Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Houston, TX (Onsite Monday - Friday)

Duration: Contract-to-Direct, Long-term

Pay range: $55-$65/hr DOE

Job Responsibilities:

An individual classified as an Electrical Senior Engineer is a part of the Electrical and Instrumentation team, reporting to the Manager of E&I Group.

Experience working on all phases of FEED front end engineering.

Performs audits of vendor supplied information against engineering specifications and data sheets for specific projects. Interfaces directly with equipment vendors during specification, order, and fabrication of equipment.

Writes and/or modifies engineering specifications.

Attends Project Coordination meetings as directed, prepared to discuss current progress and coordination needs.

Assists Project Team in completing accurate drawings to properly communicate engineering and design characteristics and construction requirements.

Create or revise the following drawings in conjunction with design team members and under the direction of the E&I Manager:

FEED front end engineering (estimating, bidding, cost analysis, etc.)

Engineering Specifications

Construction Specifications

Equipment Lists

Electrical Single Line Drawings

Motor Schematics

MCC Layout Drawings and Bill of Material

Hazardous Area Drawings and Details

Wiring Schedules or Drawings for junction boxes, PLC or DCS cabinets

Cable and Conduit Schedules and interconnect Drawings

Power Distributions Drawings, including Panel Box Layouts

Lighting Drawings and Details

Grounding drawings and Details

Heat Trace Schedules

Bills of Material, as required

P&ID's

Loop drawings

Instrument Location Drawings

Instrument Installation Drawings

Job Requirements:

Four (4) year degree in Electrical Engineering

5-10 years of related design and field experience in heavy industrial industries (refining, mining, petrochemical, oil & gas, EPC projects).

Experience working on all phases of FEED front end engineering.

Advanced level of computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, and engineering related computer software.

Understanding of NEC.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Ability to travel for site visits to client locations (5-10% out of state).

Is a United States citizen able to meet background checks required by TWIC .

Complete pre-employment drug screen and participate in random screening program required by DISA.

Preferred Qualifications

PE license preferred but not required

PLC or DCS wiring and system design experience.

Familiar with computer analysis software for Electrical Power Systems (SKM)

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