Sr. Electrical Designer

Description This position requires knowledge of design and drafting techniques, engineering drawing, AutoCAD Plant 3D/graphics, computer model work, and reading of drawings. Responsible for developing designs for complete and complex engineering systems, structures and plant arrangements with minimum supervision. Works under the direction of design engineers to develop project design drawing requirements to assure the completion of design packages necessary for the construction of pipeline and measurement facilities. The responsibilities include the following:

• Develops designs for complete and complex engineering systems, structures, and plant arrangements with minimum supervision.
• Ensures proper dimensioning, completeness of material quantities and specifications, and design needs relative to regulatory and industry codes.
• Plans and executes the presentation of arrangements in AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Collects, reads, interprets and uses related reference documents and drawings prepared by other disciplines, vendors, or outside sources.
• Ensures compliance with approved design standards to provide quality design, safety, constructability, reliable operation, construction economy, and operating convenience.
• Reviews and checks calculations, design models, drawings and design documents for quality, accuracy, neatness, functionality, and satisfactory completion.
• Assists others with assembling bid, approval, and construction issue drawing packages.
• Capable of preparing a 2D model, multiple view drawing and details. Ability to incorporate mechanical 3D background drawings prepared by others is required.

• Capable of preparing the following specific Electrical Design Drawings using AutoCAD Plant 3D 2024 software:
• Capable of preparing project power single line diagrams with engineering supervision extracting requirements from project PID drawings.
• Capable of preparing PLC I/O wiring diagrams using project PID drawings for requirements working with engineers to determine PLC I/O listing and determination regarding remote I/O panel requirements.
• Capable of preparing Electrical Design conduit arrangements as required from project wiring diagrams.
• Capable of preparing Cable Tray installation detail drawings from provided 3D modeled tray drawings. Assist in the site development for cable tray sizing and requirements in the tray 3D modeling phase of projects.
• Capable of preparing Conduit & Cable schedules using company standard Excel file template from project wiring diagrams and site conduit and cable tray arrangements.
• Capable of preparing site grounding drawings.
• Capable of preparing site Corrosion Cathodic Protection drawings for the protection of buried piping.
• Capable of preparing PLC control panel detail drawings for fabrication and assembly.

Experience

• At least 10 years' experience in Natural Gas facility design as a senior level electrical / instrumentation CAD designer preferred.
• AutoCAD, AutoCAD P&ID, AutoCAD Plant 3D, Navisworks. 3D experience preferred. Drafting/design experience in both mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or Infrastructure Design suite a plus.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Analyzing data where the objective is to supply information to others for development of recommendations and alternatives.
• Associate degree in an engineering or scientific discipline or specialized courses in drafting, design & engineering practices.
• Specialized courses in drafting, design & engineering practices.
• Ability to analyze data where the objective is to supply information to others for development of recommendations and alternatives.
• Develops designs for complete and complex engineering systems, structures, and plant arrangements with minimum supervision.
• Draft and design of mechanical/piping, electrical/ instrumentation, or civil drawings for the construction and recording of natural gas compression, measurement and pipeline facilities.
• Size and specify necessary components of the design by researching information through company personnel, historical files, field visits, technical publications, regulatory and industry codes and specifications, and vendor provided materials as directed and supervised by the design engineer or CAD Design Supervisor; and
• Collects, reads, interprets, and uses related reference documents and drawings prepared by other disciplines, vendors, or outside sources.
• Ensures compliance with approved design standards to provide quality design, safety, constructability, reliable operation, construction economy, and operating convenience.
• Reviews and checks calculations, design models, drawings and design documents for quality, accuracy, neatness, functionality, and satisfactory completion.
• When possible, assists Design Engineer in engineering tasks with approved design standards to provide quality design, safety, constructability, reliable operation, construction economy, and operating convenience.

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