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Burns & McDonnell · 2 days ago

Senior Energy Storage Engineer - Power (Multiple Locations)

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Burns & McDonnell is a leading firm in the energy storage industry, providing integrated turnkey solutions. The Senior Energy Storage Engineer will focus on designing and executing complex energy storage projects, requiring a blend of engineering, business development, and project management skills.

ArchitectureConstructionConsultingHuman Resources

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Evaluating energy storage technology and providing guidance for clients on the best technology for the application

Perform marketing, project development, and proposal development for energy storage projects

Regularly meeting and corresponding with clients or outside personnel

Developing scope of work, conceptual design, and execution plans

Preparing engineering cost and man-hour estimates and schedules

Performing Project Management duties on energy storage consulting projects

Performing Lead Engineer duties on multi-discipline energy storage construction projects

Provide leadership, guidance, instruction, and mentorship to less experienced team members

Preparing or directing the creation of construction documents for the installation of energy storage facility electrical systems

Developing or directing the creation of equipment specifications, procurement, and factory acceptance testing of batteries, inverters, battery enclosures, and other miscellaneous equipment associated with energy storage projects

Coordinating project design assignments and design teams locally and with other office locations

Provide guidance and field engineering support to construction and startup personnel during construction and commissioning

This position requires approximately 20% travel to client offices and field project sites. Some travel may be overseas

Work experience which demonstrates progressive design and management responsibilities as well as knowledge of construction and commissioning of engineered designs

Has experience with design scope development, budget preparation and project execution, meeting schedule requirements and maintaining established budgets

This position requires an individual capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments

Must be capable of interpreting and developing solutions to complex problems

Other duties will be assigned as required

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringEnergy StorageProject ManagementProfessional Engineering LicenseSoftware ExperienceAnalytical SkillsConsulting ExperienceCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program

Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam

7 years electrical engineering experience

Excellent written & verbal communication, as well as strong analytical & problem-solving skills, are required

Ability to travel

Preferred

Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering

EPC project experience

Professional Engineering License (PE)

Experience with energy storage in both utility-scale and/or large industrial facilities, including the following design types, is strongly preferred: battery technology/chemistry selection, battery sizing, one-line development, site arrangements, inverter selection, cable ampacity calculations, grounding, protective relaying and associated systems design and construction administration

Software experience utilizing SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or similar software

Field construction and commissioning experience

Previous consulting engineering experience

Company

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.

Founded in 1898

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.burnsmcd.com

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