Working with APS Solutions

APS Solutions bridges the gap between specialized professionals and industry-leading clients, ensuring the right talent is matched with critical power and industrial projects. Our mission is to streamline the deployment of technical experts to keep essential infrastructure running at peak performance.

Job Overview
Job Title: Electrical Field Engineer

Project Type: Major Power Plant or Substation Projects / GE Gas Turbine Installations

Duration: 12-18 months

Schedule: 5 x 8's, will go to 5 x 10's

💰 Compensation & Logistics
Mobilization: Standard
Per diem: $135.00/day x 7 days

🛠️ Technical Execution & Responsibilities
Work Planning & Tracking: Create Work Packages and Lift Drawings for electrical crews; break down cable schedules into daily pull lists and look-aheads to verify on-site commodity availability.

Cable Schedule Management: Track every cable pull to ensure correct footage cuts, cable types, and routing (tray/conduit) match the design.

Design & Issue Resolution: Identify field design conflicts, draft and submit Requests for Information (RFIs) to design firms, and create red-line sketches to route conduit around obstacles.

Technical Specialty: Apply extensive industrial electrical expertise to support large-scale infrastructure, specifically focusing on GE gas turbine power generation packages.

Schematic & Drawing Interpretation: Read and interpret Electrical One-Line Diagrams, Three-Line Diagrams, and Wiring Schematics.

🛡️ Safety, Quality & Documentation
Quality Control: Walk down installations prior to duct bank concrete pours to verify rebar grounding, conduit spacing, and hold-downs.

Testing Oversight: Coordinate with testing subcontractors for Megger, Hi-Pot, and VLF cable testing; review and file test results immediately.

Code Compliance: Ensure installations meet National Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA 70) requirements regarding support spacing, grounding bonding, and cable separation.

Progress & As-Builts: Measure and report weekly installed quantities to support Earned Value progress payments; maintain a "live" set of red-line drawings for final accurate As-Builts.

Physical Demands: Ability to work indoors/outdoors in noisy, hot, cold, or dirty environments; requires physical activity including climbing ladders, working at elevations, and lifting 50 pounds.

📋 Requirements
Experience: 10 years of related experience with electrical installations, featuring extensive GE gas turbine power plant experience.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Construction Management is preferred (or an equivalent combination of education and field experience).

Technical Skills: Proficiency with AutoCAD or Bluebeam Revu for markups/sketches; advanced Excel skills for heavy data and cable list management.

Certifications: Valid jurisdictional driver license; must be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.