Full Job Description
In the role of Senior Power Engineer, we'll count on you to:
- Lead, manage, and coordinate the work of design teams through the schematic design development and contract document phases of projects.
- Lead, manage, mentor and develop less experienced electrical engineers and designers.
- Coordinate workload to complete the deliverables on schedule.
- Be a primary client contact for projects with significant electrical scope.
- Conduct field visits at project sites in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines.
- Prepare detailed design packages for generation and storage facilities.
- Prepare engineering calculations and reports such as load flow, short circuit, grounding and arc flash studies.
- Lead and support modification projects include relay protection upgrades, inverter replacements, plant control system upgrades, excitation, governor, and power system upgrades.
- Prepare major plant equipment specification for generators, oil-filled and dry-type transformers, medium and low voltage motors, switchgear, inverters, motor control centers, PLC and DCS control systems.
- Coordinate power plant electrical engineering design effort with other HDR disciplines and project personnel.
- Perform cable, raceway and equipment sizing calculations.
- Prepare cable and conduit schedules and routing drawings.
- Develop Input and Output (I/O) Lists and interface with the plant control system.
- Testing and commissioning plans.
- Review of engineering work deliverables following HDR Quality Process.
- Lead project teams and provide internal and external technical status updates as needed.
- Maintain good relationships with peers, client organizations, vendor representatives and sub-consultants.
- Identify and develop new strategic relationships that will support winning and executing assignments for the Power Generation and Renewable team and other groups within HDR.
- Perform other duties as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Previous proposal development and client management experience.
- A minimum of 7 years' experience in project execution with the Power Market Sector
- Engineering experience in the following areas:
- Engineering design experience for simple/combined cycle gas turbines, renewables, coal and hydroelectric.
- Electrical powerhouse and balance of plant controls and power systems.
- Knowledge of large-scale power generation electrical and control systems (medium and low voltage switchgear and motor control centers, diesel generators, UPS systems, VFD's, PLC's, Excitation and Governor Systems).
- Experience with detailed design for large power generation is highly desirable.
- Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment is highly desirable.
- Electrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS is highly desired.
- Produce design drawings including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, general arrangements, connection diagrams, raceway drawings, and bill of materials.
- Experience developing proposals and estimates for Power Generation and Renewable projects.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Occasional travel is required.
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- A minimum of 10 years of experience
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
- Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture