Senior Engineer- Customer Engineering

You are responsible for all aspects of HV/EHV substation design including:

• Responsible for leading and coordinating all technical aspects of AC power substation projects. The Sr. Project Engineer must lead the team providing clear direction, expectations, and reviews to ensure goals are met or exceeded. The Sr. Project Engineer must identify key internal & external stake holders and their needs such as technical information, execution strategy, and drive effective communications to align people for efficient work.
• Direct the efforts of engineers and designers, coordinate with sourcing and the project team on technical matters to meet project specifications, cost control, and schedule objectives.
• Interface with internal and external team members such as Principal engineers, Protection and Control Engineers, Civil Structural Engineers, Electrical Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project Managers, and support organizations. Directly responsible to develop the HV/EHV single line diagrams as well as the substation outdoor physical design - -for the general substation arrangement and layout, plan and elevation drawings, and layouts for high voltage bus, cable, high voltage equipment, conduit, cable, and wiring, grounding, and control buildings. Must oversee if not self-perform related studies and calculations as well as development of the bills of material.
• Writing high voltage equipment specifications and issuance of material purchase request forms, and vendor quotation evaluation for substation equipment including high voltage circuit breakers, switchgear, disconnects, high voltage power transformers, high voltage cable, and protection and control systems. Can develop scope of work documents with deliverables and schedule for subcontracted engineering work and oversee the successful completion of the work.
• Single point of contact for technical issues for the customer and project manager. This is a customer facing role that requires an assuring credible presence in front of the customer and demonstrated commercial experience such as Project Management. The Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for technical change and risk management and oversees the technical scope completeness for project commercial closure.
• Accountable for the quality of self and team’s deliverables
• Provide direction on development of engineering schedules, track, and monitor deliverables to meet “On time Delivery” and “Say Do Ratio” KPIs. The Sr. Project Engineer will Lead Gate and Design Reviews.
• Work on the development of proposals including writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, directing designers and draftsmen on drawing requirements, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses.
• Define processes, procedures, and a LEAN approach to perform Root Cause Analysis, perform corrective actions, and validate process control. Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO9002.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Ten (10) years minimum experience in industrial, renewable, or utility HV & EHV substation design
• Professional Engineering License in Canada (in good standing), and willingness to serve as the responsible engineer.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team environment. The Sr. Project Engineer must be creative and able to lead a team and be accountable for team results to deliver a high-quality product on time and under budget.
• Ability and willingness to travel 50% of the time, including international, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
• Experience with off-shore substation design and factory acceptance testing for substation equipment

Desired

• Fifteen (15) years minimum experience in T&D substation engineering and EPC projects experience as Project Engineer in utility substation type applications, including in-depth substation outdoor/physical design & related studies with exposure to civil and relay protection design.
• Excellent computer skills, including automation tools and software development, and familiarity with CAD software (AutoCAD) and/or 3D CAD packages with BIM
• Experience with HVDC plant engineering
• Working knowledge of applicable design calculations such as battery sizing & DC system component selection, power transformer and circuit breaker selection, control and power cable selection and rating, bus, fittings, insulator, and arrector selection, ground grid design, and lightning protection
• Knowledge of power system studies such a load flows, short circuit calculations, and insulation coordination
• Experience with GIS substation projects, as well as AIS
• Knowledge of and experience using IEEE and ANSI standards and codes such as the NEC, NESC, IEC, and CSA standards. Moreover, the ability to engineer design packages when no clear customer specification is provided
• Field testing and commissioning experience
• Demonstrated electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability
• Designs solutions with Field Constructability & safety mindset
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational and time management skills
• Serves as Chief reviewer of technical output, makes judgments on technical conflicts

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes