Electrical Designer

Electrical Designer
Roles and responsibilities:

• Initiate and complete electrical engineering drawings
• Perform hands-on designs, calculations, and evaluations to produce deliverables such as cost estimate MTOs, single line diagrams, power, lighting and grounding layouts, cable schedules, control and wiring schematics

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the Canadian Electrical Code, API Standards and company standards
• Proficiency with Microstation, Smart Plant, PDS, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail
• Extensive experience with demand load calculations, voltage drop calculations, lighting calculations, cable tray fill calculations, etc. and the ability to thoroughly check others’ calculations
• Experience in design of MV, LV and communication systems, cable trays, EHT, cable schedules, control, lighting, grounding, wiring and schematics
• Experience with production of SLDs, area classification drawings, electrical layouts, JB wiring diagrams, motor/VFD schematics, cable schedules, EHT isometrics, etc.
• Ability to interpret information from vendor electrical drawings, P&IDs, LDTs, isometrics etc.
• Proven problem solving abilities
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team including process, mechanical, civil-structural, electrical, instrumentation and piping
• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal and written) and proven ability to collaborate with team members in a multi-discipline environment
• Ensure engineering deliverables (e.g., reports, drawings) comply with applicable regulations, standards, procedures and sound engineering practices
• Producing drawings with minimum technical guidance
• Being able to meet safety requirements to attend site visits

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.