Job Description
The Project Engineer Electrical supports energy-sector pipeline projects by leading electrical and instrumentation engineering from concept to commissioning, coordinating teams, ensuring compliance, and managing project deliverables within scope, schedule, and budget.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead electrical and instrumentation engineering from concept through commissioning for pipeline and facility projects.
- Coordinate multi-discipline teams and ensure safe, compliant, and constructible designs.
- Develop and own electrical basis-of-design, one-lines, load lists, grounding, lightning, conduit schedules, interlocks, and I/O lists.
- Produce and review equipment specifications, data sheets, and perform calibration studies and short circuit analyses.
- Manage external engineering partners and discipline interfaces to ensure deliverables meet project standards.
- Support procurement, vendor bid evaluations, technical clarifications, and construction commissioning activities.
- Track project progress, report performance, and coordinate with various project groups to maintain scope, schedule, and budget.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Professional Engineer (PE) license required or ability to obtain promptly per state requirements
- At least 6 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, preferably supporting pipeline and facility projects such as mainline block valve sites, M R stations, compressor stations, and terminals
- Experience acting as the primary electrical engineering point of contact for pipeline and facility projects
- Ability to develop and own electrical basis-of-design, one-lines, three-lines, load lists, area classification, grounding, lightning, cable conduit schedules, raceway plans, interlocks, and I/O lists
- Experience coordinating P&IDs with process teams
- Ability to produce and review equipment specifications and data sheets for switchgear, MCCs, transformers, generators, VFDs, UPS, heat trace, analyzers, instrumentation, PLC, SCADA, and telecom equipment
- Proficiency in performing calibrate studies, short circuit analysis, protective device coordination, arc flash analysis, voltage drop calculations, motor starting analysis, and cable ampacity derating using SKM, ETAP, or equivalent software
- Experience managing external engineering partners and discipline interfaces to ensure deliverables meet project specifications, codes, and client standards including NEC, NFPA 70/70E, IEEE, API, ISA, ASME B31.3, and company standards
- Support procurement activities including RFP packages, vendor bid evaluations, technical clarifications, and construction commissioning RFIs, submittals, FAT, SAT, punchlist, startup energization plans
- Track project progress against milestones, report performance, and coordinate with Development, Engineering, Permitting, GIS, and Land groups to maintain scope, schedule, and budget
- Prepare sealed design packages, calculations, QA/QC documentation, and maintain organized project files and change control
- Experience supporting installation, testing, and commissioning in operating facilities
- Experience with consulting or EPC backgrounds and familiarity with owner standards
- Proficiency with tools such as SKM Power Tools or ETAP, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Bluebeam, MS Project, Primavera, and PLC/RTU programming (exposure a plus)
Benefits & Perks
Compensation packages including annual bonuses, spot bonuses, and peer recognition awards
Work schedule flexibility with some positions offering flexible work hours
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Travel Vouchers
401K match up to 4% of compensation
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Repayment up to 25K
Paid Licensing Certification Fees and Renewals
Employee Referrals bonus up to 5,000
Annual Wellness Reimbursement up to 500
Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment
Dependent Care Match
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Pet Insurance
Health Savings Account and Flex Spending Account options
Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
Metlife Supplemental Benefits covering accident, hospitalization, and critical illness
Member Assistance Program with counseling, legal, financial, and work-life services
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