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Sr. Electrical Designer​/Checker

Job in Airdrie, Alberta, P4B, Canada
Listing for: Propak
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Engineering Design & Technologists, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Electrical Designers complete advanced, complex, and confidential tasks requiring strong understanding of engineering principles and a high standard of designing and drafting skills. Understanding of control system will be an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides design services by gathering information, making studies, computing calculations, and preparing detailed design and deliverables in accordance with project requirements

Designs components or portions of systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations

Gathers information, makes studies, computes calculations, and prepares original rough layouts and sketches to present design proposals

Coordinates design criteria with engineering providing layout skid packages including MCC building, cable tray and lighting layouts, and motor schematic drawings

Investigates pertinent design factors, such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements

Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to codes, regulations, and standards, procedures, specifications, critical interface compatibility, productibility aspects, and dimensional accuracy of calculations

Checks for conformity to design/drafting standards, design specifications, and economy of fabrication and identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies

Coordinates assigned engineering and design work with other project groups

Recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers

Participates in project planning and execution, man-hour estimation, and schedule development

Supervises and provides technical direction to intermediate and junior designers

Education

A degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent education and experience

ASET membership is an asset

Experience

15 years of directly related experience in electrical design of oil and gas processing facilities with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Canadian industry

5 years’ checking experience

Experience with an EPC work environment

Fabrication shop designing and checking experience

Proficiency in latest version of AutoCAD

Other

2-3 years’ experience with 3D CADWorx

3+ years’ experience with 2D Acad

Experience with Autodesk programs including AutoCAD and Inventor

Familiarity with CEC, NEC industry regulations, and standards

Must be eligible to work in Canada

As a condition of employment, employees are required upon hire to sign a Drug-Free Workplace Agreement, a Conflict-of-Interest Agreement, and Confidentiality and Invention Agreement

Required

Skills and Abilities

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Strong command of the English language

Excellent organizational, time management, and planning skills

Ability to meet objectives while working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and strict deadlines

Adaptable to changing demands

Ability to take independent action to accomplish objectives

Excellent reading, research, and analytical skills

Ability to interpret and utilize complex information

Detail-oriented

Ability to monitor the quality of own work

Advanced mathematics and science skills

Problem solving

Ability to resolve technical problems

Ability to create systems for checking accuracy

Ability to understand verbal and written instructions

Relationships
Internal

Must work in a team environment

Attends meetings and liaises with Electrical Designers and Checkers, multidisciplinary Designers and Drafters, Engineering, and Fabrication

Confers with shop and departmental personnel while gathering information

May be required to prepare internal reports

External

Not applicable

Authority Level

Technical decisions are routine in nature and will follow precedents and procedures

Manager is readily available for assistance and guidance

Work is reviewed for accuracy and conformance with prescribed procedures

Work Environment
Specific Work Conditions

The work is performed in an office setting and requires the need to…
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