Electrical Engineer

About the position

Hargrove supplies unparalleled services in engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services in the industrial, commercial, and government sectors. With over 2,700 Teammates in 19 offices domestically and internationally, we build long-term support relationships in the energy generation, manufacturing, research and development, and process-heavy industry in on-site support arrangements, in plant-level small projects and consulting roles, and in larger capital projects. Hargrove’s key operating principle is to provide the Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time. We believe that relationships and partnering together provide the best results and long-term benefits for our clients. Work-life balance and flexibility are important areas of focus for Hargrove. We’re happy to discuss flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and the business.

Responsibilities

• Supports management in optimizing quality, cost, availability and performance of equipment.
• Understanding of commissioning and start up activity.
• Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent communications skills working with both professionals, operations personnel, and construction trades.
• Assists with coordinating third party engineering contracting services from the scope definition phase, to the close out document phase.
• Provide regular updates to internal customers.
• Prepares and presents reports and findings by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Observes safety, review accident/incident reports and assist in investigations as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university is required.
• Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering.
• Technical Writing skills required.
• Knowledge of power systems, NEC, NFPA 70E, design and start-up of AC drive systems.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Excel, Teams, Word, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge and application of the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Ability to perform lighting level calculations.
• Ability to size wire, conduit and overcurrent protection for both lighting and power applications.
• Ability to perform voltage drop calculations.
• Ability to route conduit and cable tray.
• Ability to calculate tray and conduit fill.
• Ability to determine motor control center loading.
• Ability to create accurate electrical installation documents from vendor equipment drawings.
• Ability to determine load center unit substation loading.
• Ability to size control valves using appropriate software.
• Ability to develop specifications and data sheets for instrumentation, analyzers, control systems and actuated valves.
• Familiarity with standards that apply to instrumentation and controls (ISA).
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for equipment such as motor control centers, variable frequency drivers, induction and synchronous motors, load center unit substations.
• Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all electrical deliverables.
• Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Working knowledge of CAD software, either AutoCAD, Microstation or both.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good presentation skills.
• Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with general supervision.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health insurance benefits
• Matching retirement contributions
• Paid holidays
• Personal paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k)