Senior Electrical Engineer - 765kV EHV Substation Design
Date: Jan 14, 2025
Location:
Ann Arbor, MI, US
Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 106887
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black and Veatch
Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day one.Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.
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The Opportunity
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Function as a technical specialist or in a lead substation design role encompassing EHV transmission level voltage class.
Under general direction, develops and applies advanced engineering techniques, concepts and approaches to complex engineering problems.
Provide technical guidance over a group or supervise engineering staff on substation design projects.
May responsible for developing, validating, and presenting specialist/technical output.
Will lead other engineers and interface directly with clients.
Be responsible for the overall execution and quality of substation projects as a leader within a team environment.
This is a HYBRID opportunity located in Ann Arbor, MI. Flexible hybrid expectations allow three in-office days and two flex/remote days per week.
The Team
BV's Energy & Process business is driven to meet clients' rapidly changing infrastructure needs in generation, storage, transmission, and distribution of safe, reliable electric power. Our business continues to invest in renewable energy to power the future and support BV's vision of more sustainable solutions. By joining our business, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions.
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Black & Veatch provides complete engineering, procurement, and construction new asset and operating asset services in the following areas:
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Standards:
Develop and maintain budgets and schedules for multiple substation design projects
Perform EHV substation design, including physical design, protective relaying/control with an emphasis on continuous improvement
Developing Scoping documents for EHV substation projects
Provides guidance and direction on department design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black and Veatch policies
Assists in developing, maintaining and updating engineering standards
Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines
Quality/Continuous Improvement:
Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black and Veatch quality program relative to assigned tasks
Responsible for ensuring compliance with Black and Veatch quality program while performing internal Quality Assurance technical reviews
Provides related guidance and direction to others
Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts
Engineering Production:
Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects
Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
Oversees collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments
Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading larger production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project
Project Coordination:
Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
Manage the work assignments and ensures quality from direct reports and project team(s)
Actively participate in management, project scheduling, and work/resource planning meetings
Client Focus:
Interface directly with clients, vendors and subcontractors
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on moderately complex projects
Typically provides support to business development or pursuit activities
Knowledge Sharing, Innovation and Technology:
Serves as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area
Typically supports multiple projects on the complex technical challenges
People Management - (supervision, career development, training, mentoring):
Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required
May participate in career planning, and learning and development
Mentor less experienced engineers
Provide constructive feedback to other professionals on performance
May be a supervisor of other engineers and technicians
Resource Management - (budgets, tools, processes, project support):
Minimum Qualifications
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 8 years related work experience.
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
Power/Power Systems experience preferred
Quality Assurance and Quality Control of EHV substation design projects
EHV Substation design experience (physical & P&C)
Technical experience preferred
Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
Prepare one-lines, connection diagrams, panel elevations and protection & control schematics for power substation equipment.
Prepare auxiliary power equipment sizing calculations. - Design wiring diagrams for protective relaying panels.
Perform complex engineering calculations/studies related to substation projects such as: lightning protection, conduit fill, AC/DC station service loading, surge arrester sizing and voltage drop.
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