standards, regulations, and project specifications.
- Develop electrical engineering and design deliverables and complete supporting technical analyses and calculations.
- Contribute to project planning activities, including work scope development, scheduling, resource planning, and cost estimating.
- Identify, assess, and communicate electrical design issues and technical concerns to clients, vendors, project teams, and other stakeholders.
- Provide technical support to procurement activities, including preparation of material requisitions and completion of technical bid evaluations.
- Collaborate effectively with engineers, designers, project personnel, and other disciplines within a multi-disciplinary project environment.
- Perform electrical power system studies using ETAP or SKM software.
- Complete protective relay coordination studies and establish appropriate relay settings.
- Perform a variety of electrical engineering calculations, including:
- Electrical load analysis
- Equipment sizing
- Voltage drop calculations
- Motor starting studies
- Neutral grounding resistor (NGR) sizing
- Power factor correction
- Develop electrical designs and drawings for substation layouts, grounding systems, electrical equipment arrangements, MV/LV motor control schematics, control panel layouts, cable schedules,
and cable tray routing.
- Prepare area classification drawings in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
- Review P&IDs;, mechanical equipment load lists, and related project documentation to identify and incorporate required electrical design information.
- Develop electrical design deliverables associated with electric heat tracing systems.
- Review vendor drawings, data sheets, and technical documentation to verify compliance with project specifications and requirements.
- Prepare material take-offs (MTOs) and develop accurate material and quantity estimates.
- Report to the Electrical Lead or Project Lead, as assigned, and support project objectives as required.
Qualifications
- Completion of a two-year diploma in Engineering Design and Drafting Technology or a three- to four-year apprenticeship program in a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working as an Electrical Designer within the oil and gas industry.
- Robust knowledge of electrical design tools, modelling platforms, and engineering software applications.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound, day-to-day technical decisions while maintaining alignment with project specifications, standards, and requirements.
- Proven experience working within multi-disciplinary engineering and project environments.
📌 Electrical Designer (Calgary)
🏢 COOEC
📍 Calgary