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Posted: 04/29/20252025-04-292025-06-13Employment Type:ContractJob Category:EngineeringJob Number: 633024Is job remote?: No
Job Description
Required qualifications
Graduate from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Must be an ABET accredited program. A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering will be considered in lieu of the Bachelors.
8 or more years of practical engineering experience.
This position will be in the Facilities Engineering team within the Natural Gas Business Unit. This person will spend the majority of their as the electrical engineering SME on large capital design projects.
Below is a list of areas and tasks that may be needed to support NGBU facility projects. In general, this support is needed to perform design reviews and for oversight of external engineering and construction contractors.
Electrical Layout and Design
Facility layout development
Existing and new buried utilities
Underground Conduit design
Duct bank design
Grounding design
Lightning protection design
Cathodic protection design
Power Distribution Engineering
Must have a working knowledge of the following to support reviews and field work:
Medium Voltage Switchgear
Low Voltage MCCs
Medium Voltage Transformers
Low Voltage Transformers
Panelboards
Variable Frequency Drives
Heat Trace
Electrical Protection and Coordination for MV and LV power distribution
Short circuit studies
Arc Flash Protection
Medium and Low Voltage Cable design
Cable installation (conduit and cable tray)
Cable termination methods
Conduit seals for Class I Div 1 and Div 2 areas
DC power systems, including batteries, battery chargers, inverters, protective devices, and power distribution.
Controls Engineering
Controls knowledge of Switchgear and MCCs including standby generators and automatic transfer switches.
PLC knowledge for both Analog and Digital controls
Knowledge of RTUs
Modbus communications
Knowledge of the use and selection of various process instrumenting including sensors, detectors, and transmitters.
Knowledge of network architecture
Utility Coordination:
Develop scope of supply in conjunction with EPC
Maintain oversight of the utility to ensure they remain on schedule
Facilitate meetings between the Utility and the EPC to ensure all interface issues are identified and addressed.
Ensure appropriate oversight of field activities
System Integrator Coordination:
Develop scope of supply for the station HMI/PLC
Ensure the necessary EPC documents are reviewed by the system integrator
Support commissioning to ensure final product meets the plant requirements, final documentation, and Operator satisfaction.
Other Activities
Develop scopes of work and specifications
Support development of Requests for Proposal (RFP)
Support RFP bid evaluations and Q&A
Coordination with internal and external organizations, consultants and contractors
Coordination with other disciplines to ensure interfaces are properly identified and managed
Resolve Electrical design and construction issues that arise
Design change management
Review design, procurement and construction specifications
Ensure adequate design documentation is provided to support the design
Assess the design process and progress throughout the project lifecycle
Evaluate compliance with applicable codes and standards
Perform field walkdowns for design compliance and issue resolution
Ensure installation is performed in accordance with the design
Review as-built documentation for completeness and accuracy
Work with company and NGBU Security to incorporate requirements into facility designs
Ensure contract scope and technical requirements are incorporated into the design
Schedule and budget reviews
Develop policies, templates, and design guides to be used by the Natural Gas Business Unit pertaining to areas of expertise.
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