Temporary Etap Electrical Engineer Jobs in Colorado

Become a part of our team! Working under general direction, applies skills and expertise to generate solutions that require development or sustainment of new or improved techniques, procedures, or products. Responsibilities include assisting with planning, conducting, and evaluating approaches to meet project objectives in a timely, cost‑effective fashion.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates technical expertise in disciplinary field and meets task or project time and budget goals. Uses prescribed methods to perform specific and limited portions of a broader assignment.
• Perform electrical engineering calculations in the area of power system short circuit, load flow, cable sizing, prepare power distribution equipment specifications, review vendor drawings, prepare power system one‑line diagrams, prepare data sheets, circuit design drawings, cable ampacity calculations, cable schedules, cable and raceway routing, schematics and wiring diagrams, grounding, lightning and lighting drawings, E‑House layout drawings, heat loss calculations, procurement specifications, material requisitions and perform technical bid analysis.
• Basic familiarity of instrumentation and controls, P&ID, instrument and I/O lists, PLC, DCS, HMI, control schematics and panels.
• Apply knowledge of project change control process to identify potential changes.
• Maintain liaison with design and drafting groups; prepare, review and approve drawings as required; advise the Project Engineer about status of assignments with respect to schedule, budgets, delays and adverse problems.
• Assist with the development of manpower, man‑hour, and labor cost requirements for a project; monitor them to aid in evaluating budget limitations; take the lead on estimating tasks and perform material take‑offs for a specific discipline; ensure quality, quantity and completeness of the assigned engineering tasks.
• Plan and schedule engineering efforts associated with assigned project; maintain timely and accurate oral and written technical reports regarding assigned engineering activities; keep proper engineering files and records; develop understanding of industry codes and standards; prepare and participate in factory acceptance tests (FAT) and perform basic QA/QC for electrical equipment such as motors, transformers, switchgear and motor control centers; travel to site to assist in the start‑up and commissioning of the project.

Minimum Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with specialty in Control or Power Systems (or both) Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8‑10 years of related progressive, post‑baccalaureate experience in electrical engineering or related electrical engineering occupation.
• Experience in the preparation/execution of project scope; electrical discipline experience in work sequence, general content, and the methods used to generate specifications for requisition, bid analysis and purchase of electrical distribution equipment including switchgear, motor control centers, transformers, power distribution centers, generators, UPS and DC systems.
• Working experience with related industry codes and standards – NEC or IEC.
• Developing electrical power system equipment sizing and the generating of relevant project drawings and documents for systems that range from 480 VAC to 13,800 VAC.
• Fundamental understanding of instrumentation and controls; inter‑discipline review and interface requirements; manage 3rd‑party sub‑contractors; review of vendor and contractor document submittals.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree Desired, not Required.
• Bilingual in: Spanish, German considered an asset.
• Knowledge of mining and /or bulk material handling industries.
• Power system analysis, including short‑circuit calculation, voltage‑drop calculation, motor‑starting analysis and arc‑flash studies utilizing either ETAP or SKM power system analysis software.
• Experience in factory acceptance test (FAT) on control and/or power distribution equipment such as medium voltage switchgear; experience in the handling of electrical power & control and instrument circuits by generating schematics and interconnection diagrams on projects utilizing computerized AutoCAD.
• Computer skills: drawing software – 2D using AutoCAD; electrical software – ETAP or SKM, SmartPlant, E‑Plan; programming software – PLC and/or HMI.

Salary

Salary from $106,000 USD; salary commensurate with experience.