Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Manager

Our client is a multidisciplinary engineering firm focusing on the design, integration, and

construction management of capital asset projects. They provide full-service project management from ideation, budgeting, and capital approval, through construction and startup. We pride ourselves not just in completing quality projects, but in developing partnerships with our clients and vendors.

Our client is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer/Project Manager with a Professional Engineer

(PE) License. While this position will be based in our Downers Grove, IL office, our projects will take you throughout the United States.

Travel is required and can be expected to be 15-25%.

Senior Electrical Engineer will be required to review existing industrial power systems and determine if capital expansion projects can be supported. Need to coordinate power usage studies and prepare load studies.

Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design and supervision of electrical power and controls bid package drawings. Drawings will include 480VAC and 120VAC single line diagrams and electrical power and control plan layouts. Prepare electrical and controls scopes of work documents for bid packages.

Senior Electrical Engineer will need to coordinate with local utility for power service, transformer and substation upgrades. Specify transformers, conductors, busway, switchgear and circuit breakers.

Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the review and approval of new equipment electrical requirements. Requirements to be reviewed include power load, circuit breaker sizing, data communication, ethernet, grounding, machine safety, etc.

Our client typically works with third party PLC programmers and control panel designers for I/O drawing preparation and panel design and fabrication. Electrical Engineer will be responsible for review and approval of I/O drawings, control panel and VFD panel approvals.

Senior Electrical Engineer will need to be familiar with machine safety categories and assist with

machine safety audits. They typically work with third party machine safety partners.

Senior Electrical Engineer will need to be familiar and have a working knowledge of the following:

· NEC and industrial installations.

· Gather information for arc flash studies. The study is typically done by others.

· PLC programming basics.

· VFD’s, HMI’s, PLC types, I/O card types, Remote I/O modules.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

Project Manager will be required to set schedules, budgets, and oversee the design of systems and projects. Including managing other engineers and CAD designers to accomplish the project needs.

Project Manager will be responsible for selection and procurement of equipment and contractor

services.

Project Manager will be responsible for leading project meetings with internal and external partners.

The Project Manager will be responsible for tracking and maintaining budgets, project schedules, and deliverables.

Project Manager will need to collaborate with vendors and OEMs to prevent and rectify issues that occur in the field.

While in the field, Project Manager will be responsible for observing construction to ensure work is correct, safe, meets specifications and quality control standards, and the intent of the design.

Requirements:

· Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

· Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license.

· 8 years of relevant design, project management and/or construction management experience.

· Strong leadership and people skills are a must.

· Experience in AutoCAD is a plus.

· Ability to travel frequently; up to 25% travel.