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Actalent Electrical Engineer in Portland, Oregon
Description
As an Electrical Engineer, you will manage and oversee electrical engineering projects from inception to completion, collaborating closely with the Project Manager and other team members to ensure project success. You will be responsible for producing and reviewing drawing sets, stamping others' work, and coordinating with utilities to upgrade services to the site, including switchgears and transformers. Your role will involve conducting power system modeling using SKM, Easypower, and ETAP, performing flash studies, relay coordination, and preparing detailed reports. You will work with electricians on start-up projects, conduct site visits for load studies and upgrades, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Additionally, you will complete medium and low voltage electrical engineering calculations and documentation packages, plans, sections, and details for electrical design projects according to industry, client, and company standards. You will apply extensive knowledge of relevant codes such as NFPA 70, 70E, 30, 58, and 497, NEMA, API 500 & 540, IEEE, and others as required. Coordinating project deliverables, deadlines, and interdisciplinary needs among the engineering team will be crucial. You will collaborate with electrical designers to develop and check one-line diagrams, conduit plans, grounding plans, area classification plans, control panel layouts, bills of materials, lighting plans, P&IDs, PLC & DCS wiring diagrams, and motor schematics.
Confidently communicating with clients and electrical utilities on new or upgraded service installations, you will also coordinate with mechanical, civil, process, and structural engineers to identify potential conflicts and/or efficiencies with the electrical design. Supporting business development opportunities and assisting in marketing efforts, including proposal preparation, scope, and budget, will be part of your responsibilities. You will perform contractor construction submittal reviews, respond to request for information documents, and coordinate with equipment vendors on behalf of clients to review and approve specifications. Continuously seeking improvement for yourself and for the department, you will travel within the United States 15% to 20% for site investigations, design reviews, and construction support.
Skills
Project engineering, power distribution, substation, electrical design, electrical engineering, outage management, plant outage, nfpa 70e, substation design, EasyPower, etap, SKM, relay protection, power distribution design, cable tray, motor control center, wiring diagram, pulp & paper, pulp and paper, plant utilities
Top Skills Details
Project engineering,power distribution,substation,electrical design,electrical engineering,outage management,plant outage
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience in the pulp and paper industry is a plus.
Familiarity with overhead utility systems is beneficial but not required.
Previous experience working with power distribution systems.
Experience Level
Expert Leve
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $125000.00 - $160000.00/yr.
- Permanently 100% remote- Performance based bonuses paid out at the end of the year- 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off- Banked hours - any hours worked over 80 in a 2 week period goes into "the bank". Engineers have the option to be paid for that at the end of each quarter. At the end of the year, engineers also will be compensated for all remaining PTO over 40 hours.- 40 hours of PTO rolls over to the next year
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 21, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.
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