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EDP Renewables North America · 1 day ago

Electrical Engineer

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

EDP Renewables North America is a global leader in the renewable energy sector, focusing on wind, solar, and storage energy facilities. The Electrical Engineer will ensure high-quality, cost-effective electrical design and oversee third-party consultants while promoting environmental stewardship and safety within the engineering group.

EnergyRenewable EnergySolar

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Act as a subject matter expert regarding medium and low voltage, AC and DC systems design for wind, solar, and battery storage facilities

Ensure MV/LV electrical design complies with all EDPR, ISO, utility, regional electrical entity, environmental, health & safety, project local authority, and industry code and standard requirements

Design deliverables include collection system design drawings for wind, solar, and battery storage plants, short circuit study, reactive power and load flow study, grounding study, loss study, cable ampacity study, DC arc flash study, power plant controller and SCADA rack design, inverter settings, special plant modelling and system tuning analyses

Drive design innovation and optimization to ensure reduction in overall project costs to maximize power purchase agreement award potential

Direct and manage engineering consultants directly, or through an EPC contractor, to ensure all design deliverables are provided in a timely manner to maintain project schedule

Coordinate project activities with internal clients including Construction, Operations, Development, Environmental, Estimating, Energy Assessment, Health & Safety, Procurement, Legal, and Central Technical Direction to facilitate interdepartmental relations

Attend monthly project construction meetings to maintain current knowledge of project status and to provide support and to coordinate with site team to resolve critical and time-sensitive construction-related electrical issues

Collaborate with Development Engineering team with preliminary internal engineering needed to support the Development pipeline and to ensure a smooth EPC contract handoff

Coordinate with procurement team to procure project equipment by creating datasheets, reviewing technical proposals and equipment drawings, and attend equipment factory acceptance tests as needed

Support with periodic reviews and modifications of internal engineering design guidelines to maintain and capture the best practices and lessons learned into project designs

Additional duties as required

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringUtility-scale Renewable ExperienceProject ManagementProfessional Engineering (PE) LicensureACDC Systems DesignOrganizational CommitmentInitiativeLeadership SkillsTime ManagementCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

5+ years of design and engineering experience

1 – 2 years of engineering project management experience

Ability to manage the work of third party consultants and service contracts

Professional Engineering (PE) licensure

Willingness and ability to travel as needed (25 % travel anticipated)

Strong level of initiative and ability to work unsupervised

Strong organizational commitment and high attention to detail

Strong leadership and time-management skills

Demonstrated ability to provide engineering support on multiple concurrent projects

Ability to plan, schedule, track, and monitor project progress

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills

Ability to work successfully with a team daily in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Ability to frequently perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching while on project sites

Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form

Ability to lift items weighing up to 20 pounds

Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary

Ability to walk several miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces when on project sites

Preferred

Utility-scale renewable experience preferred

Benefits

Flexible, healthy, and inclusive workplace with a range of attractive benefits

Company

EDP Renewables North America

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EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), its affiliates, and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms, solar parks, and energy storage systems throughout North America.

Founded in 2007

Houston, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.edprnorthamerica.com

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