Lead Electrical Engineer - Houston, TX

S&B Engineers and Constructors•West, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

S&B is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to perform all phases of electrical development and equipment design for projects of significant size and complexity. The role requires full competence in conventional electrical engineering and independent judgment to evaluate, select, adapt, and modify standard design engineering criteria, methods, and procedures. The engineer periodically evaluates work performed by less experienced engineers and applies knowledge of project management requirements, including staffing and scheduling. The position provides technical guidance and coordinates manpower for Electrical Engineering staff assigned to one or more projects, and assists with personnel evaluation and hiring reviews. It involves client and vendor coordination, engineering calculations and specifications, design review and approval, field data gathering, equipment inspections, and participation in estimates, proposals, schedules, and manpower planning. The engineer may plan and supervise engineering activities on complex projects, support construction and plant start-ups, and undertake field assignments or foreign travel as required.

Requirements

Normally requires at least a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering.
Minimum of 10 years of Electrical Engineering experience or equivalent working knowledge and experience.
Registration as a Texas licensed professional engineer is required.
Must understand the capabilities and limitations of computer software packages and automated engineering and design equipment to direct their use effectively.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from clients, managers, designers, and engineers.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.

Nice To Haves

Established NCEES Record.
Additional state professional engineer licenses.

Responsibilities

Meet with clients’ technical staff to discuss technical information and features.
Prepare sketches and perform calculations for a detailed segment of a project.
Conduct field trips to existing plants to gather operating data and equipment information.
Prepare equipment specifications, inquiry requisitions, and purchase requisitions for approval.
Evaluate vendors’ bids and drawings for compliance with specifications.
Communicate equipment design to clients and other design disciplines.
Review and approve design drawings for an assigned project segment.
Participate in reviews of Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrument Diagrams, as applicable.
Participate in preparing equipment lists and load summaries.
Monitor activities of subcontracted technical services.
Participate in preparing design guides, guide specifications, and contract proposals.
Provide technical guidance and coordinate manpower for Electrical Engineering staff assigned to projects.
Assist with personnel evaluations and hiring reviews.
May supervise and direct personnel working on one or more projects.
Provide input to estimates, proposals, scheduling, and manpower planning.
Participate in plant start-ups and field assignments as required.
Participate in equipment inspections at vendors’ facilities.
May plan, organize, and supervise design-engineering activities for complex projects or multiple moderate-size projects.
May work with construction personnel on constructability issues involving field conditions, sequencing, and construction schedules.