Electrical & Instrumentation Superintendent (Engineering)

  Design Group Staffing Inc

  Elko, Nevada, United States

Design Group Staffing Montreal is currently hiring for an Electrical & Instrumentation Superintendent in Nevada for a client running an open pit operation mining copper and gold. 

Accountabilities: 

• Develop, plan, and coordinate assigned projects and responsibilities. Coordinate work with other site departments and contractors
• Responsible for electrical employee and contractor performance in the areas of safety, environmental, efficiency, productivity, quality, planning and cost
• Review capital improvement plans and make recommendations; evaluate infrastructure, facilities and operating systems for needed electrical maintenance and repair
• Prepare and manage the electrical OPEX and CAPEX budgets
• Plan, organize, manage and supervise all electrical and instrumentation maintenance operations
• Responsible for the reliability and integrity of all electrical systems including mine and mill power distribution, motors, transformers, instrumentation, sensors/analyzers, PLCs, electrical special projects, radio coverage, etc.
• Establish tactical and strategic goals, objectives, policies and procedures
• Prepare and administer budgets for electrical and instrumentation groups and projects
• Direct General Supervisors, Supervisors and other staff in daily operations
• Inspect daily operations and projects in progress and upon completion to ensure quality and reliability of work
• Provide administrative and technical direction to staff; interpret policies and procedures established by both the organization and regulatory agencies
• Recommend the selection and hiring of key staff
• Implement disciplinary procedures, recommend discipline, investigate complaints and recommend corrective actions as necessary
• Forecast necessary funds for staffing, materials, supplies and capital improvement projects
• Work on complex issues and implement solutions through the determination of strategy and delegation to others in a group or functional area
• Set electrical objectives, priorities and timelines that may impact other groups or functional areas within the company

Requirements: 

• A minimum of a B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering
• Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of electrical field maintenance experience
• Experience in mining and milling environments
• Five (5) years of Project Management experience with electrical maintenance projects
• Working knowledge of the NFPA70E and NEC regulations and MSHA surface codes
• Understanding of distributive control, programmable logic controllers, visual interfaces, instrumentation controls and devices, variable frequency drives, protective relays, medium voltage drives, wound rotor motors and synchronous motors, high current rectifiers, transformers and switchgear, and power distribution systems
• Working knowledge of principles of electrical planning, scheduling and coordination
• Working knowledge of radio communication systems
• A PE designation in Electrical Engineering would be advantageous
• Comfortable in mining and milling environments involving but not limited to shovels, drills, ball and sag mills and related control systems.
• Skilled in JD Edwards, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project

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