IPS Lead

About the Role

As a lead designer, you will supervise and provide technical direction to a team of designers, ensuring the total delivery of electrical and instrumentation deliverables and services on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations. This role involves advanced design work, serving as a technical specialist for complex assignments, and requires extensive progressive experience in electrical and instrumentation design. You will work under minimal supervision, utilizing project controls for cost, schedule, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Utilize department design and drafting standards.
• Recognize and communicate project scope, specifications, and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
• Identify and communicate scope and design changes promptly.
• Provide on-site assistance during startup.
• Offer technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel.
• Coordinate work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
• Report the current status of project work, including delays or improvements in the projected finish date, to the discipline lead.
• Confer with clients to determine scopes of work and address technical matters.
• Direct designers to complete tasks efficiently.
• Produce 480VAC, 15kV/5kV equipment specifications, and electrical installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Understand the skills and experience required to perform design functions.
• Proactively lead and coordinate the efforts of a design staff to achieve scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Mentor subordinates and participate in team or cross-discipline checks to ensure coordination.
• Check calculations made by other designers for accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, and good engineering practice.
• Determine construction quantities and provide construction cost estimates.
• Delegate work to designers based on their technical skills and experience, ensuring efficient progress and quality.
• Consult with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Participate in planning training programs, continuous education opportunities, and professional development of staff.
• Identify possible changes in scope and draft change orders.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.
• 25 or more years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation drafting and design.

Skills

• Familiarity with the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Ability to perform lighting level calculations, size wire, conduit, and overcurrent protection for lighting and power applications.
• Ability to perform voltage drop calculations and route conduit and cable tray.
• Ability to calculate tray and conduit fill and determine motor control center loading.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.
• Ability to create accurate electrical installation documents from vendor equipment drawings.
• Ability to determine load center unit substation loading and develop equipment specifications for 480VAC equipment (e.g., motor control centers, variable frequency drives, motors, load center unit substations).
• Familiarity with 15kV power system equipment and installation techniques both above and below ground.
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for 15kV/5kV equipment (e.g., switchgear, load break switches, motor control centers) and perform calculations for short circuit and overcurrent protective device ratings.
• Ability to develop electrical installation specifications, construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for projects.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities and develop design criteria and scope of work.
• Ability to forecast hours to complete professional services and develop staffing plans based on deliverables and project schedules.
• Ability to identify required information and proactively obtain it, coordinating with other disciplines regarding design development and changes.
• Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of 2D AutoCAD and MicroStation; 3D AutoCAD is desirable.
• Programming experience with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and/or Distributed Control System (DCS) equipment.
• Ability to lead a small team to deliver on commitments and coordinate with the process group for efficient equipment layouts and space usage.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with highly developed virtual team and cross-divisional relationship skills.
• Ability to provide interoffice execution support with no supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and personal paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.

About the Company

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors fosters an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a "team mentality," ensuring each person understands the value of their contributions. As a 100% teammate-owned company, we prioritize safety and offer a collaborative culture where expertise and passion drive success.