Job ID: 10079
Location: Houston, TX
Category: Engineering & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 01/20/2025

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Job Description

Lead Electrical Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Description:

Produces and supports the development of all types of Electrical deliverables on a project, including electrical power studies (load flow, short circuit, motor starting, protective relay coordination studies, etc.), electrical area classification drawings, one-lines, schematics and wiring design; lighting, power, grounding, and cable tray plan drawings, and specification of electrical equipment such as Motor Control Centers and Switchgear in Petrochemical Plants.

Job Duties:
  • Support a Team of Electrical Engineers and Electrical Designers on PDP, FEED and Detail Engineering Projects
  • Develops project scope of work for electrical engineering and design
  • Monitors and advises Department Manager of major project changes 
  • Prepares detail design schedule milestones, staff loading schedules and man-hour estimates for engineering and design tasks
  • Reports progress, updates schedules, manages staffing needs and hourly budget
  • Establishes engineering and design concepts and data for scope assigned to group and assures technical accuracy and conformance to project requirements 
  • Prepares project scope deviations documentation as required 
  • Researches suitable solutions, estimated cost and timescales 
  • Trains less experienced engineers
  • Reviews vendor documents 
  • Independently evaluates the selection and/or modification of standard techniques, procedures, criteria and systems to efficiently meet project objectives 
  • Applies standard engineering design tasks and exhibits a working knowledge of applicable codes 
  • Plans, schedules, and coordinates detailed phases of work 
  • Reviews and generates design data and/or deliverables from various inputs 
  • Performs the more sophisticated and complicated designs in accordance with established company standards 
  • Coordinates details and miscellaneous design criteria with other disciplines 
  • Supervises, checks and assists other electrical personnel in their assignments 
  • Prepares and /or supervises and checks documents and drawings as required 
 
Qualifications:
  • 5 plus years in Oil & Gas (petrochemical, offshore, refinery, LNG), EPC project exp.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (PE desirable)
  • Offshore Floating Production Platform (preferred)