KGS Group · 14 hours ago
Senior Electrical Engineer
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $180K/yr
15+ years expKGS Group is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm serving clients throughout North America. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to provide engineering inputs for hydro projects, lead and mentor teams, and support project management duties while collaborating with clients and internal teams.
ConsultingEnvironmental EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProject Management
Responsibilities
Provide input to those managing and executing multiple projects from the proposal stage through to completion. Projects will include a variety of small to large projects
Establish and facilitate connections with other departments to support and enhance service delivery
Work collaboratively with other disciplines and multidisciplinary project teams to execute project deliverables, as well as ensure that quality objectives, schedules and budgets are met
Support and collaborate on new business opportunities with new and existing clients, as well as supporting business development efforts for electrical work
Manage and mentor junior staff
Design modifications to, or entirely new, electrical, instrumentation and balance of plant systems related to dams, control structures, water retaining structures, switchyards and hydroelectric generating stations
Manage and execute multiple projects from the proposal stage through to completion. Projects will include a variety of small to large projects involving water resources, flood control and hydroelectric sectors
Design modifications to, or entirely new, electrical, instrumentation, protection, and balance of plant systems related to dams, control structures, water retaining structures, switchyards and hydroelectric generating stations
Perform electrical calculations
Conduct inspections and support project work on site as required
Edit and prepare design specifications
Provide detailed designs and coordination of facilities with team members
Conduct QA/QC reviews and provide leadership and mentoring related to KGS’s QA/QC process
Contribute to the development of the electrical engineering practice at KGS by documenting technical knowledge, improving internal production processes, coordinating and developing internal training content, and other tasks
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university
Minimum of 15 years of experience in electrical engineering with demonstrated project management skills (tracking budgets and meeting schedules)
Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in California, Oregon, or Washington, as well as eligible for registration as a professional engineer in other states by comity through NCEES
Demonstrated leadership of electrical design projects in the industrial power generation field, with experience managing and mentoring younger staff
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
Candidate must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
Client interaction: must be able to effectively assume a lead role as project engineer at project meetings and communicate project and technical information
Travel to project sites is usually limited but is required depending on project/client requirements
Must possess a valid driver's license and the ability/willingness to undergo security clearance checks
Have a drive, attitude, and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred
A post graduate degree would be an asset
Previous consulting experience is preferred
Demonstrated experience in site investigations, condition assessments, design and construction support are preferred
Experience with station service distribution (all voltages), medium voltage equipment, fixed bus power distribution systems, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) automation (for equipment control), generators and transformers including related monitoring systems, communication systems, system grounding, hoists and gate automation, and balance of plant systems for hydroelectric stations preferred, but industrial experience will be considered
Experience with the following would be considered an asset: Backup power systems (including Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Direct Current systems and fuel fired backup), Lighting (including emergency and exit lighting systems), Fiber and copper structured cable systems, and associated networking equipment, Distributed Control System (DCS) and PLC Automation, Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) integration (including any programming experience), Protection systems experience, including specifying, setting and verifying (include reference to voltages), Load flow analysis, system modelling, arc-flash, grounding, and other electrical studies (include reference to software used and any training), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)/Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) planning, Physical or cyber security planning or design, Unit outage planning, Other renewable energy experience
Benefits
Excellent compensation and benefits package
Company
KGS Group
KGS Group is an engineering consulting firm that offers project management, geotechnical, geomatics and consulting services.
501-1000 employees
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