Electrical Engineer II

Electrical Engineer II Houston, TX / Duluth, MN 12 Months

High-Level Description Provide electrical engineering expertise for compressor station facilities for expansion and maintenance capital projects executed by third party engineering firms. Support is focused on electrical infrastructure and technical guidance with respect to electrical design codes, industry standards, and company standards and equipment specifications. Liaison with other functional groups within Project Execution, Transmission and Shared Services to ensure project and company requirements are achieved and incorporated into the design deliverables.

Specific Accountabilities • Supports the development of the electrical project scope, schedule, capital cost estimate, execution planning, risks and supporting information related to assigned facility projects during the project development phase. • Ensures that all electrical facilities are designed in accordance with all regulations, applicable industry codes and corporate standards • Supports the execution of the electrical design deliverables by a third party engineering firm against the project budget and schedule • Reviews and approves electrical design deliverables for example drawings, technical reports and material listing sheets • Reviews vendor materials quotations, evaluate technical bid evaluations, and recommends to the supervisor selections based on technical merit along with price and delivery. Collaborate with Supply Chain to procure material via internal tools. • Provide technical support to Construction team during construction phases • Provide technical guidance to junior engineers within the team or others based upon technical expertise • Support and/or lead department initiatives as required • Ensures that development project scope definitions comply with all regulatory, environmental, health and safety requirements through effective management and coordination of internal functional groups • Provides support and assistance to peers and more senior staff in order to facilitate business initiatives and legal compliance

Scope/Dimensions Technical recommendations typically accepted with financial impacts approved by management.

Contacts (Working Relationships) • Project Manager – Weekly interaction to provide updated status on progress, cost, schedule, and risk. • Supervisor, Facilities Project Engineering – Daily interaction to address project issues and problems. • External Engineering Firm – Daily interaction to provide oversight on project design activities. • Operations – Weekly interaction to provide project status update and seek guidance on required design features.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Basic Qualifications: • Engineering degree • Minimum of 2 years of experience Desired Qualifications: • Professional Engineering designation • Problem solve issues through use of standards, modification of standards and/or previous experience • Effectively communicate technical issues and impacts to other technical and non-technical staff

Working Conditions • 80% of work is office based working with multiple project teams • 20% of time is in the field scoping projects or supporting construction and commissioning activities • Time sensitive deliverables • Work requires strong computer skills typically using Microsoft Office applications