Lead Electrical Engineer - Nuclear

Description

You will be leading the group on interesting and challenging projects that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues to support single and multi-discipline projects.

The majority of the projects performed for our clients require multi-discipline interface and coordination.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead efforts performed by group members to ensure successful completion of electrical engineering project deliverables to meet all technical, quality, financial and project controls expectations

• Initiating and conveying scope of work to group members

• Defining deliverables (i.e. calcs, specs, drawings, design change etic…)

• Reviewing status and tracking progress of group members to maintain project scope/budget and keep client informed

• Routine status meetings

• Submitting progress reports

• Tracking and resolving open items and emergent project issues

• Coordinating completion of project deliverables

• Lead the team for the detailed design phases for all aspects of electrical engineering work to include interface and coordination with other disciplines

• Develop project scope, cost estimates, and schedules for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants

• Develop proposals for complex electrical modifications at nuclear power plants

• Provide technical oversight and supervision for all electrical engineering activities to include:

• Engineering design change packages to install, replace or upgrade existing plant equipment to ensure long-term equipment reliability

• Engineering calculations in support of design change packages, including AC and DC power studies, short circuit, cable ampacity, voltage drop, breaker coordination, motor starting and protective relay settings

• Equipment procurement specifications

• Bid review evaluation process for potential equipment vendors, to include supporting vendor requests for additional information, developing responses to vendor questions, and maintaining a tracking mechanism for questions/responses

• Interface with the client, including implementing personnel to validate scope and ensure client satisfaction

• Mentor and guide the development of the group

• Identify and follow up on client needs that may result in strategic opportunities

• Leverage good client relationships to develop follow-on work from existing clients

• Prepare/Coordinate multi-discipline proposals

• This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work 3 days per week.

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• A BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program

• 10 or more years of experience in the design of electrical engineering systems for nuclear power plants

• Three or more years experience in leading an engineering design group through all phases of a project design

• Experience in the selection of equipment, materials, and the preparation and assembling of engineering design change packages, calculations, and specifications

• Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role

• Experience with electrical system design including low and medium voltage distribution systems (transformers, generators, motor, relays, etc…)

• Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey information to project team members and client

• Proficiency with MS Office applications

• Detail oriented approach to work

• Capable of being badged for unescorted access to a nuclear station

• PE Licensure is preferred

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