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Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.

Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

In this role, you will plan, develop, and review electrical engineering design work, produce drawings and documentation, and prepare design estimates for a project. You will coordinate with clients, facilitate technical discussions, and review key electrical drawings, calculations, and bid summaries. You will solve complex technical issues and ensure electrical designs comply with all regulations and standards.

• Plans, develops, coordinates and reviews design work within a small-size Electrical design work group on projects of medium size or assignments in support of global business unit
• Produces drawings and documentation in accordance with established design and scope including single line diagrams, schematics, block diagrams, general arrangements, layouts (equipment, earthing, cable routing, lighting) and installation details.
• Ensures Electrical systems designs comply with all applicable installation codes, regulations, and standards.  
• Coordinates and interfaces as directed with the day-to-day technical work of Electrical engineers, scientists, specialists, designers and drafters
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to upper management
• Facilitates technical discussions with third parties (client, suppliers, regulators)
• Prepares or oversees the preparation of Electrical design estimates and work plan in accordance with project scope, schedule and budget, and manages implementation and performance accordingly
• Develops Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), Bechtel design guides, appropriate Bechtel Standard Computer Applications (BSAPs) and administrative practices
• Coordinates with client representatives as delegated to obtain approval on phases of work
• Reviews key Electrical engineering drawings and calculations and bid summaries
• Mentors Electrical designers and drafters by providing appropriate on-the-job training for their professional development

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10  years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience

• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, design criteria, guides & procedures and codes relevant to the electrical discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidiscipline team for EPC/EPCM projects.
• Proficient in electrical discipline with the ability to resolve a wide range of issues.
• Experience in the instrumentation discipline will be highly regarded.
• Extensive Microstation and/or AutoCAD as well as 3D modelling skills are essential.
• Supplemental experience in SmartPlant 3D, Tekla, 3D Lighting design, SmartPlant Electrical and SmartPlant Instrumentation will be highly regarded.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical and instrumentation design and drafting techniques, engineering drawings, reading of drawings, and reproduction methods used by the discipline.

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