Westwood Professional Services · 8 hours ago
Electrical Project Engineer, Wind
Minnetonka, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelWestwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to join their renewables team. The role involves designing electrical systems for on-shore wind farms, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards while collaborating with project stakeholders to meet milestones and expectations.
Civil EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Performs all aspects of design for medium voltage (typically 35 kV) including the following:
Calculations and Analysis
Underground cable thermal analysis
Electrical loss analysis of conductors and transformers
Short circuit analysis
Effective grounding calculations
Electrical grounding for safety (touch and step potential)
Fiber optic loss calculations
Load flow and reactive power analysis
Harmonics analysis
Arc flash analysis
Review of utility scale renewable energy project interconnection requirements
Technical Documentation
Development of technical specifications for Balance of Plant equipment
Development of bills of materials for electrical installations
Development of installation instructions and construction drawing details
Coordination with Other Disciplines
Ability to work closely with internal and external civil engineering, structural, geotechnical, and environmental staff to produce a well coordinated and constructable design
Other Expectations
Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement and standardization efforts
Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work
Attending all client technical review meetings
Qualification
Required
Electrical Engineer - Wind serves as an engineer on the Balance of Plant (BOP) for on-shore wind farms
Apply NESC, NEC, IEEE and other applicable codes and standards
Independently produce electrical collection system layout plans, one-line diagrams, fiber optic single line diagrams, and low and medium voltage electrical construction drawings
Familiar with all aspects of three phase medium voltage power distribution engineering
Perform typical power systems studies including underground cable thermal analysis, electrical loss analysis of conductors and transformers, short circuit analysis, effective grounding calculations, electrical grounding for safety, fiber optic loss calculations, load flow and reactive power analysis, harmonics analysis, and arc flash analysis
Review utility scale renewable energy project interconnection requirements
Development of technical specifications for Balance of Plant equipment
Development of bills of materials for electrical installations
Development of installation instructions and construction drawing details
Ability to work closely with internal and external civil engineering, structural, geotechnical, and environmental staff
Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement and standardization efforts
Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members
Attending all client technical review meetings
Company
Westwood Professional Services
Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.
Founded in 1972
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$13.51M2024-08-07Acquired
2024-03-04Private Equity· $7M
2023-06-30Series Unknown· $3M
Leadership Team
Bryan Powell
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Greenhagen
Board of Directors, Former CEO
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