E/I Designer

PTS Advance•Houston, TX

22h

About The Position

This position is responsible for leading a team in designing and maintaining detailed electrical drawings using AutoCAD software. Assigned projects will vary in size and complexity and may involve working independently or as part of a multi-disciplined team that includes Project Managers, Design Engineers, Drafting Designers, and Drafters. The role requires a strong understanding of material nomenclature, specification, symbology & P&IDs, and the ability to incorporate industry terminology and acronyms into drawings. The designer will work with the latest version of AutoCAD and utilize company document management systems. They will collaborate with project teams to develop construction drawing packages for various project stages (IFA, IFB, IFC) and work on both as-built and construction projects simultaneously.

Requirements

A minimum of ten years of electrical design experience in refinery, plant, tank terminals, and inbound/outbound rail, barge, and truck facilities is required.
Knowledge and experience using Windows operating systems.
Experience required utilizing AutoCAD software.
Must have good communication skills, written & verbal.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects to meet scheduled deadlines.
Strong organizational skills are required.
Ability to prioritize work.
Strong understanding material nomenclature, specification, symbology & P&IDs.
Strong understanding of terminology and acronyms of the industry while having the ability to incorporate into drawings and related work outputs.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of Allen Bradley ControlLogix 1756 and Ethernet IP protocol a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare accurate and complete drawings using practical design knowledge.
Coordinate with other disciplines and assist lead engineer and/or designer to ensure effective quality product.
Conduct field investigations when needed, produce field reports with detailed sketches.
Keep up to date on new design processes, modeling, drafting techniques, and standards.
Develop and recommend improvements in design standards to lower cost and improve work quality and facilitate maintenance.
Investigate and resolve unusual design and field engineering problems by devising new approaches or applying existing criteria in novel ways.
Ensure that effective methods and design/engineering techniques are used.
Resolve project issues and problems.
Provide technical guidance to co-workers.
Contribute to a team environment by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
Ensure alignment between all disciplines that are involved with 3D CAD to prepare for model reviews and issue deliverables.
Perform other duties as assigned, keeping team on task and able to speak in meetings with project status updates.
Help with business development group in estimating project cost and deliverables.
Conduct quality QA/QC reviews of all drawings and drawing packages.
Help develop/ensure completed drawing packages for IFA (Issued for Approval), IFB (Issued for Bid) and IFC (Issued for Construction) in accordance with the KM standard drawing format.
Use the latest version of AutoCAD.
Utilize Company document management system (Blue Cielo Meridian system) or equivalent DM systems.
Work as a team player with the Project Manager, Design Engineer and the Design team to develop various types of Construction Drawing Packages.
Understand the function of measurement equipment and process piping.
Ability to work on both As-built projects and Construction Projects simultaneously as needed.