Electrical Staff Engineer, BESS

Electrical Staff Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Staff Engineer to support our Electrical Engineering Team. The position is for an electrical engineer to support interconnection and design of EV charging facilities and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facilities, which includes: BESS sites layout, EV charger site layout, selecting and sizing appropriate distribution/collection equipment and conductors, and determining interconnection requirements. As an Electrical Staff Engineer the individual will coordinate with the Project Lead, and Senior Engineers, to maintain firm standards and consistency as well as oversee interns, electrical designers, and drafters on the project.

Support electrical engineering portions of EV Charging Facilities and Energy Storage Projects

Review utility service/interconnection requirements for various utilities and assemble technical portions of service/interconnect applications for clients.

Coordinate with other project disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical/structural engineers, and surveyors

Perform electrical engineering design and creation of construction documents for projects

Responsible for performing electrical calculations and studies such as short circuit, load flow calculations and voltage drop.

Maintain awareness of currently available equipment and industry best practices

Collaborate with and support electrical engineering teams in other offices as projects and workload sharing between offices dictates.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Renewable Engineering Program

Knowledge of NEC requirements

Knowledge and proficiency in the use of an electrical power system modeling program(s)

Approximately 2 - 6 years of experience in the design of electrical distribution, generation, and or general electrical construction

Working knowledge and ability to read and create service/interconnection application packages, construction drawings and specification packages

Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

Professional appearance with excellent written and verbal communications skills, including ability to write detailed technical reports with minimal oversite

Must have a strong work ethic along with a positive attitude

Must be a supportive team member, able to work in a collaborative environment

Must be self-motivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines with minimal supervision

Ability to use AutoCAD in at least a limited capacity