Job Description
An Electrical Engineer specializing in power generation and delivery, responsible for leading high-voltage electrical system designs, performing technical studies, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards across various power projects including renewable energy facilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead high-voltage power engineering design from kickoff to IFC across generation, transmission, distribution, and substations.
- Coordinate daily with multidisciplinary teams including substation, civil, structural, transmission, and construction teams.
- Prepare design packages, technical documents, drawings, reports, specifications, BOMs, estimates, and outage plans.
- Support proposals and change orders with technical scopes and effort estimates.
- Perform site visits, walkdowns, and client meetings as needed.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal QA/QC procedures.
- Conduct interdisciplinary reviews to align interfaces across disciplines.
- Perform power system studies including load flow, dynamic, short circuit, grounding, and protection coordination.
- Review utility interconnection studies for compliance and produce technical reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET Accredited program
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification is desired for Level I through III
- Professional Engineer (PE) License is desired for Level IV and above
- Experience in leading HV power engineering design from kickoff to IFC across generation, transmission, distribution, and substations
- Ability to coordinate daily with substation physical, PC, SCADA, civil, structural, transmission, distribution, studies, construction, procurement, and project management teams
- Experience preparing check design packages and technical documents including design criteria, drawings, reports, specifications, Bills of Materials (BOMs), estimates, studies, commissioning outage plans, and scopes
- Support proposals and change orders with technical scopes and level-of-effort estimates
- Track scope, schedule, and budget with Project Manager or Discipline Manager to deliver accurate, quality work
- Perform occasional site visits, walkdowns, and client meetings
- Ensure compliance with NEC, NESC, NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, USDA, and internal QA/QC standards
- Conduct interdisciplinary reviews to align interfaces across all disciplines
- Perform PSSE PSCAD load flow dynamic studies, tune benchmark renewable models, and document results
- Work within ISO RTO processes including ERCOT, MISO, SPP, and support FERC pro-forma for LGIP, SGIP, DER impact studies, injection analyses, and LMP congestion reviews
- Apply interpret standards such as NERC PRC MOD, IEEE 2800, 1547, and experience with PRC-019, 024, 029, and MOD-026, 027 is preferred
- Execute electrical studies including load flow, reactive power, short circuit, grounding, cable ampacity, energy loss, harmonics, protection coordination, arc flash, insulation coordination, induced voltages, TOV, and TRV
- Review utility interconnection studies for compliance with PPA utility requirements and produce clear technical reports
- Proficiency with tools such as PSSE, PSCAD, PSLF, ASPEN PowerWorld, EMTP, SKM, CYME, ETAP, CYMCAP, WinIGS, CDEGS, PowerWorld, and CYME
- Experience applying standards such as NERC PRC MOD, IEEE 2800, 1547, and PRC-019, 024, 029, MOD-026, 027 is preferred
- Ability to develop and demonstrate expertise in performing core responsibilities related to power generation and delivery projects
Benefits & Perks
Generous Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible work schedules
Travel Vouchers
Competitive Compensation packages
Annual bonuses, spot bonuses and peer recognition awards
401K match - 1 to 1 up to 4% of compensation
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Repayment
Paid Licensing Certification Fees and Renewals
Employee Referrals
Annual Wellness Reimbursement
Gym memberships, fitness tracker, home gym equipment
Dependent Care Match
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Flex Spending Account options
Employer paid LTD, STD, and life insurance
Metlife Supplemental Benefits
Member Assistance Program (MAP) with counseling, legal, financial services
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