Senior Principal Electrical Physical Designer

Job Summary

Provide electrical design and drafting services for various projects, ensuring compliance with client, company, and industry standards. Oversee project execution and deliverables, working within a team environment with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Supervise discipline team by directing project execution activities and preparing discipline-specific deliverables for one large or several smaller projects.
• Work within a team environment with minimal supervision, adhering to client, company, and industry standards.
• Perform moderately to difficult drafting assignments, requiring knowledge of established drafting techniques, standards, practices, and software.
• Oversee the preparation of design and detail drawings from sketches, plans, or other design/specification data.
• Take responsibility for the design and drafting of HV and LV electrical installations.
• Direct the work of junior designers and coordinate work-sharing activities to ensure drawings meet client requirements and project specifications.
• Participate in design reviews with clients, advising on technical design, drafting issues, and compliance requirements.
• Perform point-to-point reviews on complete electrical design packages.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of completing work scope within time and budget constraints.
• Develop layouts, plans, sections, elevations, and details for facilities and equipment from reference drawings or catalogs, making routine calculations.
• Perform dimensional and routine calculations required for the preparation of drawings, recording, and filing electrical discipline documents.
• Travel to job sites to perform panel audits and walkdown raceway routing.
• Ensure quality assurance by working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance system relevant to the project.

Technical and Industry Experience

• Extensive experience in electrical design.
• Proficiency with Smartplant Electrical (SPEL), Smartplant Instrumentation (SPI), AutoCAD, and MicroStation design software packages. Experience with AVEVA E3D is a plus.
• Experience with Smart Plant 3D and participation in 3D model reviews.
• Specialization in detailed drawings for lighting, small power and earthing systems, HV/LV single line diagrams, wiring and control schematic diagrams, AC/DC distribution panels, process area electrical equipment layouts, substation and switchyard layouts, cable tray, above-grade and underground cable layouts, ductbank sizing and layouts, installation details, grounding plans, and lightning layouts.
• Cable schedules, cable pulling calculations, cable tray sizing calculations, cable selection & sizing calculations.
• Lighting calculations using software such as AGI32.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Required: A degree or 2-3 year technical diploma with discipline-specific training.
• Preferred: An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in electrical design and drafting.

Benefits
PEAK's benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and 401K plan. PEAK believes that taking care of our team is essential for success and we are proud to provide benefits that enhance both your well-being and your future. Additionally, our associates may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave as required by Federal, State, or local laws.  

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) 
PEAK Technical Staffing is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. PEAK does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We encourage all individuals to apply. 

Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) 
The physical and mental requirements described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to perform the essential physical functions of the position, including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and lifting up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

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