Senior Substation Electrical Engineer

• Provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for 69kV and above
• Perform substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions and modifications
• Preparation of specifications and provide procurement support
• Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures
• Perform auxiliary electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, protection and coordination, ampacity, and battery sizing studies
• Perform substation grounding calculations and studies, lightning protection and insulation coordination, lighting, bus calculations, transformer and bus sizing calculations, fault calculations, and AC and DC auxiliary system sizing calculations
• Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations
• Work in a team-oriented environment with ability to work independently or as part of a group
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable client standards
• Commitment to customer service and ability to work independently on more varied and complex tasks
• Collaborate with project managers, drafters, civil/structural engineers, and field personnel
• Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget
• Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside customers
• Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work
• Perform the function of a team leader that can solve complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables
• Interface with outside customers
• Mentor and guide junior engineers
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and responsible for the proper document management procedures are followed

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 8 or more years of experience in substation design
• Experience with power system modeling and analysis tools (e.g., ETAP, CYME, SKM)
• Sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of electrical engineering
• Sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite
• Substantial technical and practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown

Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States is preferred