Lead Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities In the role of Senior Power Engineer, we count on you to: Lead, manage, and coordinate the work of design teams through the schematic design development and contract document phases of projects. Lead, manage, mentor and develop less experienced electrical engineers and designers. Coordinate workload to complete the deliverables on schedule. Be a primary client contact for projects with significant electrical scope. Conduct field visits at project sites in conjunction with the Project Manager and other disciplines. Prepare detailed design packages for generation and storage facilities. Prepare engineering calculations and reports such as load flow, short circuit, grounding and arc flash studies. Lead and support modification projects including relay protection upgrades, inverter replacements, plant control system upgrades, excitation, governor, and power system upgrades. Prepare major plant equipment specification for generators, oil-filled and dry-type transformers, medium and low voltage motors, switchgear, inverters, motor control centers, PLC and DCS control systems. Coordinate power plant electrical engineering design effort with other HDR disciplines and project personnel. Perform cable, raceway and equipment sizing calculations. Prepare cable and conduit schedules and routing drawings. Develop Input and Output (I/O) Lists and interface with the plant control system. Testing and commissioning plans. Review of engineering work deliverables following HDR Quality Process. Lead project teams and provide internal and external technical status updates as needed. Maintain good relationships with peers, client organizations, vendor representatives and sub-consultants. Identify and develop new strategic relationships that will support winning and executing assignments for the Power Generation and Renewable team and other groups within HDR. Perform other duties as needed. Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar. Previous supervisory experience. Previous proposal development and client management experience. A minimum of 7 years' experience in project execution with the Power Market Sector. Engineering experience in the following areas: Engineering design experience for simple/combined cycle gas turbines, renewables, coal and hydroelectric. Electrical powerhouse and balance of plant controls and power systems. Knowledge of large-scale power generation electrical and control systems (medium and low voltage switchgear and motor control centers, diesel generators, UPS systems, VFD's, PLC's, Excitation and Governor Systems). Experience with detailed design for large power generation is highly desirable. Prior experience in a consulting engineering environment is highly desirable. Electrical System Design Software knowledge such as PVsys, PVcase, ETAP, SKM, and / or CDEGS is highly desired. Produce design drawings including one-lines, three-lines, schematics, general arrangements, connection diagrams, raceway drawings, and bill of materials. Experience developing proposals and estimates for Power Generation and Renewable projects. Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. Occasional travel is required. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering. A minimum of 10 years of experience. Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license. Extensive experience in project execution within the Power Market Sector. Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office as well as standard Power Market Sector design software (examples include PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, and Revit). An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture. #J-18808-Ljbffr HDR, Inc.