This job is posted on behalf of Austin Allen Company, LLC by Top Echelon.
Electrical Project Engineer – Wood Products
Salary $130,000–$170,000 + Bonuses + Stellar Benefits – REMOTE WITH 30% TRAVEL
Are you ready to take your electrical engineering career to the next level without being tied to a plant every day? Join a leading wood products organization as an Electrical Project Engineer and become the electrical subject matter expert for major capital projects across multiple manufacturing facilities. This is a high-impact, high-visibility opportunity where you will work with senior leadership and take projects from concept through startup.
Key Responsibilities as the Electrical Project Engineer:
- Lead electrical projects from feasibility and detail design through procurement, construction, startup and post-startup optimization
- Lead multi-million-dollar capital projects, including projects exceeding $4 million
- Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, contractors and consultants
- Provide technical leadership for 480V power distribution, MCCs, motors, VFDs, starters, grounding and field I/O
- Establish electrical architecture, standards and best practices for industrial projects
- Direct designers, consultants and electrical contractors through project execution
- Perform and support EasyPower arc flash and coordination studies
- Travel approximately 30% to manufacturing facilities.
Minimum requirements for this Electrical Project Engineer position:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering required; M.S. preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive industrial capital project engineering experience
- Proven experience leading multi-million-dollar projects from concept through completion
- Strong experience with 480V electrical distribution, MCCs, VFDs and industrial power systems
- Experience with EasyPower, arc flash and coordination studies
- Strong knowledge of NFPA 70 and NFPA 70E
- Experience with MS Project, AutoCAD and advanced project management systems
- Wood products or heavy industrial manufacturing experience preferred
- PE license preferred
- Allen-Bradley ControlLogix experience a plus.
