Instrumentation & Electrical Designer - Prime Controls

Introducing Prime Controls
Established in 1991, Prime Controls is a family-owned Systems Integration and I&C Construction firm dedicated to meeting clients' industrial automation and control requirements. As a Main Automation Contractor, we offer comprehensive solutions, supported by our size, expertise, and extensive experience. With a professional team of over 750 employees, Prime Controls serves customers nationwide from our Dallas, Texas headquarters and offices throughout the South-Central United States. Our mission is to deliver the highest quality professional services while prioritizing our employees' well-being and fostering an exceptional workplace environment.

What You Will Do
As a Senior Instrumentation and Electrical Designer, you will be responsible for the electrical design, layout, and drafting of industrial facilities, primarily oil and gas. The senior designer will take client/project requirements, direction from engineer, national and customer standards and produce designs that meet those requirements, as well as direct and mentor other designers.
 

A Typical Day at Prime Controls

• Performs client contact duties when required by the project engineer, project manager, or account manager (PM/AM).
• Coordinates with project engineer, PM/AM, and other disciplined engineers.
• Performs site investigations.
• Responsible for specification adherence.
• Cost estimating to assist the project engineer.
• Performs wire and conduit sizing calculations, voltage drop calculations, and conduit fill calculations.
• Develop MCC layout(s) based on calculation data, including motor starter/VFD/Soft Starter or other loads circuit protector sizing
• Size VFD line/load reactors
• Responsible for designing:
  • Site Electrical (ductbanks, lighting, power, and control) plans
  • Electrical one-lines, and schematics
  • Site Grounding plans
  • Facility Lighting plans
  • Electrical room layouts
  • Cable tray plans
  • Heat Trace plans
  • Area classification drawings based on P&IDs, piping and plot plans
  • Instrument layout plans

What You Will Bring

The Basic

• 10 years of experience in instrumentation and electrical design
• Bachelor of Science Degree in electrical engineering technology or equivalent experience in I & E Design
• Strong experience with AutoCAD including
  • Using blocks
  • Using XREFs
  • Developing templates
  • Import and Export of data and drawings
• 3D Cable tray design experience, preferably in Revit.
• Grounding and lightning protection design in accordance with NEC article 250 and NFPA 780
• Willingness to learn and use grounding and lightning protection design software
• Experience with SKM is desired.  Especially exporting to AutoCAD.
• Experience with AGI32 is desired.  Especially exporting to AutoCAD.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply customer standards.
• Ability to help create and follow company processes.
• Navisworks experience
• SharePoint experience

What We Offer:
Full-time employees enjoy a great benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account(s)
• Generous PTO
• Numerous culture events
• 401k matching and more!