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KPE – Electrical Designer Jobs in Calgary, Canada at Kiewit
Title: KPE – Electrical Designer
Company: Kiewit
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Position Overview
The Kiewit Power Engineering Group is seeking several mid-level and senior Electrical Designers to join our growing Calgary team!
The ideal candidates will support EPC project design work for power generation projects. The Electrical Designers are responsible for developing detailed raceway designs including duct bank, embedded conduit and cable tray from concept to completion.
In this role, you will lead and collaborate with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-drive engineering with a focus on safe, cost effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.
District Overview
Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is a full-service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets. Our combined staff of more than 3,000 engineers and design professionals have expertise that spans all major engineering disciplines to serve transportation, power, water/wastewater, mining, building, and oil, gas & chemical markets. Backed by 140 years of construction experience, our construction-driven engineering focuses on constructability and safety in the earliest phases of projects to ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery.
Our rapidly growing Power district, which includes structural, civil, piping, mechanical, process, process safety, electrical, instrument and control disciplines, is a multi-faceted division of Kiewit with best-in-class technical expertise focused on the EPC delivery model for power facilities. We offer a variety of engineering services, including owner’s engineering, project development, detailed engineering and design, construction management, and plant services. Our engineering teams bring power projects to life across North America in the following areas:
We are a highly performing team of engineers and designers that develop projects through the project life cycle engaging in exciting projects throughout North America. Our staff leads the power markets engineering process and collaborates with Kiewit’s construction teams to approach construction-driven engineering with a focus on safe, cost-effective, and innovative designs that achieve client expectations and further Kiewit’s legacy of excellence.
Location
This position is based out of Calgary, Alberta.
Responsibilities
• Design duct bank, embedded conduit, cable tray, grounding and lighting systems from concept to completion utilizing engineering documents, sketches or vendor data.
• Perform calculations to size and check allowable fill in conduits and cable tray systems according to Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) requirements.
• Develops 3D models utilizing drawings, sketches, and design skills. Checks and navigates in the 3D models for interferences and constructability.
• Routes electrical cables in a 3D environment to generate a cable schedule.
• Model electrical components using vendor submittals and electrical designs.
• Perform calculations to size pull boxes according to CEC requirements.
• Utilize applicable engineering national and local codes.
• Reports project progression updates and/or issues to project lead team.
• Coordinates with project team by utilizing the Project Database, such as Request for Review Process, Holds List, ECN, Request for information from other disciplines, and all other applicable functions.
• Gathers information needed to develop design and verify voltage separation requirements are met.
• Analyze, inspect, and construct designs while adhering to electrical quality standards and department procedures.
• Checks design for consistency, safety, operability, and maintenance requirements before submitting to checking.
• Resolves checked drawings; prove and understand comments made.
• Completes miscellaneous tasks to support project development.
• Acts as a field resource to assist construction in field resolution on issues.
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