Posted 5 days ago
Electrical Designer
@ COOEC
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
COOEC is hiring a full-time Electrical Designer for oil and gas projects, working out of its Calgary office with occasional travel to the Long Lake site near Fort McMurray. The work covers electrical system design, power system studies, protective relay settings, substation and equipment layouts, and electric heat tracing deliverables. The role requires 5+ years of oil and gas electrical design experience and a two-year engineering design or drafting diploma, or a three-to-four-year apprenticeship.
Responsibilities:
- Design electrical systems and detailed schematics
- Conduct power system studies and protective relay calculations
- Design substation, grounding and equipment layouts
- Prepare MTO estimates and review vendor drawings
- Support procurement and bid evaluation
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years electrical design experience in oil and gas
- Two-year engineering design and drafting diploma or 3-4 year apprenticeship
- Experience with ETAP or SKM
- Knowledge of regulations, codes and standards
- Experience in a multi-discipline work environment
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Engineering Design and Drafting Technology |
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COOEC
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Designer to join our team. As an Electrical Designer, you will be responsible for designing electrical systems and creating detailed schematics for various projects. The successful candidates will be working out of our Calgary office, as well as travel to site occasionally to Long Lake (near Fort McMurray) when needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Familiar with regulations and industry codes and standards.
- Perform engineering analyses and prepare electrical deliverables.
- Understands engineering work planning, scheduling, and cost estimating.
- Aware of technical issues related to electrical design and be able to discuss with customer and suppliers.
- Familiar with procurement process, including preparation of material requisition and bid evaluation process.
- Experience of multi-discipline work environment.
- Conduct power system studies using ETAP or SKM.
- Provide protective relay calculations and settings.
- Carry out engineering calculations and analysis for demand load, equipment sizing, voltage drop, motor starting, neutral grounding resistors (NGRs), and system power factor improvement.
- Design substation layouts, grounding layouts, electrical equipment layouts, MV/LV motor control schematics, control panel layouts, cable, and tray schedules.
- Prepare Area Classification Drawings
- Read and extract electrical information from P& IDs and mechanical equipment load list.
- Develop all electrical deliverables related to Electric Heat Tracing.
- Vendor document/drawing review.
- Prepare MTO estimates.
- Reports to Electrical Lead or Overall Lead.
Qualifications:
- Completion of a two-year college program in Engineering Design and Drafting Technology or three-to-four-year apprentice program in a related field.
- 5 + years experience as a Electrical Designer within the Oil and Gas sector.
- A sound knowledge and experience modelling equipment and electrical designing applications.
- Able to make basic day-to-day decisions which may involve planning and are well defined by project requirements.
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