Electrical Engineer - Medium​/High Voltage

Hanson Values

Integrity | Commitment | Quality | Relationships | Innovation

If you’re looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day, with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career at Hanson is right for you. Our belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment.

Here’s a snapshot of some of the tasks you may perform in this role:

• Design medium- and high-voltage power distribution and management systems for renewable energy projects such as solar, wind, BESS, EV charging, and microgrids.
• Traditional transmission and distribution design, both underground and overhead.
• Prepare specifications, calculations, drawings, and full construction packages for complex electrical systems and equipment ranging from 15kV up to 200kV, including three-line diagrams, substation layouts, grounding design, protection studies, and sag/tension analyses.
• Conduct quality assurance and quality control reviews to ensure compliance with corporate, national, and client standards.
• Provide technical support to field personnel for medium- and high-voltage collection systems, substations, and transmission equipment up to 200kV.
• Perform electrical studies including short-circuit, arc flash, load flow, power factor, relay coordination, capacity analysis, reliability analysis, and ampacity calculations.
• Troubleshoot electrical equipment issues within supported renewable energy facilities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—such as civil and structural engineers—and remotely coordinate with colleagues across multiple offices.
• Conduct due diligence, feasibility, conceptual design studies, and inverter-based resource (I ) interconnection studies; prepare utility master plan reports.
• Participate in project management tasks, including client meetings, system design coordination, equipment selection, technical specification development, shop drawing review, and construction administration.
• Mentor engineering and design personnel within the Power Market team.
• Travel occasionally for client meetings, field reviews, and project assignments, with flexibility to work extended hours when project deadlines require.
• Perform other duties as assigned by market principals and project managers.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with AutoCAD, Micro Station, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and/or PLS-CADD.
• Experience using power analysis software such as Easy Power, ETAP, or SKM Power Tools.
• Familiarity with voltage drop, fault current, and arc flash analysis tools (EDR, Easy Power, ETAP, SKM).
• Knowledge of CDGES software; experience with GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) and Synergi is a plus.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers, clients, and stakeholders.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize, handle conflicting deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to meet all pre-employment requirements, including background checks, drug screening, and MVR review as applicable.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) or the ability to obtain licensure within six months.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in consulting with a focus on medium- and high-voltage power system design.
• Demonstrated experience preparing electrical construction drawings, specifications, submittal reviews, and providing construction administration for power projects.
• Preferred but not required: graduate degree, professional registrations, technical research, or publication experience.

Salary Range: $95,000 – $160,000, based on experience.

• Competitive compensation
• Performance bonuses
• 401(k) with matching contribution
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Comprehensive health & well-being plans
• Financial wellness plans
• Work‑life balance programs

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• Monthly educational webinars
• Leadership training
• Lunch & learn development sessions
• 24/7 access to thousands of skill‑building courses
• Mentorship opportunities
• Award‑winning internship program
• Employee recognition
• And so much more!

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies/staffing firms. Resumes are only accepted from recruiters and agency/staffing firms if a signed agreement is in place at the inception of the recruiting effort and authorized for a specified position.