Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Engineer (8+ years)

Company Description At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small, including commercial, retail, institutional, government, industrial, and project/construction management. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 20 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.

To meet client objectives and to integrate our many disciplines, we can create teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and corrosion control, as well as project/construction managers and professionals in a variety of specialty services. This ability has made us a leader in the engineering and construction communities, and has strengthened our reputation as being progressive, innovative, and a great place to work.

Job Description

Coffman Engineers is seeking an Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Engineer for our Anchorage office. Our firm has been working in the energy industry for over 44 years and our multidiscipline team of engineers is experienced in a wide range of projects across multiple energy markets including Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, Alternative and Renewable Energy (Solar, Biomass and Biofuels, Wind, RNG), Energy Storage, and Microgrids.

The successful candidate is a self-motivated, energetic team player with eight plus years of experience in industrial power and control system design. The ideal candidate has engineering experience with electrical power systems; industrial instrumentation and control systems; working with owners’ facility engineers and construction team; reviewing vendor packaged drawings; project management; and client management. Candidate should have experience working with a multidiscipline team of engineers.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.)
• +8 years of experience in electrical instrumentation and control (E&IC) engineering that is applicable to designing for energy industries (hydrogen, solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), oil & gas, petrochem)
• Experience with electrical grid tie ins and utility providers (preferred).
• Experience in the power industry associated with electrical engineering and design of HV and MV substations, HV transmission systems, and MV distribution systems (preferred).
• Experience with specifying E&IC systems and electrical equipment and data sheets, including but not limited to low/medium switchgears, MCC’s, VFD’s, soft starters, transformers etc. and working with vendors.
• Knowledgeable in battery backup systems, battery charging systems, and uninterruptible power supplies.
• Ability to create and/or review electrical one lines; perform electrical studies, including but not limited to load studies, short circuit, motor starting etc.
• Ability to create and/or review Area Classification, Power, Lighting, Grounding, Cable Tray, and Heat Tracing drawings and calculations, as needed.
• Performing electrical system modelling, arc flash risk assessments, and electrical coordination studies using ETAP, EasyPower, or SKM software packages
• Able to develop accurate electrical scopes of work, electrical engineering manhour estimates and proposals.
• Experience with total installed cost (TIC) development for electrical and control systems
• Experience with peer reviews of E&IC system designs
• Ability to write and edit technical engineering reports.
• Possess knowledge of industry codes including NEC, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, and NFPA
• Participate in project meetings with clients and project team to define project objectives and coordinate design issues with other disciplines.
• Ability to supervise, manage, review and provide comments to the electrical work of others.
• Ability to travel to industrial sites, client offices or to coordinate with client’s onsite team as needed
• Experience providing Owner’s Engineering services preferred.
• Excellent leadership, supervisory, and writing and verbal communication skills.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Additional Information

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary/benefits package, a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work on exciting projects.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits, including a flexible PTO program and family-friendly policies. We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

We welcome the dedicated and the driven. Join us.

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Coffman at a Glance:

• 45 years in business
• 650+ employees serving clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from more than 20 locations
• Multi-discipline engineering services plus corrosion control, commissioning and project/construction management
• #27 Top 80 Engineering Firms, Building Design+Construction, 2019
• #29 Zweig Group Hot Firm List, Zweig Group, 2021
• #157 Top 500 Design Firms, Engineering News-Record, 2022
• Best Place to Work BOAB, Alaska Business Magazine, 2023

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This position is direct with Coffman Engineers; we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled individuals.

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