Senior Electrical Engineer - V EHV Substation Design

Senior Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

Job Openings Senior Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Function as a technical specialist or in a lead substation design role encompassing EHV transmission level voltage class.
• Under general direction, develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex engineering problems.
• Provide technical guidance over a group or supervise engineering staff on substation design projects.
• May responsible for developing, validating, and presenting specialist/technical output.
• Will lead other engineers and interface directly with clients.
• Be responsible for the overall execution and quality of substation projects as a leader within a team environment.

• Develop and maintain budgets and schedules for multiple substation design projects
• Perform EHV substation design, including physical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement
• Developing Scoping documents for EHV substation projects
• Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Customer policies
• Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Customer quality program relative to assigned tasks
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Customer quality program while performing internal Quality Assurance technical reviews
• Provides related guidance and direction to others
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
• Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
• Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
• Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
• Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
• Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

• Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
• Manage the work assignments and ensures quality from direct reports and project team(s)
• Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings

• Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects
• Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities

• Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
• Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges

• Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
• May participate in career planning, and learning and development
• Mentor less experienced engineers
• Provide constructive feedback to other professionals on performance
• May be a supervisor of other engineers and technicians

• Implements resource management strategy
• Manages engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 8 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

• Power/Power Systems experience preferred
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control of EHV substation design projects
• EHV Substation design experience (physical & P&C)
• Technical experience preferred
  • Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
  • Prepare one-lines, connection diagrams, panel elevations and protection & control schematics for power substation equipment.
  • Prepare auxiliary power equipment sizing calculations. Design wiring diagrams for protective relaying panels.
  • Perform complex engineering…