Delan Associates, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Electrical Designer to support an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) project.
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Job Title: Electrical Senior Designer
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to provide essential technical knowledge and perform design work as described below. This position serves as a staff designer performing assignments of intermediate complexity.
- Under direct supervision of the Discipline Lead Engineer or Design Supervisor, prepare and check designs of intermediate complexity utilizing 3D modeling and 2D computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) automation tools
- Coordinate technical issues with other disciplines, project management, vendors and clients
- Execute work in compliance with Project Quality Plan and procedures
- Execute work in accordance with the approved project scope, cost and schedule baselines
- Perform bulk material take-off analysis and tabulations
- Provide technical support to activities associated with equipment and material procurement and subcontracting including review of vendor submittals
- Provide technical support to activities associated with construction administration including response to construction requests-for-information and field changes
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Job Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Associate degree in related technical field of study and minimum ten (10) years of workrelated experience
- Working knowledge of applicable federal (including Department of Energy orders), state, and local codes and standards
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to project management, coworkers, clients, vendors, and subcontractors
- Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
- Knowledge of discipline codes and standards
- Ability to perform work in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal codes, statutes and guidelines
- Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
- Intermediate computer and software skills to include proficiency in the use of word processing, e-mail, spreadsheet and electronic presentation programs
- Experience providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services on industrial projects
- Proficiency executing engineering projects utilizing 3D modeling and 2D CADD automation tools in a multi-discipline environment
Discipline Specific Job Requirements
- Background and experience must include drafting/ designer experience in engineering fields, such as electrical, instrumentation and control or communications
- Proficiency in computer aided design (Bentley MicroStation) with demonstrated experience to originate and produce drawings with minimum supervision required
- Proficiency in 3D modeling using Intergraph Smart3D (S3D)
- Ability to walk down field systems with minimal guidance, interpret field direction, generate minor design details, create new drawings, modify existing drawings, and direct junior drafters
- Perform advanced design calculations (lighting, raceway sizing and wire sizing)
- Perform intermediate design calculations (voltage drop, cable pulling, panel board and breaker sizing, and junction box sizing
- Perform electrical material take-off
- Perform field assistance
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of commercial availability and cost of materials
- Experience with design of systems, structures and components for nuclear facilities under the requirements of ASME NQA-1
- Practical field experience
- EPC project experience for the following industries:
- U.S Department of Energy or other U.S. Federal Government Agency
- Nuclear facilities under a nuclear quality assurance program
- Manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotechnology
Advanced knowledge of:
- 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D CAD systems and procedures
- Intergraph SmartPlant Electrical software
- Intergraph SmartPlant Review software
- Electrical design requirements (grounding/earthing, lighting, wiring, motors, conduit fill and sizing, panel boards and hazardous locations