Regional Electrical Project Engineering Specialist

Shape Your World

At Alcoa you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it every Alcoan is a work-shaper team-shaper idea-shaper & world-shaper.

Shape Your Impact

Are you passionate about delivering industrial projects that drive operational excellence and long-term performance As a Regional Electrical Project Engineering Specialist you will play a key role in shaping capital projects across multiple operations by providing electrical automation instrumentation and controls expertise. Working closely with multidisciplinary stakeholders you will help develop safe reliable and sustainable technical solutions that support the future of our business.

About the Role

Reporting to the Regional Capital Projects Engineering Manager you will support the definition development and execution of capital projects with a focus on electrical systems instrumentation automation industrial controls and systems integration. You will help ensure technical deliverables are completed to a high standard while aligning project solutions with health and safety environmental operational maintenance schedule and cost requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Define electrical requirements control interfaces and technical deliverables in collaboration with project managers throughout all project phases;
• Prepare review and technically validate drawings specifications bid packages equipment lists and engineering documentation;
• Coordinate technical activities with engineering firms systems integrators contractors suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project execution;
• Contribute to feasibility studies option evaluations preliminary estimates schedules and technical recommendations;
• Participate in design reviews constructability assessments risk reviews systems integration activities and commissioning efforts;
• Identify technical challenges recommend solutions and support continuous improvement of engineering standards and practices.

What You Bring to the Role

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Automated Production Engineering or an equivalent recognized engineering discipline;
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in electrical engineering automation industrial controls industrial projects maintenance or reliability;
• Experience supporting capital project development and execution preferably within FEL processes engineering deliverables and multidisciplinary project environments;
• Strong understanding of electrical systems instrumentation automation technologies and industrial control architectures;
• Ability to review interpret and validate technical drawings specifications engineering documentation and system designs while collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders;
• Experience with machine safety and a demonstrated commitment to maintaining safe reliable and compliant work practices;
• Functional bilingualism (French and English) both spoken and written is required due to the nature of the position and interactions with English/French-speaking partners clients or colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of aluminum smelters heavy industrial operations manufacturing environments electrical distribution systems or advanced control systems.

Interactions with

• PMs Regional and site Project Managers;
• CPMs Site Capital Project Managers (6);
• Internal project stakeholders: Reliability Electrical Maintenance Automation Instrumentation Operations SMEs Health & Safety (H&S) and Environmental teams;
• Combustion control systems and functional safety specialists as required by project needs;
• Engineering firms (primary contacts and Project Managers) and system integrators.

Travel Requirements

This position requires regular travel to facilities throughout the Northeast region to maintain a field presence and provide effective support to local teams.

Alcoa is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

Alcoa also supports global inclusion groups including AWARE AWN EAGLE and ABLE.

Only candidates selected for the process will be contacted.

About the Location

Established as an industry pioneer Alcoa is a world-class company with operations on six continents. Alcoas operations in Canada are concentrated in four locations: a Canadian headquarters in Montréal and three aluminum plants in the cities of Baie-Comeau Bécancour and Deschambault.

Throughout our history our employees have deployed game-changing innovations and developed best practices that have led to efficiency safety sustainability global career development and stronger communities. Wherever you choose to join us you will join a global team committed to advancing sustainable development and ensuring excellence and innovation.

We are values led vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real commitments to Inclusion Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe respectful and inclusive of all individuals free from discrimination bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work be your authentic self and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.