Job Description
Client is seeking a Lead Electrical Designer to join its growing Houston, Texas office. This role supports a surge in recently awarded EPC work, including several large-scale projects across the midstream sector.
The Lead Electrical Designer will serve as the discipline lead on assigned projects, taking ownership of electrical design activities from execution through delivery. Current work includes onshore U.S. projects supporting cryogenic facilities, compression facilities, and midstream infrastructure.
While this role does not include direct reports, the Lead Electrical Designer will work closely with a multidisciplinary project team, providing technical leadership, coordinating design efforts, and reviewing work produced by other designers to ensure quality and consistency.
The Houston-based onshore EPC team is approximately eight members today and actively growing, offering the opportunity to play a key role in shaping project execution and supporting our client’s continued expansion in the midstream and energy markets.
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Leading electrical design execution for assigned EPC projects
• Serving as the primary electrical point of contact within the project team
• Reviewing and checking electrical deliverables to ensure accuracy and standards compliance
• Collaborating closely with engineering, design, and project management teams
• Supporting project schedules and deliverables across multiple simultaneous projects
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Required Skills & Experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 15+ years’ of experience as an Electrical Designer in the industry
• Project Lead experience
• Extensive oil & gas background at EPC company
• Experience with large onshore projects
• AutoCAD software experience (2D)
• Large project lead experience
• Ability to read and understand drawing markups to determine drafting requirements.
• Ability to utilize conventional drafting tools and CAD software to execute drafting requirements.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Microsoft Office software experience preferred.
• AutoCAD 3D
• SPI (Intools) software experience
• CADWORKS software experience
• Field Experience
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.