senior electrical engineer

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Location
Cornerstone Engineering, 1144 29th Ave NE, Calgary, AB. Canada
Office-based, Monday to Friday 8am-5pm

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee electrical engineering activities for assigned projects, including conceptual design, detailed engineering, construction, and commissioning support.

  • Attend project meetings and be responsive to client requests.

  • Review the work of others to ensure consistency and integrity of design throughout the project.

  • Develop and review electrical design specifications, calculations, and drawings for project components ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, and instrumentation specialists to integrate electrical designs with overall project requirements and objectives.

  • Conduct technical analyses, simulations, and studies to optimize electrical designs, enhance system reliability, and improve energy efficiency, considering project constraints and operational requirements.

  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate engineers and designers, supporting their professional development and ensuring adherence to engineering standards and best practices.

  • Produce designs, drawings, and deliverables for contractors and provide them technical support during construction, installation, and commissioning activities.

  • Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to develop project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitor progress against determined targets, identifying deviations and implementing corrective actions.

  • Prepare and present technical reports, presentations, and proposals to clients, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders, communicating project status, findings, and recommendations effectively. 

    Specific Tasks

  • Review, comprehend and provide input to P&ID drawings, control narratives, instrument indexes, and shutdown keys.

  • Provide Engineering Man Hour Estimates.

  • Develop Project Execution Plans (PEP).

  • Develop Design Basis Memorandums (DBM).

  • Develop Electrical Scopes of Work.

  • Generate project schedules as they relate to electrical engineering

  • Provide Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimates for Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls.

  • Develop electrical drawing and work packages for industrial facility design.

  • Size electrical services and work with utilities on behalf of clientele to secure.

  • Design power distribution systems and produce corresponding Single Line Drawings.

  • Develop Area Classification Drawings, Reports and Fugitive Emissions studies.

  • Size and specify uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems.

  • Support control system specification and design.

  • Coordinate Conduit and cable schedule creation.

  • Specify cable tray design and supporting means.

  • Coordinate Heat Trace Design with design teams.

  • Be responsible for development of power system studies addressing load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash hazard analysis, and motor starting.

  • Manage and coordinate E-house and electrical building design and construction.

  • Manage and coordinate process package pre-wire design and construction efforts.

  • Participate in constructability reviews with clientele and contractors.

  • Specify, quote, and evaluate technical bids for electrical material and contract services.

  • Support field construction and commissioning efforts through RFI reviews and on-site assistance.

  • Professional sealing of documents for client submittals.

Qualifications and Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in a similar role with another EPC or end user in the Energy sector.

  • Current professional status membership with APEGA or similar (transferrable) within Canada.

  • Familiarity with and experience in applying industry standards.

  • Thorough understanding of the Canadian Electrical Code.

  • Microsoft Office experience and knowledge.

  • Bluebeam Revu experience.

  • Must be effective at time management, and efficient with organization, prioritizing and planning.

  • Must demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and possess the ability to receive and apply constructive feedback.

  • Possessing adaptability is necessary, this role requires self-management, optimism, and calmness to be qualified.

  • Being able to work in a team setting is crucial to this role, must be comfortable with conflict management/ and resolution, collaboration, and coordination.

  • Candidate must have a strong work ethic, be responsible, dependable, and professional always.

  • Power System Study software experience via ETAP and/or SKM is considered an asset.

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