Field Engineer - Electrical

Requisition ID: 292453 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Cheyenne, WY, Various Work Locations USA

 

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Project Overview:

The rapid growth of AI and digitalization is fueling unprecedented demand for data centers that require large, reliable sources of energy. In response to this market trend, the Renewables & Clean Power (R&CP) team has signed an early works contract to build one of the largest gas fired power generation facilities in the U.S. Our team is helping the customer progress early-stage development, that would lead to the start of full EPC delivery in 2026.

The candidate will act as Electrical Field Engineer on the Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Project in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The candidate may start in the home office in Reston, VA to support planning, ahead of project mobilization to the field, when the candidate will locate on a long-term assignment to the project in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This position is contingent upon project award.

Job Summary:

This role supports electrical construction by coordinating design, procurement, and field activities; developing temporary power plans and electrical drawings; tracking quantities, costs, and progress; ensuring materials and installations meet project requirements; supporting schedules and subcontractors; and working with project teams to achieve safe and timely energization. #LI-JL1

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with engineering on constructability and design issues relating to the electrical discipline such as underground and above ground raceway installation. Assist in the creation of cable pulling plans & termination plans.
• Coordinate with engineering and procurement for the planning of cable order efforts and sequencing of design and procurement to meet project Advance Work Packaging programs.
• Establish an electrical design/field engineering working relationship and lines of communication with the Project Engineer, including agreement on piping engineering deliverables and overall construction application configuration management.
• Work with design engineering to create the project temp power plan and create temp power single line drawings.
• Responsible for quantity take-off, control, tracking, reporting, and forecasting for electrical discipline.
• Specify the electrical criteria for the construction of temporary construction facilities as required.
• Direct the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services and equipment such as pipes, valves and hangers.
• Review material receiving reports and warehousing to assure delivery of correct piping materials.
• Coordinate and monitor the interfaces for piping data exchange to support the construction automation plan and the project controls program requirements a