Staff Electrical Designer

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is seeking an Electrical Designer to join their growing team in the Oil, Gas, and Chemical sector, based at their headquarters in Kansas City, MO. This client is a 100% employee-owned firm and has been voted a Best Place to Work in numerous cities across the United States.

This position offers the opportunity to exercise your design skills, plan and produce 2D/3D deliverables, and showcase your leadership talents through coordination, communication, and execution of projects.

The Electrical Designer will work on a diverse portfolio of projects with various clients in the Oil, Gas & Chemical industries to perform the following duties:

• Design physical layouts for grounding, duct bank, conduit, cable tray, and lighting.

• Plan and develop a full range of drawing deliverables such as one-lines, motor schematics, hazardous areas, grounding, duct bank, lighting, power, cable tray, installation details, and section/elevations.

• Perform calculations for grounding, duct bank, conduit, cable tray, and lighting.

• Follow all company, client, and project design and drafting standards.

• Execute, organize, and maintain project revisions to designs and drawings in a logical and well-structured manner.

• Interpret and apply design codes and specifications related to design requirements.

• Review design deliverables for quality assurance within scope, budget and schedule.

• Incorporate schedules, budgets and project criteria into electrical design and layouts.

• Coordinate drafting and design efforts with both internal and external clients and vendors.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in drafting technology and 7 years experience OR
• Associate's degree and 8 years experience OR
• No degree and 9 years progressive detailing and design experience
• 3+ years of experience within Oil, Gas, Chemical, Industrial or Power Generation industry
• 7+ years of experience with designing cable tray, duct bank, grounding, conduit and lighting
• Must be able to own a design with no assistance
• Experience with SmartPlant3D OR AutoCAD
• Experience in Class I Division 2 Groups B, C, D hazardous area

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].