Electrical Engineering Tech (Onsite)

Electrical Engineering Tech (Onsite)

Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electrical Engineering Tech for their Vancouver, WA location. This position will provide electrical engineering tech support for the Engineering organization. This position will provide confidential and professional services for a wide variety and large volume of project designs, drawings, communications, and associated / related documentation. Engineering technician services will be conducted following established policy, process, and practice, and will be provided to support Control Center or Substation work for Remedial Action Schemes Engineering to which this position will report. This position will provide engineering technician expertise, assisting project managers and other engineering personnel in implementing projects, supporting field maintenance crews, and other related engineering activities. In addition, this Electrical Engineering Tech will assist in the draft and development of Engineering design related tasks which may include developing equipment drawings, reports, Logic Diagrams, defining, documenting, and recommending equipment and material specifications; the support the evaluation of new equipment, which may include develop new catalog ID, material requests, stocking levels; and developing / drafting and recommending templates, standards and guidance. The work of this position may also include drafting as-built drawings related to capital and expense projects completed on the transmission system. There may be occasional, but rarely, overnight travel to project field sites throughout the service territory.

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 Electrical Engineering Tech:

• Assist in the maintenance of databases related to the production of electrical and electronic drawings and documents.
• Prepare detailed design, material, or procurement specifications for equipment.
• Preparation of engineering designs and development of engineering requirements for the development, installation and modification of facilities based on analysis of engineering and design requirements, project parameters, and technical information from multiple sources.
• Draft and prepare standard guides and templates for assigned projects.
• May participate in site visits to the field to support project scoping and design, verify equipment configuration at sites, and document as built records during project wrap up, as needed.
• Perform review of CAD and manually drafted drawings and other documents for drafting accuracy and completeness; provide feedback and/or make necessary corrections before review by engineers and technicians.
• Update and maintain attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering drawings and documents in ProjectWise.
• Assist with special projects in area of expertise. Draft and recommend related business rules and workflow processes; assist with documentation and implementation of new or changed business rules, procedures, and processes.
• Provide technician support to design engineers and technicians within the group in the form of reports, consolidation papers, printing design packages, preparing drawing lists, coordinating release of work-in-process designs, and other CAD or technician needs.
• Provide insight and recommendations in the development of new standards as well as updates to existing standards.
• Conduct routine review of existing design standards; update as needed using CAD software.
• Resolve conflicting or duplicate serial numbering on designs by researching to obtain accurate information and issue corrections as appropriate.
• As requested, provide on-going technical assistance to new and/or less experienced team members regarding established organizational procedures and guidelines, industry and/or standards, advanced techniques, etc.
• Participate on teams and individually to research and document existing inventory and related equipment; may include data entry and clean-up efforts and coordination with the local District Resource Specialist.
• Provide engineering technician expertise to support engineering design and field personnel in all aspects of project documentation.
• Organize and analyze drawings prior to setup and discuss project complexity and time estimates with technical and supervisory personnel.
• Draft designs from engineers’ idea notes and rough sketches utilizing sources such as electronic files, drawing stick files, and central records vault.
• Assist with various administrative duties, such as engineering record maintenance which includes obtain new drawing numbers, input drawing information into the organization’s CAD database at the various stages of the CAD process and complete necessary forms to submit final drawings to central records.
• Perform sub-system user file management within CAD systems, such as plotting, printing, storage and retrieving and returning drawings from ProjectWise.
• Update and maintain the As Built file structure within ProjectWise; maneuver .pdf and .dgn files as requested.
• Prepare and draft detailed As Built drawings via MicroStation CAD software.
• Manage submissions of As Built drawings and documentation. Assist in mentoring team members in the As Built process.
• Draft and prepare drawing lists’ and drawing packages for digital signature and distribution.

Requirements/Qualifications for Electrical Engineering Tech:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, mathematics, computer science or a related field is preferred.
  • 5 years of work experience is required with or without an applicable bachelor’s degree.
• Experience should include related work experience in a technical/engineering environment and should demonstrate increasing knowledge and responsibility.
• Proficiency in use of CAD software.

**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 13673
Job ID: 13673