Senior Electrical Engineer

**Job description**:
Join our team as a **Senior Electrical Engineer** in Martinez, CA and power the future of innovation

Our company prefers a local California native but welcomes out-of-state applicants who are already located within the United States. International applicants will not be considered.

Position: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location: Martinez, CA (Hyrbid Schedule)
Additional: This is a Contract to Hire (12+ months)

Experience and Education:

- 10+ years of experience & Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status. (California PE (Professional Engineer) license is highly preferred.)
- Experience in Oil & Gas Industry with experience in design and retrofit of Facilities and Chemical Plants. (Refining, Chemical, and Petrochemical industry)
- Have existing brownfield experience
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications in engineering, management, project management or supervisory qualifications or equivalent.

**Responsibilities**:

- Deliver electrical engineering services that meet applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
- Initiate, manage and if required supervise electrical engineering project requirements.

Qualifications:

- Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills, consistently delivering quality, accurate, and timely work to our client and its customers.
- Sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of electrical engineering, as well as the basic requirements of other engineering fields.
- Familiarity with applicable local and international standards, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
- Competent use of electrical engineering-specific software.
- Proficient use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.
- Substantial technical and practical experience in electrical engineering within the same or similar industry, including working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

Perform electrical engineering services such as:

- Provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities. For example, write requisitions, conduct technical bid evaluations and write purchase orders.
- Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures;
- Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes;
- If required, act as the electrical engineering Lead on specific projects.

If responsible for a team:

- Outline project requirements including actively promoting workshare, where appropriate, assign tasks and supervise progress and
- ensure the required services meet applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, on time and within budget.
- Proactively resolve any discrepancies based on the requirements.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest developments and technical innovations in electrical engineering.
- If required, assist and support junior personnel within the electrical engineering team.
- Communicate effectively with the electrical engineering team and project stakeholders, including the Customer.
- Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.

Our role in supporting **_diversity_** and **_inclusion_**
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.