Senior Electrical Studies Engineer

About the role

HDR Engineering is currently seeking a Senior Electrical Studies Engineer to join our growing local and nationally ranked team of Power Delivery professionals.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical design studies and reports including grounding, electromagnetic transient studies, electrical effects, lightning protection, bus analysis, short circuit analysis, and power flow studies
• Protect and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring
• Prepare calculations for studies and reports (AC/DC load studies, rigid bus calculations, etc.)
• Prepare various types of specifications including performance specs, equipment / procurement specs, and construction specs
• Attend client stakeholder meetings and lead reviews with the client
• Effectively manage multiple tasks for multiple projects while being cognizant of schedule and budget
• Perform quality control reviews of projects from other teams as needed
• Provide engineering input on specific project design issues and questions
• Provide input to the development of project manhours estimates and task schedules
• Perform site visits during the design, construction and as-built phases of projects, including participating in field reviews or construction observation
• Mentor and technical guidance of junior level engineers

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in substation grounding, electrical effects, and protection and controls design
• Experience with electrical studies software (e.g., CDEGS, WinIGS, PSCAD, ATP-EMTP, ETAP, etc.)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with Renewables developers, data center substations, and utility interconnections a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of experience
• Professional Engineers (PE) license
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of experience
• Professional Engineers (PE) license
• Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit)

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular