Lead Electrical Engineer

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Power Engineer who can lead and manage design teams, mentor less experienced engineers, and contribute to reliable, resilient, and sustainable power systems. This role involves leading projects from schematic design to contract documents, managing client contacts, and preparing detailed design packages for generation and storage facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and coordinate the work of design teams through schematic design development and contract document phases of projects.
• Mentor and develop less experienced electrical engineers and designers.
• Coordinate workload to ensure deliverables are completed 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.
• Support modification projects including relay protection upgrades, inverter replacements, plant control system upgrades, excitation, governor, and power system upgrades.
• Prepare major plant equipment specifications 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 efforts with other HDR disciplines and project personnel.
• Perform cable, raceway, and equipment sizing calculations.
• Develop input and output (I/O) lists and interface with the plant control system.
• Prepare testing and commissioning plans.
• Review 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 support winning and executing assignments for the Power Generation and Renewable team and other groups within HDR.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

• 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 simple/combined cycle gas turbines, renewables, coal, and hydroelectric.
• 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).
• Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment.
• Electrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS.
• Experience developing proposals and estimates for Power Generation and Renewable projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Occasional travel is required.

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).
• Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment.
• Electrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS.
• Experience with detailed design for large power generation is highly desirable.
• Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment is highly desirable.
• 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.

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.

Benefits

Join a company that believes in the power of diversity and inclusion. HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.