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Burns & McDonnell Staff Electrical Engineer - Oil, Gas & Chemical (Kansas City) in Kansas City, Missouri
Description
Burns & McDonnell is seeking a staff electrical engineer to join our growing team in the Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) Global Practice in our Kansas City, MO office! As a staff electrical engineer, you will apply your knowledge of industrial electrical system design requirements, design deliverables, project schedule, and leadership skills to work with teams of engineers and designers.
As a staff electrical engineer, you will participate in projects from conceptual planning, feasibility analysis, and front-end engineering design (FEED) estimates, through detailed design, construction and startup. The staff electrical engineer must be able to follow instructions effectively, delegate effectively, mentor effectively, provide leadership, guidance, training, and instruction to less experienced engineers.
Duties include:
Have knowledge of API, NFPA 70, 70E, NEMA, PIP, and other industry standards
Evaluate client requirements and author clarifications and exceptions to RFPs, design basis documents, project execution plans, and electrical scopes of work.
Preparation of electrical studies including electrical system load studies, short-circuit analysis, relay coordination, arc flash studies, motor starting system dynamics, harmonics analysis, ground fault analysis, and other calculations as required.
Have working knowledge of SKM or ETAP electrical system modeling software packages.
Help develop and refine electrical department procedures and specifications.
Meet and correspond with clients and vendors
Design and retrofit 15kV, 5kV, and 480V electrical systems
Manage a cable schedule by interacting with controls engineers
Write specs to purchase electrical equipment
Travel to the project site during construction to answer questions
Experience in construction and field startup is a plus. Experience with large industrial facility revamp projects with a customized scope is a plus. Knowledge of industry standards and codes such as NEC, API, PIP, IEEE color series books is a plus. This position will make trips to job sites to survey existing electrical conditions (travel about 15%).
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program.
Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering may be substituted for 1-year experience.
3 years of electrical engineering experience
Experience in consulting preferred.
Successful completion (i.e.passing) FE or EIT preferred.
Candidate must have detailed design project experience.
Must have experience in Class 1 Div 2 Group C, D areas.
Must have experience with design activities listed above.
Must be willing to travel to the job site and meet with clients and construction personnel to scope the project and answer construction problems.
Must have basic knowledge of construction methods such as cable tray installation, cable pulling, cable testing, etc. Having refinery, midstream, gas processing, or chemical facility experience is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
Job Electrical Engineering
Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 15 % of the Time
Req ID: 210048
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