NV5

Beyond Engineering

Principal Electrical Engineer – Substation

Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1947H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

30 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead the engineering effort for new and ongoing substation projects. • Support multiple projects simultaneously and work closely with NV5 Substation Engineering leadership to ensure project success. • Work in small project teams to provide exceptional customer service and quality in deliverables to our clients. • Prepare conceptual designs and execution plans. • Engineering/project cost estimates and schedules. • Perform and document quality reviews for other engineers and designers. • Prepare construction drawings, documents, calculations, and studies for medium and high voltage substation projects. • Responsible for technical delivery of power delivery engineering projects or tasks. • Prepare calculations, studies, and reports for substation and power systems projects meeting internal and client standards and requirements. • Apply engineering design principles and practices including formulas. • Work and coordinate with small multi-discipline (Civil, Structural, Physical, P&C, Transmission Line) project teams to execute substation projects. • Provide weekly updates to Sr. team leaders on milestone progress, estimated completion dates including percent completion of activities and supporting information to monitor project progress.

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in the Substation/Power Delivery field.
  • Experience with high voltage substation design (12kV through 500kV) activities such as preparing one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, panel layouts, AC/DC schematics and wiring diagrams, physical layouts, electrical elevations, plans (equipment, grounding, and raceway), and bills of materials including selection of non-standard equipment.
  • Ability to interpret and apply standards including IEEE, IEC, NESC, and client standards.
  • Strong preference for those with excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, great organizational skills, proactive and forward-thinking individuals.
  • Experience with power system calculations (AC station service, DC battery sizing, and Voltage Drop/Cable Selection) is a plus.
  • Experience with relay settings is a plus.
  • Knowledge of substation physical equipment is a plus.
  • Knowledge of Protection and Controls design is a must.
  • B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • PE license is a must.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • life insurance
  • PTO
  • 401(k)
  • professional development/advancement opportunities.

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