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We Energies · 16 hours ago

Electrical Engineer - Substations for Wind / Solar / Battery Storage Generation Assets

Montfort, WI

Contract

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$67K/yr - $153K/yr

We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Wind/Solar/Battery Storage Generation Asset Substation Engineer for their Renewables Operations and Maintenance Engineering Team. The role focuses on technical support and problem solving for generator systems and substations, ensuring the operational success of renewable plant assets.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Demonstrates ownership of assigned equipment. Highly knowledgeable of design basis for a variety of systems. Supplies advanced system and plant wide knowledge to troubleshoot and improve performance and reliability. Utilizes performance monitoring tools and independently performs advanced calculations, tests and engineering analysis to develop recommendations to maintain and improve plant system and equipment performance, efficiency and reliability

Participates in long-term budget process for capital projects. Selects alternatives for projects based on the results of technical, economic and regulatory analyses. Prepares RFPs, coordinates the evaluation process and provides a recommendation. Performs contract administration and construction inspections for complex multidisciplinary projects. Provides detailed interpretation of drawings, specification, conditions, requirements and agreements. Communicates technical requirements to consultants and contractors

Preparation of complex engineering designs, construction and material specifications and project schedules, design and implementation of material and equipment evaluation methods, preparation of feasibility studies and/or cost-benefit analyses of proposed projects and/or review of third party construction plans. Provides subject matter expertise to field and staff personnel. Leads complex Root Cause Analysis activities and performs peer checks on Root Cause Analyses

Properly applies a wide variety of codes, standards and regulations and coaches others on proper use. Updates drawings and other engineering documentation and maintains corporate records by filing in accordance with business unit guidelines

Leads project teams on moderately complex assignments

Travel is required for site visits to perform inspections and QA/QC of project work across the WEC territory

Qualification

Electrical Engineering DegreeInverter-based Power GenerationSubstation Equipment ExperiencePerformance AnalyticsProject Management ExperienceTeam CollaborationTechnical Communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Preferred

Relevant experience with inverter-based power generation plants

Relevant experience with collector and interconnection substations

Engineering experience operating, maintaining, testing, commissioning, and/or troubleshooting any of the following areas: Substation medium and high voltage equipment, Medium voltage underground electrical distribution systems, Padmount step up transformers and switchgear, Overhead transmission and distribution systems, Protective relays and overcurrent devices, SCADA systems, power plant controllers and substation RTUs, Central and string PV inverters, Other balance of plant systems

Experience reviewing and using site drawings such as single line diagrams, schematics, communication network and fiber diagrams, collector systems and access roads layouts, racking and structural steel, foundations, and grading plans

Design experience with any of the above topics

Project management and/or lead engineering experience

Performance analytics and data visualization experience using MS Power BI, Excel, or similar software

Experience working across teams in setting standards for operation, maintenance, design, or other processes