Staff Electrical Engineer

About the role

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to lead the development, design, and execution of electrical and power-system projects. The ideal candidate will collaborate with manufacturing leadership, corporate teams, and external partners to bring complex projects from concept to completion.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute capital and expensed projects, sometimes large and complex, with detailed scopes of work, detailed schedules, and appropriations-grade budgets.
• Solicit detailed stakeholder design criteria and translate same into actionable technical designs, plans, and scope elements to ensure achievement of project objectives.
• Partner with project stakeholders to develop project options and proposals to facilitate decision-making by business leaders.
• Develop and submit detailed documentation required to solicit project approval through online project administration software tools.
• Maintain project files and publish periodic project reports.
• Manage onsite contractor activities, ensuring consistent enforcement of regulatory, corporate and plant policies such as safety, ethics, environmental, etc.
• Minimize project-related disruptions to normal plant activities and coordinate necessary disruptions with plant management in advance.
• Perform project-related quality control functions, inspecting vendor-supplied equipment and construction work to ensure compliance with specifications, drawings, timeline requirements, and other requirements as defined in contract packages.
• Provide an active onsite resource for project commissioning, startup, and optimization.

Qualifications

• Possess strong knowledge of the design of electrical systems in an industrial environment including 12470 Volt, 4160 Volt, and 480 Volt power distribution.
• Possess strong working knowledge of and adhere to the requirements of NFPA 70 (National Electric Code), NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace), NFPA 70B (Standard for Electrical Equipment Maintenance), and NESC/ANSI C2 (National Electric Safety Code).
• Develop and retain process knowledge and related manufacturing expertise necessary to successfully execute projects and job assignments.
• Collaborate with facility teams, technical teams, and other engineers to develop innovative solutions to complex problems and business opportunities.
• Provide coaching and support for engineers and other facility-level technical resources.

Leadership Competencies

• Plan and Organize
• Drive Results
• Initiate Action
• Build Trusting Relationships

Required Qualifications

• Experience with power distribution and equipment installation.
• Location: Primarily based out of Aiken or Columbia, SC with potential for project management assignments and responsibilities at any Shaw facility location.
• Must be able to work project-related overtime, including periodic after-hours support.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management and engineering software tools, including Smartsheet, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office products, or willingness to learn these tools.
• Able to travel, both domestically (approximately 30%) and internationally (infrequent).
• Two years of industrial and/or engineering experience related to project management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• Three to five years of industrial and/or engineering experience related to project management.
• Five years equivalent experience.
• Two years as a Project Engineer.
• Demonstrated success with managing multiple large projects simultaneously.