Electrical Project Engineer - Substation

Overview

Design and lead high-voltage substation projects, including protection, control, and construction.

Key Responsibilities

• engineering calc
• protection design
• physical design
• budget management
• quality review
• client coordination

Tasks

-Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs. -Approving timesheets and expense reports. -Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients. -Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff. -Prepares engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. -May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems. -Present proposals, designs and project activities. -Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on high voltage substation projects. -Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and B&V policies. -Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines. -May participate in career planning, and learning and development. Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role. -May assist with resource management strategy. -May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program. Provides related guidance and direction to others. -Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments. -May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline. -Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group. -Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members. -Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects. -Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead Role, providing project coordination, guidance and expertise on assigned substation projects. -Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring. -Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project. -Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required. -Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within high voltage substation designs. -Prepare and manage design budgets and schedules. -Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within high voltage substation designs. -Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts. -Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects. -Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). -Communicate and coordinate project activities and activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors and other stakeholders. -Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction. -Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on high voltage substation projects. -Provide support to business development or pursuit activities. -May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to: -Perform or oversee quality review of electrical substation design packages. -Prepares and manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements. -Performs research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection. -May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work.

Requirements

• bluebeam revu
• hv substation
• pe license
• 5 years
• project lead
• datacenter integration

What You Bring

-Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) -Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area. May design a complete project or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges. -Experience coordinating and communicating with Clients, Multidisciplinary Leads and Project Managers -Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for BV projects in applicable countries, and supports where necessary. -High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls -Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods. -Datacenters Integration -Project lead and technical specialist experience overseeing utility substation clients and projects -Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks. -Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. -Minimum of 5 years related work experience -Professional Engineer (PE) License

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Benefits

-Potential travel opportunities to client and vendor offices and/or project sites for design reviews, construction coordination and field verification.

About Black & Veatch

-Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, it delivers multi‑billion‑dollar projects in energy, water, communications and industrial sectors. -The company’s portfolio spans landmark work—from power plants and water treatment systems to hydrogen and LNG facilities. -It handles full lifecycle services: from strategic advisory and engineering through procurement, construction and operations. -Its history features many firsts: early U.S. water and power infrastructure, the first U.S. hydrogen conversion project, and biosafety labs overseas.

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