Principal Electrical Designer
Duration:
6 months
Location:
Reading, Pennsylvania/Kansas City, Missouri/Charlotte, North Carolina
Position Overview
This opportunity is for a Principal Electrical Designer to provide advanced electrical design and drafting support on small to medium-sized projects within a technically demanding environment. The Principal Electrical Designer will work with a high degree of independence, applying established engineering design practices, relevant regulations, codes, and industry standards to deliver quality project outputs. This position offers the chance for a Principal Electrical Designer to contribute to complex electrical installation work, support design reviews, and help deliver project scopes within time and budget expectations. For professionals seeking a technically focused Principal Electrical Designer role, this position offers strong project exposure and responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver electrical design and drafting work for HV and LV electrical installations across a range of project activities.
Prepare layouts, plans, sections, elevations, details, and design drawings from sketches, plans, specifications, reference drawings, or catalogue information.
Produce detailed drawings for lighting, small power, earthing systems, HV/LV single line diagrams, wiring and control schematic diagrams, AC/DC distribution panels, process area electrical equipment, substations, switchyards, cable tray systems, underground and above-grade cable layouts, ductbanks, grounding plans, lightning layouts, and installation details.
Carry out routine and dimensional calculations required for drawing preparation, including cable pulling calculations, cable tray sizing calculations, cable selection and sizing calculations, ductbank sizing, and lighting calculations.
Participate in 3D model reviews and support the development of coordinated design deliverables.
Direct junior designers and coordinate work sharing activities to help ensure drawings meet project specifications and company procedures relevant to the electrical discipline.
Take part in design reviews and provide technical input on design, drafting issues, and compliance requirements.
Maintain electrical discipline documents and work within project quality assurance guidelines.
Travel to job sites when required to perform panel audits and walkdown raceway routing.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
8+ years of experience in electrical design.
Essential:
Experience with SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL), SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI), AutoCAD, and MicroStation.
Essential:
Experience participating in SmartPlant 3D model reviews.
Essential:
Strong technical capability in electrical design and drafting for lighting, small power, earthing, HV/LV single line diagrams, control schematics, electrical equipment layouts, substations, switchyards, cable systems, ductbanks, grounding, and lightning layouts.
Essential:
Proven ability to work independently, oversee drawing preparation, and deliver work within time and budget constraints.
Essential:
A 2 or 3 year technical diploma with discipline-specific training, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in electrical design and drafting.
Desirable:
Experience with AVEVA E3D.
Desirable:
Experience with lighting calculation software such as AGI32.
About the Company
This company is a well-established provider of engineering, procurement, and construction management services, with experience supporting upstream and large-scale energy projects. Operations include recognised centres of engineering expertise across refining, sulphur technology, arctic development, subsea systems, deepwater facilities, nuclear power, and renewable energy. The company supports both domestic and international project delivery across a range of complex industrial environments.
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique hiring needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift’s geographical reach and talent network are exceptional. If this opportunity is of interest, please apply now.