Director I, Design Engineering - Electrical

Our client is proud to design and build projects and careers. This requires teams that are as unique as the projects they execute. They are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) for all so that their employees and stakeholders can benefit from the creative solutions derived as a result of embracing differences.

Responsibilities
• Translate global strategic initiatives into procedures to be implemented on projects.
• Develop and review Electrical quantity and labor effort estimates and schedules, progress reports, including manpower forecasts.
• Establish, track, and monitor material key quantities; provide analysis and forecasts
• Develop and review Electrical specifications, including Electrical design criteria, Electrical Equipment, Above and Underground Installation, Requirements for Mechanical Equipment and any other Electrical Engineering related specifications to support Procurement and Construction.
• Participate in activities associated with Electrical equipment and material procurement, such as switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), generators, etc.; permitting; and subcontracting
• Perform and check cable voltage drop, lighting, short circuit, and load flow calculations, specify equipment, and solve problems of moderate or complex engineering problems. This includes familiarity with ETAP, SKM, SmartPlant Electrical.

Basic Job Requirements
• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in engineering field of study and twenty (20) years of work-related experience; a recognized professional certification or registration in the applicable field, if required; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
• Serve as Supervising Lead providing guidance/supervision to other leads and function as mentor to less experienced engineers including performance appraisal input and counseling
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines
• Act as a leader in applying Cost Competitive Execution techniques and develop the most cost- effective total project solution for the discipline engineering work.

Preferred Qualifications
• Professional Engineer license.
• Advanced knowledge of National Electric Code (NEC) and other Electrical codes and standards.
• Effort-hour estimating and staff forecasting.
• Managing and leading a large project.
• Project set-up, developing control-level schedules, progress reporting and project close-out.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or any other criteria protected by governing law.