Electrical Project Engineer, Solar

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to support our Renewables Division. The role involves designing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, including plant layout, system hardware selection, optimization, power generation and interconnection requirements, and leading electrical engineering segments of projects. The engineer will coordinate with the Project Lead, Senior Engineers, junior engineers, electrical designers, and drafters, and may supervise an intern or new graduate.

• Lead electrical engineering portions of commercial and utility scale solar
• Responsible for contractual electrical engineering scope, verify incorporation into design, and coordination of change orders with project manager
• Responsible for ensuring project deliverable schedules for electrical engineering scope are met
• 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
• Coordinate with clients, utilities, and code enforcement officers
• QA/QC of design work performed by interns, graduate engineers, and staff engineers
• 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
• Support construction of the projects by responding to contractor and owner requests including RFIs and submittal review
• Supervise, train, and/or mentor interns, graduate engineers, and design technicians

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Renewable Engineering Program
• Knowledge of NEC and NESC
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of an electrical power system modeling program(s)
• Approximately 3-7 years of experience in the design of electrical distribution, generation, and or general electrical construction
• Working knowledge and ability to read and create 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 oversight
• Experience with progress reports, managing project data and communicating project requirements to internal stakeholders
• 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
• Experience and knowledge of overall design and construction of renewable power projects
• Experience with EV chargers
• Experience in lighting design and photometrics analysis using AGI
  32 or Visual Lighting
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Electrical PE license or ability to be licensed in the future
• Experience with energy storage systems (battery, flywheel, or capacitor)
• Experience with ETAP, CYMCAP, WinIGS, and/or Dig Silent, Power Factory to model electrical power systems and perform load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, grounding, thermal, and protective device coordination studies and analysis
• Experience with Homer Grid/Pro modeling software
• Experience with microgrid design, back‑up reciprocating generator system design, or data center design
• Experience with PSS/E, PSCAD, EMTP, or similar software and performing transient/dynamic modeling and studies or power systems

• Experience and knowledge of overall design and construction of utility scale PV and/or wind plants
• NABCEP certification
• Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Electrical PE license or ability to be licensed in multiple states
• Experience with energy storage systems (battery, flywheel, or capacitor)
• Proficiency with ETAP, CYMCAP, WinIGS, and/or Dig Silent Power Factory to model electrical power systems and perform load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, grounding, thermal, and…