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Hargrove Engineers & Constructors · 1 day ago

Controls Designer

Kingsport, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

15+ years exp

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors is a leading provider of engineering, procurement, construction management, and technical services across various sectors. The Controls Designer will be responsible for supervising a team of designers, ensuring the timely delivery of electrical and instrumentation deliverables, and performing advanced design work while adhering to project controls for cost, schedule, and quality.

ConstructionConsultingProject Management

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Familiarity with and utilizing department design and drafting standards

Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team

Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly

On-site assistance during startup

Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project

Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required

Producing designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client

Checking calculations and deliverables made by others to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice

Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. It is your responsibility to furnish sufficient sketches and details necessary for completion of engineering drawings

Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project

Advising the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified

Assisting other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a “package”, enabling electrical/instrumentation purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing

Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for electrical/instrumentation input

Developing construction specifications

Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications

Performing fieldwork necessary to gather field data, check tie-ins and provide construction support

Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department

Knowledge of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer, design and construct process and manufacturing projects

Applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs

Produce installation details, motor control center single lines, electric room layouts, motor control elementaries, connection diagrams, cable schedules, control panel layouts and grounding, lighting, power and instrumentation plans under general supervision

Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand

Developing small work sharing packages for interoffice execution support

Qualification

Electrical designInstrumentation designNational Electrical Code (NEC)Construction specificationsCost estimationCAD drafting standardsVirtual team skillsCommunicationPresentation skills

Required

Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required

15 or more years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation drafting and design

Knowledge and application of the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC)

Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment

Ability to perform lighting level calculations

Ability to size wire, conduit and overcurrent protection for both lighting and power applications

Ability to perform voltage drop calculations

Ability to route conduit and cable tray

Ability to calculate tray and conduit fill

Ability to determine motor control center loading

Ability to create accurate electrical installation documents from the information found on vendor equipment drawings

Ability to determine load center unit substation loading

Ability to size control valves using appropriate software

Ability to develop specifications and data sheets for instrumentation, analyzers, control systems and actuated valves

Familiarity with standards that apply to instrumentation and controls (ISA)

Ability to develop equipment specifications for equipment such as motor control centers, variable frequency drivers, induction and synchronous motors, load center unit substations

Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all electrical deliverables

Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project

Ability to determine construction material quantities

Knowledge and application of company engineering design and CAD drafting standards

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Good presentation skills

Virtual team skills and cross divisional relationships are developed and able to provide interoffice execution support with general supervision

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

Benefits

Paid holidays

Personal paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

Disability insurance

401(k)

Other benefits

Company

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

Hargrove is a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction management firm delivering multi-discipline engineering, project delivery, controls & automation, and technical services to industrial clients.

Founded in 1995

Mobile, Alabama, USA

1001-5000 employees