What are the responsibilities and job description for the E&C Engineer position at HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm?
We are seeking an experienced Electrical & Controls Engineer II to support large-scale, dispatchable power generation projects, including combustion turbine facilities. This role will function as a project engineer, providing electrical engineering expertise across engineering design and construction phases. The engineer will be responsible for technical reviews, responding to requests for information (RFIs), managing non-conformance items, and ensuring construction execution aligns with approved designs and specifications.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Technical Skills
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Provide electrical engineering support for large, dispatchable generation projects, including facilities currently in construction and design.
- Review and evaluate EPC contractor submittals, drawings, studies, and technical analyses for compliance with project requirements and master specifications.
- Prepare, review, and resolve RFIs, non-conformance reports (NCRs), and design clarifications.
- Identify and communicate variances to project specifications and coordinate internal approval processes.
- Support construction activities by providing on-site electrical engineering guidance, troubleshooting design conflicts, and assisting field teams.
- Ensure construction activities comply with approved design documents and contractual scope.
- Collaborate closely with project engineers, project managers, construction managers, inspectors, and project controls teams (cost and scheduling).
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders including operations, environmental teams, siting and land rights, supply chain, and other technical disciplines.
- Interface with external stakeholders such as EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, and local, state, and federal permitting agencies.
- Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of engineering decisions, RFIs, and technical issues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent relevant experience.
- Minimum of 9 years of electrical engineering experience.
- At least 3 years of experience supporting dispatchable generation projects, including engineering design or construction.
- Demonstrated experience working with RFIs, NCRs, and contract scope management.
- Strong knowledge of interpreting electrical design drawings and ensuring construction compliance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a large, matrixed, cross-functional team environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel and work on-site at project locations.
- Experience supporting utility-scale power generation projects, particularly large-frame combustion turbines.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification with intent to obtain PE.
- Familiarity with EPC contractor environments and large capital construction projects.
Technical Skills
- Experience or familiarity with engineering and project collaboration tools such as:
- ProjectWise
- Bluebeam
- Procore
- Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams
- SAP (preferred but not required)