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Electrical Engineer IV
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Location:Utah, USA
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Type:Contract
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Industry:Mining & Minerals
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Function:Engineering
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Date Posted:July 18, 2025
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Compensation:Competitive Package
Abbott is a highly respected leader in workforce staffing and project management, with over 50 years of experience serving public and private clients. With proven expertise and a broad talent network, Abbott is equipped to support even the most technically complex and time-sensitive projects worldwide.
It’s an exciting time to be at Abbott! We’re experiencing rapid growth across the U.S. and are focused on ensuring our clients and employees feel connected to our purpose every day. At the heart of our mission is collaboration, driven by the integration of people, processes, and data. As a global firm with team members around the world, we foster meaningful partnerships that create lasting value. We’re looking for energetic, passionate, and driven professionals to join us. There’s never been a better time to be part of Abbott!
This position functions within a team of other professionals and reports directly to the Engineering Manager or Technical Services Manager. The Electrical Engineer will lead all aspects of electrical engineering at the plant and own the plant’s electrical distribution systems. This role will be instrumental in plant project engineering and project management.
Electrical Engineering
- Ensure operational integrity and regulatory compliance of the plant’s electrical systems and electrical maintenance programs.
- Maintain electrical data, documentation, and drawings.
- Provide electrical engineering solutions to solve problems and contribute to the company’s Sustainability and Energy Reduction goals.
- Manages all aspects of long-term electrical infrastructure strategies.
- Establish electrical standards and implement management systems to maintain those standards.
- Design for electrical and control components of engineering projects.
- Monitor power consumption and energy charges and implement techniques/procedures to minimize energy costs.
- Support and work closely with the site Controls System Team.
Project Engineering
- Support the preparation of annual capital budgets.
- Prepare and submit capital appropriation requests, including payback and internal rate of return (IRR) calculations.
- Prepare scopes of work and engineering specifications as part of the request for quote (RFQ) process.
- Develop and manage capital project engineering and construction contracts.
- Manage construction contractors and verification/quality control of work performed.
- Implement construction/installation strategies that coordinate with production plans.
- Actively participates in the commissioning of engineering projects.
- Manage multiple capital projects and ensure budget goals are met.
Maintenance Support
- Identify opportunities to improve plant power and control system reliability.
- Assist maintenance with the troubleshooting of plant production equipment.
- Works with the Maintenance Department to implement process improvements and support Reliable Asset Management objectives.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) from an accredited school is required.
- 8 years of electrical engineering experience in an industrial environment is required.
- Microsoft Office proficiency is required.
- Registered Professional Engineering License is a plus
- Preference given to those with knowledge and experience working with and troubleshooting
- Electrical distribution systems ranging from 480V to 138 kV, including substations and MCCs.
- Allen Bradley based PLC control systems for process and equipment control, as well as associated HMI graphics.
- Large DC and AC motor drives control systems that utilize power electronics for variable speed control.
- Fiber optic and Ethernet-based communications systems.
- Power factor correction systems.
- Electrical systems in a heavy industrial environment.
- Knowledge of AutoCAD, MS Project, and CMMS systems is highly desirable.
- Other electrical engineering-related software experience is a plus.
- Allen Bradley PLC programs (PLC5, ControlLogix, MicroLogix, and DeviceNet) to troubleshoot system challenges.
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