Electrical Engineering Technician 1 (11698)
Vancouver, Washington - Added Oct 21st, 2025
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Electrical Engineering Technician (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Electrical Engineering Technician for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will assist in producing indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you think you’d be a good fit, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Electrical Engineering Technician:
Requirements/Qualification for Electrical Engineering Technician:
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About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13528
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Electrical Engineering Technician for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will assist in producing indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you think you’d be a good fit, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Electrical Engineering Technician:
- Develop preliminary plot plans, one lines, and grounding drawing associated with substation scoping and Concept Design Document (CDD).
- Draft work from engineers and as-built drawings using advanced CAD skills and proper CAD and organizational standards for capital and expense projects
- Produce indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.
- Use the CAD System and other computer methods and applications for design and design document production. utilize
- Consult and collaborate with engineering staff and other personnel to review, discuss and interpret design concepts.
- Perform detailed wire checking from substation schematics and wiring diagrams.
- Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers to validate that they conform to design concepts.
- Coordinate availability of designs with contracting firms and the indoor design groups to facilitate design needs.
- Facilitate regular meetings with switchboard electrician foremen to draft updates on all new or modified substation engineering design standard templates for manager approval.
- Assist with the documentation of policy, process, and technical procedure changes.
- Gather data from various paper and electronic engineering drawings or legacy data systems and prepare/tabulate that data for archival in ProjectWise, SharePoint, or another assigned storage / receptacle device.
- Provide basic filing and document management functions. Create and maintain files and filing system(s) in accordance with compliance requirements.
- Provide technician support to assist design engineers and technicians within the group in the form of reports, consolidation papers, printing design packages, preparing drawing lists, coordinating release of work-in-process (WIP) designs, and other CAD or technician needs.
- Research missing data points and data quality issues, which may involve using existing paper and electronic records/drawings in various locations to locate missing data or correct inconsistencies.
- Assist with the update and maintenance of attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering drawings and documents in ProjectWise.
- Utilize tools such as ProjectWise advanced search techniques, and legacy records to locate, research and identify existing drawings and other records relating to Substation Engineering.
- Review and integrate requirements for many different subsystems into a consistent, workable whole and refer it to the appropriate technicians for detailed design.
- Assist in pre-engineering calculations and research, to control product reliability and accuracy for engineering, technical, and commercial applications.
- Assist with project requirements, plans, and details, collaborating with engineers, other technicians within Engineering and Technical Services, and Project Managers, as well as assisting with questions from the field.
- Travel to substation field locations to gather information on existing infrastructure to aid in the creation of project documentation.
- Evaluate material and equipment requirements for projects, prepare Bills of Materials requisitions, and submit recommendations for review, acceptance and approval of personnel.
Requirements/Qualification for Electrical Engineering Technician:
- U.S. Citizenship and valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.
- A Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, mathematics, computer science, or a closely related field is preferred.
- 6 months of electrical engineering work experience in a technical/engineering environment is required with or without an applicable degree.
- Demonstrated understanding of electrical power substation including protection schemes, control systems, and outdoor equipment.
- 6 months of directly related experience as an Electrical Technician or CAD support.
- Experience with CAD and drawing management software.
- Experience working with data storage, database management, and records maintenance.
???????**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
AG/BH13528
Job ID: 13528