Electrical Project Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Project Engineer II

Location: Oxford, North Carolina

Details: 100% onsite, contract to hire position

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the development of electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles and customer requirements.
• Develop initial electrical design, bills of materials, schematics, and drawings in AutoCAD.
• Support senior project engineers on assigned projects led by Roofing TIP or led by the Roofing plant teams to deliver installations safely, on time and on budget.
• Support the Technical Office in the development of designs and processes to deliver the best performance and lowest cost giving due regard to safety, operations, maintenance, and legal compliance.
• Analyze project requirements and perform technical calculations supporting design.
• Support continuous improvement of process plant design in collaboration with the Operational Excellence Team and the Technical Office.
• Assist in the startup and commissioning of equipment and other mechanical systems onsite.
• Ensure the efficient transfer of projects to the Operations team, including all documentation, training support, spare parts packages, preventive maintenance manuals, troubleshooting guides, etc.
• Maintain, and communicate project status to meet company goals.
• Participate in the design phase of the projects providing input to the process.
• Follows the Project Execution Manual Check Lists (Stage gate process) applying the standard tools at each step of the project (risk register, change register, etc).
• Maintain fluid communication and collaboration with other members of Roofing (TIP), Project Management Office (PMO), Technical Office, OPEX Team, Loss Prevention Team, and other corporate teams such as Operations, Quality, R&D or Safety during the projects life cycle.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar Engineering field
• 3+ years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Practical experience and knowledge of piping system design and its application in an industrial continuous process manufacturing environment
• Ability to read all types of engineering drawings
• Understanding or experience in sizing, specifying, purchasing, and installing various pumps, fans, compressors, burners and related pipe and ductwork
• Understanding or experience with material handling, packaging equipment, continuous web and pollution control systems
• Preferred candidate may have operational site and project execution experience

Core

• Electrical Engineering skills and knowledge with basic understanding of mechanical items
• Advanced problem solving skills
• AutoCad skills
• MS Project skills

Soft Skills

• Teamwork and people management skills
• Capable of working within a project management team and completing assigned work with minimal supervision
• Customer focus Internal customer
• Change management skills
• Stress and workload management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with emotional intelligence awareness

Travel requirements up to 60%