Electrical Engineer 3 (PA)

POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

Electrical Engineer 3

DEPARTMENT:

Electrical

REPORTS TO:

Director of East Coast Engineering

FLSA:

Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE:

M-F 8AM to 5PM

TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Up to 25%

LOCATION:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

MANAGEMENT:

No

EEO:

Professionals

JOB FAMILY:

Professionals

A Little About Us: ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Bethlehem, Pennsylvania office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast-pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About your role:

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties that involve leading the electrical portion of engineering projects, including conducting tasks and calculations necessary to order and integrate electrical equipment to run the site. This position will be responsible for determining the scope, schedule, and workflow, and will function as the main point of contact for all technical or construction questions.

Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities

+ Performs engineering tasks within the engineer's background, education, and licensure knowledge base. + Develops electrical design packages. Packages to include but are not limited to load lists, one lines, circuit schedules, lighting, grounding, cable tray, underground plans, layouts, area classification, 3D model review, and project lead reports. + Completes electrical reports, calculations, and studies. + Responds to questions from the field team during construction. + Sizes and rates electrical equipment needed to perform required project functions. + Creates electrical equipment specifications and datasheets. + Reviews vendor and contractor bids and assists in procurement. + Reviews deliverables for engineering correctness and constructability. + Facilitates interaction between departments, including completing a RACI model (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) interdepartmental check.

Work Hours:

Company Hours

This position works 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs.

40-Hour Work Week

Monday through Friday, Hours may vary with the workload.

Evenings/Weekends/OT

As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position.

Benefits:

Position

Relevant Experience

Education

Skills

Electrical Engineer 3

5+ years experience working with multidiscipline project teams specific to engineering required.

Bachelor's Degree in a Science-related field or equivalent experience required.

Professional Engineering License Required.

In addition to the above, this role will write, or oversee the writing of, field directives to clarify certain engineering issues. To ensure the quality of engineering deliverables, this position will conduct company QA/QC procedures. This position is responsible for understanding client needs and providing support. This role develops design scope and provides feedback/direction on design needs. The position has immediate oversight of team members most of the time performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads. This role will mentor other team members, ensure design standards meet codes, standards, and customer requirements, as well as create and revise notes and standards, as necessary.

Specialized Skills

Supervisory Expectations:

Independence of Action

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases "occasionally," "regularly," and "frequently" correspond to the following definitions: "occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more of working time.)

Core Competencies: