Commonwealth Associates, Inc. ยท 23 hours ago
Senior Electrical System Studies Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelCommonwealth Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical System Studies Engineer who will be responsible for applying engineering knowledge to support various projects and client interactions. The role involves guiding departmental standards, performing complex engineering tasks, and ensuring compliance with quality programs.
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Responsibilities
Continues to learn and develop knowledge and skills in departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, and Commonwealth Associates policies and procedures. Applies this knowledge to assigned tasks
Demonstrates a solid understanding of industry knowledge and remains current with changes
Provides guidance and direction on departmental standards, policies and procedures
Applies developed understanding of and compliance with Commonwealth Associates quality program to associated tasks
Fully understands and complies with Commonwealth Associates quality program
Supports continuous improvement and change management efforts by proactively presenting leadership with new suggestions around process and practices innovation, and by assisting with the implementation of improvements with guidance from more senior management
Actively seeks to understand client interests and drivers through project related client contact and through interaction and communication with project leadership
Attends and at times leads internal and external client meetings, conference calls and client site visits
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team and develops approaches to meet these interests and drivers throughout the work on less complex projects
Support Business Development by providing technical information for sales proposals, or by pursuing other related activates as assigned by department managers
Supports internal project teams and clients, regularly interacts with client's technical lead for data requests, site visits, clarification of project execution and review of comments
Communicates directly with other disciplines to identify and coordinate details of work for assigned tasks, or at project level for smaller-scale projects
Coordinates tasks and proper sequencing of tasks with internal staff, project managers and clients
Collects, assimilates, and manages data for engineering work
Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
Prepares a variety of engineering deliverables such as contract documents, project documents, and studies with little to no supervison
Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles
Recognizes, defines, and seeks to resolve problems within assigned area or project
Understands and adheres to budget, schedule, and quality requirements. Demonstrates understanding of project phases, schedules and schedule recovery as it pertains to engineering production and deliverables
Provides input during planning of project resources and assists managers in resource planning activities
Reports to supervisor when planned hours do not provide full work week
Assists with contract administration or project management administrative duties in connection with project work as needed
Completes expense reports and timesheets in a timely and accurate manner and seeks direction from supervisor when conflicts arise
Assists in the development and production of project scope of work packages (scope, schedule & budget) for assigned discipline
Remains aware and demonstrates understanding of project scope management
Qualification
Required
Minimum bachelor's degree in electrical power discipline
Experience with the following software: PSS/E, PSS/E TS, TARA, PSLF, Milsoft, PSCAD, EMTP-RV
Experience with the following studies: Dynamic Stability Analysis, ISO model building in PSS/E and PSCAD, Power flow analysis, contingency analysis, Power Curve Analysis (PQ), Transient Recovery Voltage (TRV), Temporary Over Voltage (TOV), Transient Over Voltage (TOV), Harmonics, Effective Grounding, Black start
Industry publications
Industry organization involvement (IEEE, CIGRE, etc)
Supervisory experience
Preferred
Masters degree preferred in electrical power discipline
Experience in power system protection, relay settings development a plus
Company
Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
We provide expert engineering and consulting services that enable a more reliable and resilient power system.
Founded in 1988
201-500 employees
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Growth StageLeadership Team
Rich Collins
President and CEO
Craig Tapley
Chief Financial Officer
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