What You’ll Be Doing

Job Scope

As a Lead Designer, you will provide supervision and technical direction for a team of designers and be accountable for on-time delivery of electrical and instrumentation (E&I) design deliverables within budget and quality expectations. You may also perform advanced design work as a technical specialist on complex assignments, using project controls to manage cost, schedule, and quality. Work is performed under minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply department design and drafting standards.
• Interpret and communicate project scope, specifications, and design criteria when assigned to a project task team.
• Produce E&I design deliverables under minimal supervision, including installation details; MCC single-lines and elementaries; electrical room layouts; connection diagrams; cable schedules; control panel layouts; and grounding, lighting, power, and instrumentation plans.
• Identify and communicate scope and design changes promptly.
• Provide on-site assistance during startup.
• Provide technical guidance to less-experienced drafting personnel.
• Coordinate work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
• Report current status of project work to the discipline lead, including delays and opportunities to improve projected finish dates.
• Partner with clients to define scope of work and support client interactions on technical matters.
• Develop 480VAC equipment specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Develop 15kV/5kV equipment specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Develop electrical installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Demonstrate a complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform E&I design functions.
• Lead and coordinate design staff efforts to achieve scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Mentor and develop subordinates.
• Participate in team and cross-discipline checks to ensure coordination across design disciplines.
• Review calculations prepared by other designers for accuracy and compliance with codes, specifications, design criteria, and good engineering practice.
• Determine construction quantities and support construction cost estimates.
• Delegate work based on designers’ skills and experience, and follow up to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Coordinate with design leaders from other disciplines to align scope, priorities, and execution.
• Support training plans, continuing education opportunities, and professional development for staff.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting.
• Certification: Not required at this level.
• Experience: 15+ years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation drafting and design.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Codes, calculations, and electrical sizing
  • Working knowledge of the current National Electrical Code (NEC).
  • Perform lighting level calculations.
  • Size wire, conduit, and overcurrent protection for lighting and power.
  • Perform voltage drop calculations.
  • Calculate tray and conduit fill.
  • Determine motor control center (MCC) loading.
  • Determine load center/unit substation loading.

• Design documentation and materials
  • Create accurate electrical installation documents using vendor equipment drawings.
  • Understand specifications and installation details for construction bulk materials and equipment.
  • Route conduit and cable tray.
• Equipment and specifications
  • Develop 480VAC equipment specifications (e.g., MCCs, VFDs, induction/synchronous motors, load centers/unit substations) with engineering review and approval.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with 15kV power system equipment and installation techniques (above and below ground).
  • Develop 15kV/5kV equipment specifications (e.g., switchgear, load break switches, MCCs) and perform short-circuit and OCPD rating calculations with engineering review and approval.
  • Develop electrical installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Project execution and coordination
  • Understand workflow and information flow between disciplines.
  • Understand schedule constraints and information requirements for producing electrical deliverables.
  • Accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
  • Develop design criteria and scope of work.
  • Identify required information and proactively obtain it.
  • Coordinate with other disciplines regarding design devel