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Crowe LLP

Workday Absence & HCM Senior Analyst

Lexington, KY · Remote

$89K - $114K/yr

Maintain security groups in support areas, and create new security groups as needed * Configure ... Execute research and analysis of best practices and solutions * Complete ad hoc projects and annual ...

Crowe LLP

Workday Absence & HCM Senior Analyst

Louisville, KY · Remote

$87K - $110K/yr

Maintain security groups in support areas, and create new security groups as needed * Configure ... Execute research and analysis of best practices and solutions * Complete ad hoc projects and annual ...

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Electrical Engineer (P.E.) (3944)

Paducah, KY • On-site, Remote

Navarro Inc.
Clean Energy Services • 501 - 1,000 employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 18 days ago

Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering is recruiting an Electrical Engineer (P.E.) (3944) in Paducah, KY. This is a remote position with travel to Paducah when needed.
Navarro is an award-winning provider of turnkey solutions, delivering comprehensive nuclear, environmental and technical services to federal agencies, commercial enterprises and private clients across the United States. Our expertise supports organizations such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Department of Defense and NASA, while also extending to commercial industries and private sector partners facing complex engineering, technical and environmental challenges. Navarro specializes in nuclear operations, environmental remediation, D&D, waste management, advanced energy, facilities management, and technical and professional services. For more information, please visit Navarro-inc.com.
Position Summary
Navarro is seeking a Kentucky-licensed Professional Engineer (PE) - Electrical to support bid and task-based design engineering services for Department of Energy (DOE) facility modification work in Paducah, Kentucky. This role supports electrical engineering design scope for existing DOE-owned facilities in industrial, chemical processing, nuclear processing, or similarly complex regulated environments.
The work consists of electrical engineering support for modifications to existing facilities, including design documentation, equipment and construction specifications, test planning, start-up support, troubleshooting, and field visits or project meetings at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant as required by individual task assignments.
Responsibilities
  • Provide electrical engineering support for DOE facility modification projects in industrial, chemical processing, nuclear processing, or other complex facility environments.
  • Develop and review electrical specifications, calculations, engineering evaluations, statements of work, design drawings, test plans, and technical design documentation.
  • Support electrical system design activities associated with modifications to existing facilities, obsolete equipment replacement, start-up operations support, and equipment troubleshooting.
  • Apply national electrical codes, standards, and safety requirements to assigned design tasks and facility modification scope.
  • Apply applicable design codes, standards, site procedures, engineering design control requirements, and assigned quality levels to task-based engineering work.
  • Coordinate with project managers, design engineering management, discipline leads, client representatives, and other technical staff to support task execution, reviews, schedules, and field visit needs.
  • Support work planning, technical input, milestone deliverables, engineering documentation, and design activities on an intermittent or task-specific basis as project requirements are defined.
  • Comply with site access, safety, quality assurance, security, radiological control, and worker safety and health requirements applicable to DOE facility work.

Requirements
  • Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
  • Experience developing electrical engineering design products, including specifications, calculations, evaluations, statements of work, and design drawings for electrical systems.
  • Experience working in an industrial environment, including chemical or nuclear processing facilities.
  • Department of Energy (DOE) experience is required.
  • Experience supporting engineering work in industrial, chemical processing, nuclear processing, environmental, or other complex regulated facility environments.
  • Ability to support task-based engineering assignments that may range from a few weeks to several months, depending on design scope and project needs.
  • Ability to provide individual Kentucky PE license information for proposal submittal purposes; associated subcontractor firm must hold a current permit in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to perform engineering services.
  • Ability to support field visits and/or project meetings at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah, Kentucky, as needed.
  • Ability to meet DOE site access, badging, security, training, safety, quality assurance, and radiological control requirements, as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with power utility distribution systems.
  • Design experience with NEC (ANSI/NFPA 70), NFPA 70E, NEMA, NESC (ANSI C.2), IEEE standards, and NFPA Life Safety Code.
  • Familiarity with SKM software.
  • Experience writing equipment or construction specifications, developing test plans, supporting start-up operations, and troubleshooting equipment problems.
  • Experience coordinating electrical design scope with civil/structural, mechanical, I&C, chemical, project management, safety, quality, and field execution stakeholders.

Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline and current Professional Engineer (PE) licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky are required. DOE experience and electrical engineering experience supporting industrial, chemical processing, nuclear processing, utility distribution, electrical system design, or other complex regulated facility work are required.
Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearances requirements, US citizenship is required.
Navarro is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or any classification protected by applicable state or local law.
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Benefits
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability

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