Position Description:
This position is responsible for leading a team in designing and maintaining detailed electrical drawings using AutoCAD software.
Assigned projects will vary in size and complexity and may involve working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team that
includes Project Managers, Design Engineers, Drafting Designers, and Drafters.
Duties and Responsibilities to include the following:
* Prepare accurate and complete drawings using practical design knowledge.
* Coordinate with other disciplines and assist lead engineer and/or designer to ensure effective quality product.
* Conduct field investigations when needed, produce field reports with detailed sketches.
* Keep up to date on new design processes, modeling, drafting techniques, and standards.
* Develop and recommend improvements in design standards to lower cost and improve work quality and facilitate
maintenance.
* Investigate and resolve unusual design and field engineering problems by devising new approaches or applying existing
criteria in novel ways.
* Ensure that effective methods and design/engineering techniques are used.
* Resolve project issues and problems.
* Provide technical guidance to co-workers.
* Contribute to a team environment by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
* Ensure alignment between all disciplines that are involved with 3D CAD to prepare for model reviews and issue
deliverables.
* Perform other duties as assigned, keeping team on task and able to speak in meetings with project status updates.
* Help with business development group in estimating project cost and deliverables.
* Conduct quality QA/QC reviews of all drawings and drawing packages.
* Help develop/ensure completed drawing packages for IFA (Issued for Approval), IFB (Issued for Bid) and IFC (Issued for
Construction) in accordance with the KM standard drawing format.
* Use the latest version of AutoCAD
* Strong understanding material nomenclature, specification, symbology & P&IDs.
* Utilize Company document management system (Blue Cielo Meridian system) or equivalent DM systems.
* Work as a team player with the Project Manager, Design Engineer and the Design team to develop various types of
Construction Drawing Packages.
* Understand the function of measurement equipment and process piping.
* Strong understanding of terminology and acronyms of the industry while having the ability to incorporate into drawings and
related work outputs.
* Ability to work on both As-built projects and Construction Projects simultaneously as needed.
Position Requirements and Skills:
* A minimum of ten years of electrical design experience in refinery, plant, tank terminals, and inbound/outbound rail, barge,
and truck facilities is required.
* Knowledge and experience using Windows operating systems.
* Experience required utilizing AutoCAD software
* Must have good communication skills, written & verbal, work with minimal supervision, and simultaneously manage
multiple projects to meet scheduled deadlines.
* Strong organizational skills are required, as well as the ability to prioritize work.
* Overtime occasionally may be required and expected as project deadlines require.
* Occasional travel to company facilities may be required, including both local and out-of-town locations
* Strong knowledge of Allen Bradley ControlLogix 1756 and Ethernet IP protocol a plus
Education:
* Associates degree or equivalent experience is required