Senior Engineer - Renewable Collection Systems

Power Delivery Substation / PDS - 11

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Educational Requirements

BSEE from an ABET accredited college/university

Current Professional Engineer (PE) license is required.

Responsibilities

Perform all aspects of design and design calculations for medium voltage collection systems for utility scale wind, solar, and energy storage projects (typically 34.5 kV).

Review and apply interconnection requirements for utility-scale renewable projects (larger than 20 MW).

Development of installation instructions and construction drawing details

Development of technical specifications for Balance of Plant equipment

Development of bills of materials for the electrical installations

Ability to work closely with internal and external communications design, civil engineering, structural, geotechnical, and environmental staff to produce a well-coordinated and constructable design.

Perform any required Calculations and Analysis to support these projects. Examples are:

Underground cable thermal analysis

Electrical loss analysis of conductors and transformers

Short circuit analysis

Effective grounding calculations

Electrical grounding for safety (touch and step potentials)

Fiber optic loss calculations

Load flow and reactive power analysis

Harmonics analysis

Arc flash analysis

Develop and/or check all required Technical Documentation, from conceptual design through IFC and construction support, to ensure compliance with project and client requirements.

Other Expectations:

A PE License and active NCEES record is required.

Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement and standardization efforts.

Attending all client technical review meetings and act as client main point of contact for technical coordination. Scope/schedule/budget will be managed by others.

Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple concurrent projects.

Responsible for assisting with reviewing RFPs, cost estimating, and developing proposals.

Required Experience:

8-12 years related work experience in the field of medium voltage underground collection system design for utility-sized renewable energy systems (wind, solar, BESS)

Strong familiarity with the NEC, Electrical Safety Code, and relevant IEEE standards.

Basic proficiency in use of AutoCAD and other design tools required for drawing production.

Strong proficiency in the use of Cymcap (or similar) software for underground thermal analysis of power cables in various configurations.

Strong proficiency in electrical power system analysis tools such as ETAP, SKM, ASPEN, Digsilent Power Factory or similar for performing short circuit, load flow, harmonics and arc flash analysis

Basic familiarity with software for performing electric grounding analysis for safety (touch and step potential) such as ETAP, WinIGS or CDEGS

Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to wind turbine generators and wind collection design, as well as BESS and solar technologies.

Benefits:

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay - 10 Annually

Group Medical/Dental Insurance

Life Insurance (Company Paid)

Insurance (Company Paid)

401(K) Retirement Savings Plan

401(K) Matching Contribution

Section 125 / Cafeteria Plan

Long Term Care Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Fitness Center Reimbursement

Annual Performance Bonus

9/80 Work Schedule

Annual salary range:

$125k - $160k

This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule.

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