Sr Lead Electrical Designer - QDC

About Us

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.

Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.

About this Role

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Senior Lead Electrical Designer is a senior member of the QDC Engineering team responsible for the layout, arrangement, completeness and buildability of electrical scope on fast-track, advanced technology projects: the utility interconnect and substation interface, medium-voltage distribution, generator and paralleling switchgear yards, transformers, switchgear, UPS and critical power distribution, electrical rooms, duct banks, cable tray and raceway, and grounding. Working across the client, Quanta engineering and construction OpCos, equipment vendors and third parties, this position makes sure the electrical scope is complete, constructable, procurable and compatible with the rest of the project scope before it is issued for construction (IFC). The Senior Lead Electrical Designer reports to the (Sr) Engineering Project Manager, QDC, supports all projects in the division, and serves as an electrical design point of contact between Engineering, Procurement, Field Operations and the client from proposal and early engineering through detail design, construction, startup and commissioning. As the QDC Engineering team grows, this position is expected to serve as lead designer for electrical scope, planning, assigning and checking the work of QDC and OpCo designers and drafters.

What You'll Do

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Design, Layout & Arrangements

• Develop 2D and 3D electrical layouts and models for advanced technology facility sites, including the substation and utility interconnect interface, medium-voltage switchgear, transformers and feeders,

generator and paralleling switchgear yards, electrical room and equipment arrangements (switchgear, UPS and battery systems, PDUs and busway), duct banks and manholes, cable tray, conduit racks and raceway routing, and grounding and lightning protection; review and coordinate the low-voltage building systems (lighting, receptacles, fire alarm and telecommunications pathways) prepared by the engineer of record or OpCo so they fit the power distribution and equipment layout

• Produce and check design deliverables such as electrical site plans, one-line diagrams drafted from the engineer's design, equipment room plans and elevations, duct bank plans and sections, cable tray and conduit routing plans, conduit and cable schedules, raceway fill and pull calculations, grounding plans, equipment arrangement and anchoring details, and bills of material
• Develop layouts that maintain NEC working clearances, arc-flash boundaries, equipment maintenance and replacement paths, cable bending radii and pull distances; design in capacity for change and growth where the added cost is low (space, dirt, concrete and steel), such as spare duct bank conduits, tray capacity, spare equipment positions and oversized pads, to protect the schedule from late equipment changes
• Lead interference and clash detection for electrical scope in the 3D model, with particular attention to duct banks against foundations and underground piping and to cable tray and conduit against mechanical and piping scope; resolve or escalate clashes before they reach the field
• Review vendor and equipment drawings for switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS and PDUs for footprints, weights, termination and cable landing locations, conduit entries, clearances and shipping splits, and incorporate vendor data into the model and drawings
• Apply applicable codes and standards (for example NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 110, IEEE and ANSI standards, and NESC where the utility interface requires it) and client design criteria to layouts and details; flag deviations and requirements versus preferences

Scope Completeness, Constructability & Procure-ability

• Review OpCo and third-party deliverables for scope completeness, constructability and procure-ability; identify missing, conflicting or unbuildable scope and drive it to resolution
• Confirm scope compatibility with other advanced technology scope, systems and stakeholders. Raise questions early, discuss and explore alternatives with engineers, the client and the field
• Participate in and help lead constructability, model (30/60/90 percent) and IFC readiness reviews; document review comments and verify their incorporation
• Support procurement with quantity take-offs (cable, conduit, tray, duct bank), requisition inputs for switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS and other major electrical equipment, bid evaluation inputs and vendor drawing review; flag long-lead equipment and layouts that are waiting on vendor data
• Perform quality reviews of drawings and models for inaccuracies, omissions, code compliance and adherence to QDC and client standards, and provide recommendations

Engineering, Construction & Procurement Coordination

• Facilitate communication, coordination and document flow for electrical scope among the client, Quanta engineering OpCos, field execution teams and third parties
• Identify and remedy gaps between Engineering and Construction and between Engineering and Procurement; remove hurdles and resolve issues
• Coordinate equipment locations, duct bank routing, conduit stub-ups and foundation penetrations, cable tray routing and grounding with the civil-structural and mechanical-piping disciplines and with the field
• Coordinate the utility interconnect and substation interface with the utility, the substation or transmission design team and the OpCos, including feeder routing, terminations, metering and energization sequencing
• Collaborate with the Senior Lead Electrical Engineer, other discipline engineers, and other discipline designers on technical completeness and compatibility, providing designer input on how the scope will actually be built
• Support the Engineering Project Manager with proposal inputs, early engineering, scope definition, deliverable lists and schedules for electrical scope

Change, RFI & Documentation Management

• Review and respond to construction RFIs, field change requests and redlines for electrical scope as assigned by the project team; implement redlines with precision and confirm accuracy before drawings are finalized
• Provide design input on the layout, equipment, material and schedule impacts of proposed changes so the project team can run them through the formal QDC change process rather than by informal agreement
• Keep electrical design documentation current in the project document management system (e.g., Procore), including drawing and model revision control, as-built records and inputs to the project issue, RFI and decision logs
• Document assumptions, decisions and handoffs in writing so alignment is created by documentation rather than by meetings alone

Team Leadership, Best Practices & Lessons Learned

• Serve as lead designer for electrical scope as the QDC Engineering team grows: plan and assign design work, check drawings and models, and be accountable for the quality and schedule of the electrical design package
• Mentor designers and drafters (QDC or OpCo), review their work, and help build the QDC design standards as the team grows
• Capture lessons learned during the project; contribute to root-cause reviews of RFIs, rework and design gaps and record the methods that saved time or money
• Contribute to developing and refining QDC elect