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Black & Veatch · 16 hours ago

Electrical Project Engineer - Substation

Cary, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company dedicated to solving humanity's biggest challenges through sustainable infrastructure. The Electrical Project Engineer will provide project coordination and technical expertise on substation projects, develop design deliverables, and mentor junior team members while ensuring quality and compliance with engineering standards.

ConstructionConsultingIndustrial EngineeringInfrastructure

No H1B

Responsibilities

Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead Role, providing project coordination, guidance and expertise on assigned substation projects

Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within high voltage substation designs

Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within high voltage substation designs

Perform or oversee quality review of electrical substation design packages

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members

Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction

Communicate and coordinate project activities and activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors and other stakeholders

Present proposals, designs and project activities

Potential travel opportunities to client and vendor offices and/or project sites for design reviews, construction coordination and field verification

Prepare and manage design budgets and schedules

Provides technical guidance to others regarding projects and disciplines

Independently applies knowledge and complies with B&V quality program relative to assigned tasks

May be responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V quality program. Provides related guidance and direction to others

Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts

Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects

Performs research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection

May oversee collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work

Prepares engineering calculations following standard methods and principles

Prepares and manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements

Independently applies advanced engineering techniques and analysis problems and methods

Actively delegates appropriate tasks to lower level team members to develop depth of project execution staff

Reviews lower level engineering work or assignments. Is responsible for one or more of the following: leading production teams; coordinating multiple discipline activity; and serving as the responsible charge for a project

Actively coordinates with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects

Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers on high voltage substation projects

Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on high voltage substation projects

Provides support to business development or pursuit activities and may offer other services to clients

Recognized as a technical specialist and has knowledge and skill set to provide consultation and guidance to project teams in a particular practice area

May design a complete project or support multiple projects on the complex technical challenges

Actively fosters knowledge management and provides mentoring

May develop and apply advanced engineering concepts and approaches to unique engineering problems

Typically assists with performance management process, mentoring, recognition, and any corrective actions required

May participate in career planning, and learning and development. Actively mentors lower level professionals and identifies successors to train in the specifics of their role

May assist with resource management strategy. May have responsibility of engineering resources for small groups of a single discipline

May be accountable for some administrative responsibilities that include but aren't limited to: Ensuring policies, procedures and processes are effectively implemented and communicated for work group. Ensuring adherence to corporate and division programs. Approving timesheets and expense reports

Qualification

High voltage substation designProject lead experienceProfessional Engineer LicenseBluebeam RevuMicrosoft Office proficiencyQuality AssuranceClient communicationMentoring

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing

Minimum of 5 years related work experience