Electrical QA/QC Engineer-2605240KS01

About the role

Ardmore Roderick is seeking an Electrical QA/QC Engineer to join our team. This role can be located in either our Chicago or Downers Grove, IL offices and may have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project, and team needs.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering excellence across projects ranging from approximately 10-200 MW and will interface with internal and external engineering teams, EPC partners, utilities, OEM vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure technically sound, constructible, code-compliant, and utility-acceptable electrical designs
• Perform detailed QA/QC reviews of electrical engineering deliverables for utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects
• Review and validate:
• One-line diagrams
• Three-line diagrams
• AC/DC collection system designs
• Cable schedules
• Grounding and bonding designs
• Protection and control schematics
• SCADA and communication interfaces
• Raceway and conduit layouts
• Equipment layouts and interconnection details

Requirements

• Support engineering excellence across projects ranging from approximately 10-200 MW and will interface with internal and external engineering teams, EPC partners, utilities, OEM vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure technically sound, constructible, code-compliant, and utility-acceptable electrical designs
• Perform detailed QA/QC reviews of electrical engineering deliverables for utility-scale solar PV and BESS projects
• Review and validate:
• One-line diagrams
• Three-line diagrams
• AC/DC collection system designs
• Cable schedules
• Grounding and bonding designs
• Protection and control schematics
• SCADA and communication interfaces
• Raceway and conduit layouts
• Equipment layouts and interconnection details

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution
• 8+ years of electrical engineering experience in utility-scale power or renewable energy projects
• Ability to demonstrate the ability to support quality assurance and quality control efforts for large-scale renewable energy projects including utility-scale solar PV and integrated Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Strong knowledge of:
• Medium-voltage power systems
• Utility interconnection requirements
• Protection and controls
• Power system studies
• Electrical equipment applications

Skills

• Experience reviewing 30, 60, 90 % design packages as well as Issued-for-Construction (IFC) drawing packages
• Familiarity with utility coordination and interconnection processes
• Strong understanding of constructability and field installation practices
• Ability to independently identify technical design risks and engineering deficiencies
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience with projects exceeding [100/250/500]+ MW
• Experience with:
• Utility substations
• HV interconnections
• SCADA integration
• EMS/PPC systems
• NERC compliance
• ISO/RTO coordination

Benefits

• We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 401K, Paid Maternity Leave, Competitive PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more

Pay

The salary range for this position is $131,872-169,936, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location.

Schedule

This role can be located in either our Chicago or Downers Grove, IL offices and may have potential to be hybrid depending on the specific client, project, and team needs.