Hybrid Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation

at Black & Veatch

• Job title: Senior Electrical Engineer – Substation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Burlington, United States

About the role

• Senior Electrical Engineer providing technical expertise on substation projects at Black & Veatch. Overseeing engineering design, project budgets, and mentoring team members while collaborating with clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Function as a Technical Specialist or Project Lead Role
• Provide project coordination, guidance and expertise on assigned substation projects
• Support a variety of substation projects ranging up to 765kV in engineering detailed design and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
• Develop protection and control design deliverables including protective relays, panel arrangements, one line/single line diagrams, three line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, relay panel wiring and equipment wiring within complex substation designs
• Develop physical design deliverables including yard layout plans, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems within complex substation designs
• Prepare calculations and reports for engineering studies (AC/DC load, grounding, lightning)
• Perform or oversee quality review of electrical substation design packages
• Prepare electrical equipment specifications and Bills of Materials (BOM) for procurement and construction
• Communicate and coordinate project activities with clients, vendors, subcontractors and other stakeholders
• Coordinate design activities with other disciplines
• Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members
• Present proposals, designs and project activities
• Manage and prepare design budgets and schedules

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program
• Minimum of 11 years related work experience
• Project lead and technical specialist experience overseeing utility substation clients and projects
• QA/QC Review – Quality Assurance/Quality Checks
• High voltage (HV) substation design experience – Physical and/or Protection & Controls
• Consulting experience
• Experience coordinating and communicating with Clients, Multidisciplinary Leads and Project Managers
• Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Proficient with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Office Programs (such as Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• 401K match
• benefits that start day one
• performance-based bonus program
• adoption reimbursement
• vendor discounts
• employment referral program
• AD&D insurance
• pre-taxed accounts
• voluntary legal plan
• B&V Credit Union