Electrical Engineer - Ingénieur Électrique - Kiewit Industrial And Water Engineering

Requisition ID: 167109

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Industrial & Water Engineering

Department: Design Engineering

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Our rapidly growing multi-discipline engineering group requires additional intermediate Electrical Engineers that will be focused on our industrial projects for our Industrial and Water Engineering division. If you are looking for a career with a progressive and construction focused engineering group that will provide you the opportunities to work in a wide range of industrial projects including markets such as Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Heavy Manufacturing, Industrial Buildings, Industrial Water and Utilities, this position is for you. Current projects underway include the design of renewable natural gas, lithium processing and water treating facilities as well as the design of numerous industrial buildings.

District Overview

The Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. delivers construction focused engineering services for all phases of development in the infrastructure, industrial and energy markets and has been recognized by our clients for providing safe, high quality and constructable designs that yield certainty of outcome and outstanding value.

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is the full-service consulting and engineering district of Kiewit. Our combined staff of more than 2,500 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by over 130 years of construction experience, our construction focused engineering delivers on constructability in the earliest phases of projects to ensure safe, on-time and on-budget projects.

Location

These positions are based out of Calgary AB and Laval QC but alternate base locations will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Prepare electrical engineering designs, including layout, design schematics, calculations and conceptual designs, utilizing standard methods and project principles.
• Formulate technical specifications and prepare interface points with construction partners.
• Work independently on small projects, or as a part of a large multi-discipline team on larger projects, including working with both in-house inter-discipline engineers and construction partners to provide our clients the industry’s best of both engineering and physical design
• Evaluate, select, and apply engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to design medium to large industrial projects.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, maintaining a comprehensive understanding of departmental design standards, applicable engineering codes, and Kiewit guidelines, providing suggestions and recommendations as needed.
• Schedule, review, and coordinate design efforts with other project personnel, performing bid evaluations of equipment and construction proposals and developing recommendations for contract award.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineering (PEng) designation is required; OIQ membership or eligibility for OIQ membership is also required.
• Able to perform lightning calculations.
• Able to formulate technical specifications for LV MCC, LV SWGR, MV MCC, MV SWGR, UPS, VFD, etc.
• Able to determinate facility, transformer, bus and motor control center loading.
• Experience with electrical equipment (Transformers, Switchgear, Cables, MCCs, Panelboards) sizing and specification preferred
• Able calculate and select cable tray systems.
• At least 3 years’ experience performing Power, Industrial, or Food & Beverage engineering related duties
• Familiar with all applicable standards (ANSI, IEEE, IEC, UL, NEC, CEC, etc).
• Able to perform voltage drop calculations, equipment sizing calculations, and grounding calculations.
• Able to read, understand and develop electrical schematic diagrams
• Experience with ETAP, EZ-Power or similar electrical analysis software preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Excellent oral and written communication in both French and English.
• Experience in field construction or startup and previous experience directing junior engineers is desirable Familiar with basic computer operation
• Functional in utilizing spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and computer operations.

Other Requirements:

• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• Regular, reliable attendance

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.