High Voltage Equipment Specialist (HVDC/FACTS)

About the role

Your impact Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Support and/or lead HVDC related projects, at various stages of development including
• Assist clients in technology selection;
• Lead technical/functional/performance specification development;
• Aid in conceptual, pre-FEED and FEED level design studies and/or drawings;
• Liaise with vendors on behalf of project owner/developers to fulfill Owners Engineering tasks;
• FAT/SAT witness testing and other supports;
• Work seamlessly with other project disciplines such as cable engineering, environmental/permitting, GIS, geotechnical & geophysics, civil, etc;
• Contribute to Jacobs global and North American HVDC/FACTS business development and bid preparation;
• Contribute to industry thought leadership and represent Jacobs at related conferences and committee meetings such as IEEE and CIGRE.

Requirements

Here's what you'll need

• Related experience and technical knowledge in the field of electrical high-voltage engineering, with emphasis on HVDC/FACTS, through past experience with consulting engineering firms, developers and/or direct exposure to OEMs.
• Prior knowledge of electrical design/studies, functional/technical specifications, and/or FAT/SAT commissioning related to HVDC systems is preferred.