Electrical Engineer - Power System Studies

About the role

Black & Veatch is seeking a Power System Studies Engineer with 5–10 years of experience to join our Power System Studies team. The ideal candidate has significant working experience and knowledge of transmission system design concepts and analyses such as transmission interconnection studies, reactive power compensation, short-circuit (fault) analysis, circuit breaker rating analysis, system stability studies, insulation coordination, lightning protection, electromagnetic field studies, electromagnetic transient studies (EMT), and the system modeling software used for these tasks.

Responsibilities

• Continues developing knowledge and may provide guidance and direction on design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes and Black & Veatch policies.
• Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines.
• Independently applies knowledge and complies with Black & Veatch’s quality program relative to assigned tasks; may ensure compliance for others.
• Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts.
• Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects.
• Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection.
• May oversee 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.
• Independently applies advanced engineering techniques to analyze problems and methods.
• Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower-level team members to develop depth of project execution staff; reviews their work.
• Leads production teams, coordinates multiple discipline activity, or serves as the responsible charge for a project.
• Coordinates with all internal/external team members on moderately complex projects.
• Assists with identification of key client interests and drivers on low- to moderately complex projects; communicates these to the team and develops approaches to accommodate them.
• Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients.
• Recognized as a technical specialist and provides consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area.
• May design a complete project of moderately complex scope or support multiple projects on complex technical challenges.
• Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring; may develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique problems.
• Assists with performance management processes, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required; mentors lower-level professionals and identifies successors.
• May assist with resource management strategy and have responsibility for engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline.
• May be accountable for administrative responsibilities including ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated; approving timesheets and expense reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from a recognized accredited program in the country where the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (e.g., criminal/civil background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience performing transmission and system analysis studies.
• Previous working experience with transmission system design concepts, analyses, and calculations.
• 5 years of experience performing studies such as transmission interconnection studies, reactive power compensation, short-circuit (fault) analysis, circuit breaker rating analysis, system stability studies, insulation coordination, lightning protection, electromagnetic field studies, electromagnetic transient studies (EMT), and electromagnetic fields studies (EMF).
• 5 years of significant experience utilizing one or more of the following system modeling software programs and knowledge of others on the list: PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD, TARA, TSAT, PSAT.
• Working experience performing various power system studies in support of transmission system design (TRV, TOV, insulation coordination, etc.).
• Knowledge and working experience with NERC standards such as TPL, MOD, and PRC.
• Knowledge and working experience with NERC reliability regions such as PJM, ERCOT, MISO.
• Knowledge and working experience with analytics and scripting (Python, etc.).
• Proven ability to independently develop written communication and to facilitate coordination with team members and clients.
• Proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to lead small projects including management of project schedules, budgets, and staffing.
• Significant experience supporting proposal development including scope of work, level of work, engineering estimates, and schedule.
• Strong leadership skills with a desire to train and develop early-career and/or inexperienced professionals.
• Significant experience functioning in a QA/QC capacity.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Compensation

In accordance with local requirements, the annual compensation ranges for this role are listed below by state or jurisdiction and reflect the applicable office location(s) within each. Final compensation is determined based on factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

• State of California: $125,879 – $237,640
• State of Colorado: $120,406 – $201,080
• State of Illinois: $120,406 – $201,080
• State of Massachusetts: $131,352 – $219,360
• State of Minnesota: $114,933 – $191,940

Salary Plan: ENG: Engineering Job Grade 016