Sr. High Voltage Project Engineer

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As part of the Engineering Department, the High Voltage Engineering team delivers pre-construction engineering and construction/commissioning engineering for High Voltage facilities associated with renewable energy power plants.

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate substation engineer to oversee the execution of high voltage projects located across the country but heavily in the Western United States portfolio (California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Hawaii). The engineer for this position should enjoy the versatility of technical tasks with a strong focus on understanding grid integration requirements for renewables. The role is that of an owner's engineer to oversee high voltage designs from EPC firms contracted to design and build the high voltage facilities for our projects to ensure it meets interconnection and commercial requirements, and to provide technical oversight during the construction. Strong experience in detailed substation design preferred. Voltage ranges from 35kV up to 525kV.

A ideal candidate would be one who can coordinate deliverables through internal and external parties, has a wide breadth of technical skills (i.e. P&C design, physical substation design, modelling, interconnection, t-line design), passionate about continual learning and working as part of a team.

This position is open to non-senior candidates who are passionate about learning, demonstrate extreme ownership and have a demonstrated history of growing in rapid environments. Listed below are the differences for senior and non-senior.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for oversight of EPC contractor engineering design and construction activities for Solar, Wind, and BESS collector high voltage substations and transmission lines (35kV to 500kV).
• Establish and maintain relationships with high voltage contractors.
• Review Substation EPC designs for compliance with interconnection agreement requirements, applicable reliability standards, standard industry practices, etc.
• Provide design review and advice on any issues that appear technically incorrect or inconsistent with project documentation.
• Coordinate the review power system studies such as load flows, short circuits, harmonics, TOV, insulation coordination, etc.
• Direct coordination with interconnection providers to design collector substations per Transmission Provider requirements.
• Support role during substation commissioning by reviewing apparatus testing and coordinating testing with utility and ISO.
• Growth opportunity for a leadership role within the engineering team.
• Work with a project team including real estate, permitting, interconnection, attorneys, finance, and construction in the field.
• Travel and fieldwork 25%. Projects are located across the country but this position will support wind (anywhere) and PV/BESS (west coast).

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. Electrical Engineering or other engineering disciplines.
• Senior Engineer: 7+ years of a combination of technical design experience. This can include substation design experience ( either Physical, P&C), Transmission line design, power flow/studies.
• Non-senior: 4+ years of a combination of technical design experience. This can include substation design experience ( either Physical, P&C), Transmission line design, power flow/studies.
• 2+ years of project engineering experience in an HV related role.
• Proficient in readings control schematics for HV breakers, Main Power Transformers, etc.
• Basic Knowledge of power system modeling such as load flow, insulation coordination, grounding, arc-flash, TOV, harmonics, etc.
• Basic understanding of grid integration requirements for renewables.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions among HV EPCs, Power Utilities, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize projects and tasks.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Project Management experience handling HV EPCs.
• PE Licensure in the state of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah.
• Technical lead experience coordinating engineering packages such as IFPs and IFCs.
• Experience with ETAP, PSLF, or PSS/E.
• Experience in relay system testing.
• Experience in SCADA controls and architecture.
• B.S. Electrical Engineering or higher with emphasis on Power Systems.