Job Type: Contract (12 Months with potential for FTE)
Location: Elmore, Ohio (On-site)
Compensation: $70-$90/hr.
Travel: Minimal (site-focused)
Job Summary:
We are partnering with a rapidly growing advanced manufacturing organization to support the hiring of a Staff/Senior Facilities Electrical Engineer. This role plays a critical part in the execution of capital projects and facility infrastructure development, supporting a high-tech manufacturing environment with complex electrical systems, automation, and data-driven operations.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Capital Project Execution
- Lead planning, design, and execution of capital projects from concept through commissioning
- Manage budgets, schedules, scopes, and contractor performance
- Ensure alignment with business objectives and facility needs
Project Leadership
- Serve as Project Lead for multi-disciplinary and electrical-focused projects
- Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, and resource plans
- Coordinate engineering, operations, maintenance, and vendors
Technical Oversight
- Develop technical specifications, standards, and equipment data sheets
- Evaluate vendor proposals and select best-value solutions
- Ensure designs meet reliability, maintainability, safety, and compliance requirements
Field Leadership
- Oversee installations and commissioning activities
- Perform inspections and resolve technical issues in the facility
- Lead troubleshooting efforts during execution and startup
Controls, Instrumentation & Systems
- Support instrumentation, control systems, and data acquisition platforms
- Provide technical troubleshooting and system improvement support
- Contribute to automation modernization initiatives
Technology & Standards Development
- Evaluate emerging technologies for system reliability and performance
- Develop long-term standards for controls, instrumentation, and electrical systems
Safety & Compliance
- Actively support Environmental, Health & Safety initiatives
- Ensure safe work practices and regulatory compliance across all projects
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET), or equivalent
- Experience managing capital projects in industrial/manufacturing environments
- Strong background in industrial controls, instrumentation, and electrical power systems
- Experience leading projects from concept to completion
- PLC programming and HMI screen development
- Experience with Allen-Bradley, AutomationDirect, and GE PLC platforms
- Experience with GE iFix, GE Cimplicity, and Wonderware HMI/SCADA systems
- Facility power distribution, MCCs, substations, and electrical infrastructure
- Multi-project execution in active manufacturing environments