Electrical Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Columbia, Pennsylvania, Columbia, PA - Plant

How You Will Help

• Develop specifications, scopes of work, and bid documents for electrical infrastructure projects.
• Develop requirements and specifications for facility infrastructure, including power distribution, substations, switchgear, electrical protection systems, and supporting electro-mechanical systems.
• Lead efforts to document and maintain accurate records of the facility's electrical distribution network, including one-line diagrams, distribution circuits, substations, and critical electrical assets.
• Assist Purchasing with bidder lists and bid reviews by providing relevant, consolidated data to support vendor selection and project decisions.
• Review, inspect, and approve vendor designs and electrical plans to ensure compliance with company standards and project requirements.
• Perform field investigations to gather data, verify installations, identify tie-ins, and provide construction and commissioning support.
• Coordinate contractor activities and provide clear direction regarding ASC's electrical, safety, and facility standards.
• Develop and track project schedules, milestones, budgets, and implementation plans.
• Create and manage project budgets, timelines, and Gantt charts.
• Determine power loads and energy requirements for newly installed equipment and facility upgrades.
• Combine specifications, standards, drawings, and documentation into bid packages and solicit bids for equipment and services.
• Manage contractor performance, inspect completed work, and ensure equipment installations meet specifications and operational requirements.
• Partner with utility providers and external stakeholders to plan and execute electrical infrastructure projects and outage activities.
• Develop and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs for electrical infrastructure, including substations, transformers, switchgear, and distribution equipment.
• Support electrical safety initiatives, equipment criticality assessments, and long-term reliability improvement efforts.
• Lead planning activities for annual shutdowns and major outage events, ensuring projects are properly scoped, coordinated, and executed with minimal operational disruption.
• Promote OSHA safety standards, electrical safety best practices, and industrial construction standards.

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, power distribution, facilities engineering, utilities, or industrial manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, and NFPA 70B standards, including electrical safety, maintenance, and reliability programs.
• Experience with industrial electrical distribution systems including 69kV, 12.47kV, 4.16kV, 2.4kV, and 480V power systems.
• Understanding of substations, switchgear, transformers, protective relays, power monitoring, and facility-wide electrical infrastructure.
• Experience documenting and maintaining electrical distribution networks, including one-line diagrams and asset records.
• Experience developing preventive maintenance programs, equipment criticality assessments, and long-term electrical reliability plans.
• Ability to plan and coordinate electrical outages, shutdowns, and capital improvement projects.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, electrical drives, and industrial control systems.
• Strong project management skills with experience managing contractors, schedules, budgets, and vendor relationships.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced industrial environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent industrial power distribution or electrical infrastructure experience will be considered.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing, foundry, metals, mining, chemical, power generation, or other industrial environments is preferred.

• Experience supporting large-scale industrial electrical distribution networks and multiple substations.
• Experience working directly with utility providers on service upgrades, outages, and infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with annual shutdown planning and execution within a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing NFPA 70B maintenance and asset management best practices.
• Foundry, metals, steel, or other heavy industrial manufacturing experience is a plus.