Electrical Engineer (Onsite)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electrical Engineer for their Vancouver, Washington location. This position will support Operational Excellence and Compliance in the Transmission Services business line. This Electrical Engineer will review, check, and validate electrical drawings for electrical power substations; review and check electrical drawings for electrical facilities.
This onsite position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If this opportunity is well-aligned with your experience and goals, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for an Electrical Engineer:
- Apply QA/QC methodologies to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established engineering standards and policies.
- Perform technical reviews of engineering documentation, as-built records, design drawings, and field data, ensuring assets are accurately represented in management systems.
- Evaluate the completeness, consistency, and validity of equipment and configuration data from various sources using engineering judgment and analytical tools.
- Identify data and documentation discrepancies, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions to maintain data integrity.
- Reconcile data between historical engineering records and digital models to confirm accuracy and traceability.
- Maintain QC procedures, checklists, and desk guides for review criteria and system validation.
- Recommend and implement improvements to data review methodologies, automation, and system validation processes.
- Identify and locate components on drawings, verifying their presence and placement within eGis platforms.
- Cross-reference material specifications on drawings with inspection reports or attribute data linked to LiDAR scans.
- Confirm the overall layout and orientation of equipment and structures in LiDAR scans align with approved design drawings.
- Interpret all symbols, annotations, and notes on drawings related to facility ratings and physical attributes.
- Systematically compare "as-built" conditions (from LiDAR) against "as-designed" conditions (from drawings) to identify deviations and visually identify obvious discrepancies or clashes.
- Verify rating-specific elements against drawings using LiDAR observations.
- Assist in or perform basic feature extraction from LiDAR to facilitate comparisons with drawings.
- Document and maintain all QC records, correspondence, and review documentation.
- Enter discrepancies into an issue tracking system, detailing problems, potential impacts, and recommended actions.
- Communicate findings to engineers, designers, or project managers for investigation and resolution.
- Familiarize with relevant industry standards (e.g., IEEE) and project-specific specifications dictating facility ratings (e.g., electrical capacities).
Requirements/Qualifications for an Electrical Engineer:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (from an ABET* accredited school) or directly related engineering discipline.
- Candidates 3 months from graduation will be considered. Proof of degree may be requested after graduation.
- Note: *ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
- 6 months of experience and knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices.
- 6 months of engineering experience in designing, analyzing or auditing engineering systems.
- 6 months of experience working with engineering theory and techniques.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
ED/BH 13958
Job ID: 13958
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