Electrical Studies Engineer II

** Short Description*
* Bowman has an opportunity for an Electrical Studies Engineer II to join our team remotely in the United States.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That's why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

** Purpose*
* Focuses on Power System Electrical Studies mostly for utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Perform, review and coordinate studies and analysis including Thermal Ampacity, Short Circuit, Reactive Power and Load Flow, Grounding, Protection Coordination, Insulation Coordination, Transient and Switching Overvoltage, and Arc Flash. Knowledge of Substation, Solar PV, and BESS design is beneficial but not required; a Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred but not required.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Leadership and Direction*
* + Receive broad guidance relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Receive direction as needed, especially on highly complex Power System Studies and Interconnection assignments. Independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Review work produced by staff and sub-consultants for quality assurance.

** At the Operational and Company Level*
* + Supporting existing and prospective clients and enhancing client relationships through efficient communication and project management

+ Represent project team in client communications and

** Do the Work*
* + Perform electrical studies including, but not limited to, AC short circuit calculations, DC short circuit calculations, AC arc flash, DC arc flash, load flow, grounding, ampacity studies, and protection device coordination, transient and switching overvoltage using SKM, ETAP, PSSE, WinIGS, CYMCAP, PSCAD or similar software packages.

+ Develop study scopes, assumptions, methodologies, model input, data requests and calculation packages.

+ Build, validate, and maintain electrical models for collector system, substations, inverter-based resources, and auxiliary systems.

+ Responsible for more complex tasks and designs within project

+ Review study inputs, results, reports, and recommendations, provide QA/QC and technical feedback.

+ Coordinate with PV/BESS design engineers, substation engineers, OEMs, utilities, and contractors to support project milestones.

+ Identify issues on projects and collaborate with the client, co-workers, and others to execute effective

+ Generate Single Line Diagrams and interpret requirements for the utility interconnection application

+ Report the status of progress on each project to Senior Managers on a weekly or daily basis as

+ Appropriately request financial, legal and technical support as needed on projects to keep on

+ Provide estimates of time to perform

+ Apply broad knowledge of engineering principles and

+ Oversee designs through project construction/completion.

+ Communicate effectively with engineers, equipment manufacturers, and project

+ Occasionally conduct field observation visits to accurately document the existing field

+ Organize/prioritize multiple tasks to complete the design in a sequential efficient

+ Accurately produce the project studies documents to meet milestone schedules within a predetermined hourly budget.

+ Attend coordination and design meetings, as

+ Attend weekly management meetings

+ Define and determine project

+ Address comments from clients, AHJ's & other review authorities; adjust designs

+ If directed, review all project related construction administrative items (shop drawings, RFI's, change order proposals).

+ Work within established project

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