Sr. Electrical Power/Control Systems Eng. (P.E.)

Kforce has a client in the Houston, TX metro area that is seeking a couple of Senior Electrical Power/Control Systems Engineer (P.E.) to lead Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (EI&C) projects supporting municipal and industrial facilities. This role is a technical leader responsible for design, power system studies, automation systems, and project execution from concept through commissioning. This position is fully remote. Responsibilities:

• Select electrical equipment, instrumentation and controls required to monitor, operate and control mechanical, process and electrical systems (Power Distribution)
• Develop power system studies, including short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, load flow and motor starting analysis
• Develop the EI&C portion of P&IDs
• Perform power distribution design, cable sizing, breaker sizing, conduit sizing, and control system design, etc.
• Produce logic diagrams, control narratives (sequence of operations) and wiring diagrams
• Develop instrument indexes, I/O lists, and cable and conduit schedules
• Design PLC and HMI network architecture, including Ethernet/IP, ControlNet and remote I/O
• Develop control panel designs and select and specify instruments and control valves
• Interpret and apply codes, standards, job procedures and project specifications, including NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ISA and UL 508A
• Serve as Engineer of Record and seal state deliverables, maintaining documented responsible charge over all sealed work
• Perform QA/QC and back-check reviews of design deliverables and verify that comments are incorporated prior to each issue
• Oversee the work of the designers and engineers assigned to your projects and coordinate their design tasks and priorities
• Provide construction-phase engineering support, including submittal and shop drawing review, RFI, etc.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or similar degree
• Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in good standing
• Minimum of five (5) years of electrical design and/or instrumentation and controls design experience, including working application of the NEC (NFPA 70)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical design for the production of electrical and I&C design drawings is required
• Working knowledge of at least one PLC or HMI/SCADA platform
• Ability to read and interpret network architecture drawings, I/O diagrams and control schematics
• Ability to lead electrical and I&C design and construction projects; Water and wastewater experience is a plus but not required - (P.E.s from water/wastewater, data centers, industrial infrastructure, power and comparable sectors is preferred)
• Strong written and verbal communication and impromptu problem-solving skills

Nice to have Qualifications: * Key design and analysis software Revit and Navisworks:

• SKM Power*Tools, ETAP or EasyPower for short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, load flow and motor starting studies
• Bluebeam Revu for design back-check, submittal review and markup

Project and industry experience:

• Water and wastewater, including treatment facilities, lift stations, booster and pump stations, wells, reservoirs, and collection and distribution systems
• Mining, industrial process, municipal or utility project experience
• Arc flash and power system study experience on publicly bid municipal projects

PLC and HMI programming experience: * Consulting engineering firm experience, including proposal development and fee build-up