Description and Desired Qualifications

Senior Electrical Designer – Houston, Texas

The Challenge? Help to meet the ever increasing Global demand for Energy. Our Senior Electrical Designer position will offer you an exciting opportunity to help our Clients provide a safe and reliable source of Energy to heat homes, fuel automobiles, and move goods and services in support of millions of people. Each day you will be part of a professional team that provides design services to our Clients. You will perform routine to moderately difficult design assignments which require the application of fundamental design techniques in accordance with company and industry standards and codes. You will plan and conduct work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria. You should possess leadership skills and be able to effectively complete a job through all of its phases, from conception through close-out. This requires an in-depth understanding of the design process, bidding and procurement, fabrication, construction and the documentation required throughout the project. You must exhibit strong design, drafting and computer skills and must also be capable of estimating, and providing status and scope development for projects.

Our Senior Electrical Designer:

• Establishes design criteria for assigned phases of a project requiring the application of basic engineering principles, material properties, and a familiarity with construction, installation, and maintenance procedures
• Applies standard design tasks and exhibits a working knowledge of applicable codes (NEC, IEEE, API, ANSI, NEMA).
• Develop Electical Drawings including One-line Diagrams, Schematics, Grounding, Lighting and Protection, Conduit & Cable Routing Plans, Instrument Wiring and Power.
• Performs the more sophisticated and complicated designs and calculations in accordance with established department standards
• Calculations include, but are not limited to, power and instrument junction box sizing, cable schedules, cable sizing, conduit sizing, etc
• Provides input to projects during the planning stages developing manpower requirements, man-hour estimates, and completion schedules
• Performs complex detailed design tasks, while working closely with a principal designer and discipline engineer
• Prepares layout, detail and sketch drawings of unusual, complex, or original designs requiring the application of practical design knowledge
• Determines material needs as specified in the project scope
• Performs difficult material-take-off for in-house and field procurement requirements
• Has an advanced understanding of job procedures, standards and specifications and how they are to be correctly applied
• Reviews fabricator and vendor prints for conformance with contract specifications and applicable codes and classifications
• Provides technical guidance to subordinate design/drafting personnel and reviews completed drawings for technical accuracy and compliance with company, client and national standards specifications and codes
• Assists lead designer and engineering with project site-walks and interfaces with on-site personnel as required for finalizing design approach and scope
• Functions as a lead designer, responsible for progress status reporting and performance within approved project scope, schedule and budget
• Performs basic related tasks in support of the project engineer, such as; man-hour estimating, writing procedures, writing scopes of work, project communications, computing engineering data, etc
• Regularly interfaces with other departments, clients, vendors, and project engineers to support project production
• Oversees and coordinates project as-built efforts
• Shares job knowledge and experience with other discipline members to help develop, train and enhance the design skill-set of all team members

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 10 years of direct design experience
• Advanced working knowledge and direct experience of CAD technologies
• Working Experience with SmartPlant Electrical

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Associate degree or advance degree (example EET) preferred
• Working Experience with 3D Modeling software (example PDS, PDMS)

Degree Required

No Degree Required

What you will find

At CH2M HILL, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at CH2M HILL. Ready? Let's get to work.

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CH2M HILL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.