Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation

Are you ready to propel your career to new heights? Our clients believe in aligning individual passions with opportunities to foster unbridled professional growth for the best talent in the industry. We are currently seeking an Senior Electrical Engineer to join our clients dynamic team in Austin or Fort Worth, TX, and take control of their career potential. This role involves partnering with a multi-disciplinary team to develop innovative designs for electrical substations, contributing to the safe and reliable delivery of electricity across the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Senior Electrical Engineer within the substation team you will have the chance to engage in a variety of challenging and impactful tasks, including:

1. Creative Problem-Solving:

   • Apply creative thinking to address complex challenges faced by the largest utilities in North America.

2. Substation Physical Design:

   • Perform diverse aspects of substation physical design, encompassing yard layout plans, sections, details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material.

3. Protection and Control Design:

   • Undertake facets of substation protection and control design, including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring, and relay panel wiring.

4. Quality Review and Specification:

   • Conduct or oversee quality reviews of substation design elements.
   • Prepare equipment specifications.

5. Construction Support:

   • Provide support to clients during the construction phase.

6. Field Inspections and Compliance:

   • Perform field inspections and ensure compliance documentation.

7. Leadership and Communication:

   • Lead a team of single- or multi-discipline professionals to ensure project success.
   • Present designs and proposals to clients, permitting authorities, public interest groups, etc.
   • Correspond and/or meet with clients, contractors, and vendors.

8. Project Proposal and Leadership Advancement:

   • Participate in project proposal efforts.
   • Advance into leadership roles.

Qualifications:

To thrive in this role, you should possess:

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

• 7 years of Electrical Engineering experience, with a preference for consulting experience.

• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred

• Strong knowledge in standard engineering techniques and procedures.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroStation, 2D and 3D rendering programs, and other analysis programs.