An industry leader in the manufacture of construction and industrial good for over 100 years has an immediate opening for an Electrical & Controls Engineer.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ability to perform power, electrical & control systems engineering for all aspects of projects.
• Prepares and reviews technical electrical specifications for equipment and processes projects.
• Provide advice and troubleshooting support to Operations for issues outside of a plant’s internal capability or on matters that affect multiple plants across the division.
• Assist the Corporate Electrical Group in review and implementation of Corporate Specifications and Standards.
• Assist facility with manufacturing operations as well as execution of electrical safety initiatives.
• Provide project management and oversight for all aspects and phases for multiple project assignments concurrently and driving projects to completion.
• Ensure compliance to technical specifications and contracts for equipment and services for all aspects of projects.
• Maintain good communication to management and project customers regarding project status, problems, and changes.
• Coordinate, review, provide oversight, and manage supplier and contractor activities for all aspects of the project on and off site, including the commissioning, startup, and training for plant personnel.
• Develop bid request documentation, supplier lists, bid evaluations and make recommendations for purchasing.
• Manage overall project budget, forecasts, schedule, scope, deliverables, execution, and reporting to provide the expected benefits of the project to the organization.
• Coordinate, review, provide oversight, and manage external engineering resources and consultants as needed.
• Provides support for remote manufacturing facilities to determine root cause failure analysis and development of corrective action plans.
• Project Electrical and Project Management support will entail approximately 70-80% of workload, with Plant Support and Standards review and development being the remainder of the workload.
• May provide direction and mentoring to more junior engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology with a minimum of 5 years of experience in control systems engineering in a continuous manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI applications (including programming) along with communications within enterprise and control networked systems.
• Demonstrated electrical and control system engineering capabilities.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the application of the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace – arc flash energy and shock hazards.
• Ability to manage and support multiple projects simultaneously
• Must have the ability to work with and influence a multi-discipline team and management with a demonstrated capability to implement plans and follow through with sustained execution, meeting project milestones in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated capabilities in working collaboratively with internal and external engineering resources.
• Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated drive and initiative to complete assigned tasks and investigate and seek out improvement opportunities.

• Requires travel (30% – 50%)

Preferred Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in the engineering and implementation of 480V (Switchgear, Power Distribution Panel, Motor Control Center) and 4160V Power Distribution Systems.
• Lead Electrical/Controls Engineer on 1 Major or Complex Project (Responsibility > $5M).