Principal Engineer-Substation

Opportunity Overview

Principal Engineer-Substation is a remote position with travel to Juno Beach, FL. This is a 1-year contract assignment (W-2).

About the role

You will manage internal substation projects from initiation through completion. You will develop substation projects from conception (Early Stage) through construction and commissioning (Execution).

Responsibilities

• Manage project meetings and project tracking and analysis.
• Identify issues, measure and validate results, and implement solutions to project challenges.
• Secure engineering consulting resources from a list of approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids, evaluating, and awarding work through NEER's Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Group.
• Cook with other project team members to develop and secure a substation site, support any engineering updates, data and permits necessary to develop the substation.
• Support Transmission Services during review of interconnection documentation including system impact studies, facility studies, reactive and harmonic studies and Interconnection agreements and ensure that Transmission Owner requirements and E&C engineering design are consistent and in compliance with all ISO requirements and incorporated into the project design.
• Manage development of substation design documents, i.e. physical drawings, electrical schematics and civil drawings through 10%, 30%, 60%, 90% and Issue For Construction (IFC) sets of drawings.
• Work with EOR's for development of design documents.
• Coordinate the review of documents, and to provide comments on documents submitted by EOR for comments.
• Support the Project Schedule from the Engineering standpoint.
• Support Legal in any regulatory filings, depositions and hearings.
• Collaborate with component OEMs to enhance/adapt their designs to better integrate with NEER's philosophies.
• Conduct external research and stay up to date of new developments or advancements about the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Master of Science or 11+ years of experience in Substation design and engineering of High Voltage substation projects.
• Project Engineering and Project Management experience.
• Not required to stamp engineering drawings.
• Travel required within North America.

Qualifications

• Not specified.

Skills

• Not specified.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits.
• 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions.

Pay

The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $55.00/hr. to $60.00/hr.

Schedule

Remote is acceptable reporting to Juno Beach once bi-monthly.