Overview
Buzzi Unicem USA is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the United States. With over 1,300 valued employees, Buzzi Unicem USA manufactures and distributes its cement products throughout the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast regions of the country. Globally, Buzzi Unicem SpA operates in 14 countries and employs almost 10,000 people. We are passionate about sustainably producing our cement products for the benefit of society by providing the foundation for crucial infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, dams, and residential and industrial buildings.
Our commitment to positively contributing to society is a core principle for our business, and the reason we focus heavily on sustainable development. As part of our corporate culture, we recognize our role in meeting the current generation’s needs, while preserving environmental quality and protecting the needs of future generations.
Additionally, quality serves as the foundation of the way we do business at Buzzi Unicem USA. We have established at all our production sites, quality targets for our products that meet not only local regulatory standards but also our customer requirements.
Buzzi Unicem USA strives to provide a corporate culture supporting career growth through strong leadership and development planning. We offer a competitive salary, along with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. Plus, our benefits include flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance and other voluntary benefits – such as accident and critical illness. We also provide a 401(k) savings plan, Employee Assistance Program, a tuition reimbursement program, professional development and advancement opportunities.
Join our team, be part of the solution, support evolving innovations, and help us continue providing quality products, all while being supported by strong leadership and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program.
Responsibilities
The purpose of the Corporate Electrical Project Engineer is to support our Project Managers with electrical engineering design, scopes of work, and equipment specification development along with other technical services.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Implement and support all capex and plant level projects that are assigned.
- Support primary Project Managers in the successful implementation of any electrical portions of both capex and/or plant level projects assigned.
- Perform project electrical scope activities for MV-LV Power, LV Control, instrumentation and field installations (excluding automation).
- Generate conceptual electrical designs for present and/or future projects.
- Create project electrical scopes of work, divisions of responsibilities and specifications, which define overall electrical guidelines and requirements for engineering, equipment supply, installation, and testing.
- Generate budgets for electrical projects assigned.
- Assist in the creation and generation of contracts as may be required for outside electrical engineering, electrical construction, and testing services.
- Oversee and direct all in-house and out-sourced engineering design services.
- Generate and perform the specification and purchase of electrical power distribution, control and instrumentation types of equipment such as:
- Power Services, Substations, Transformers, Switchgear, Protective devices, Motor controllers, Motors, Field Control and Instrumentation devices, general Branch system distribution equipment, Lighting, Heat tracing, etc.
Initiate and take responsibility for the development of final electrical design and installation related document packages. Key documents may include:
- Electrical Flow Diagrams, PIDs, Load and Equipment/Device lists, Power One-Line diagrams, Schematic Wiring Diagrams, Field Wiring Diagrams, General Arrangements, Electrical Room arrangements, Raceway/Equipment Block Diagrams, Raceway and Cable Arrangements along with associated Cable Schedules, Grounding and Lighting Arrangements, Heat tracing, etc.
- Package such into electrical installation contractor bid packages as may be required.
- Assist in project status reviews and oversight with a focus on quality, budget, schedule, and cost control forecasting.
- Generate monthly project reports for upper management review.
- Update monthly job accounting reports for projects assigned.
- Travel to plant sites to attend project meetings, and to offer project oversight and technical support as required for project scopes of work and constructability requirements.
- Support project on-site commissioning and startup activities.
- Assist all plant level electrical personnel in electrical equipment and operations issues as can be helpful and beneficial.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required
- At least ten (10) years of electrical experience in heavy industrial projects, with a preference of such being in the cement or mineral industries
- A strong working history in the technical areas of industrial electrical systems with a preference to that of Power Distribution, Controls and Electrical Installations
- Knowledge of large industrial motors and associated motor control is preferred
- A proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Products is required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Schedule)
- A working knowledge of AutoCAD is preferred
- A working knowledge of SKM Power system Study software and associated design methods is preferred but not required
- The candidate is to have good inter-personal communication, verbal and written skills (English Language)
- Knowledgeable in engineering design, construction oversight and construction execution are required
- Capable to multi-task and support multiple projects concurrently
- Working knowledge of the NFPA NEC National Electrical Code and other Industry accepted Electrical Standards (IEEE, IAS, NEMA, UL, etc.) is required
- MSHA Safety certification is preferred but not required. Training will be provided if necessary.
- A knowledge of cement plant operations and equipment types utilized in such is preferred
- Candidate is to be motivated, well organized, and detail oriented
- Candidate must be willing and able to work independently to develop, coordinate, and perform project activities with the help and interaction of other corporate engineers and managers, site and plant representatives, engineering firms, testing firms, contractors, and equipment suppliers
- Will be required to travel and work at Buzzi Unicem USA sites. Travel away from the home office is expected to be about 30% of the time annually during weekdays for the initial engineering and scope development phases of a project.
Buzzi Unicem USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
