Senior Electrical Engineer

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Electrical Engineer with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 3-year contract with a potential for extension.


Pay: $59.00 - $69.00/hr ; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description:
The Senior Electrical Engineer will serve as an experienced owner-side technical resource responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and supporting complex electrical power systems for utility, industrial, and Client-related facilities. This role will focus on power system architecture, medium-voltage distribution, electrical reliability, emergency power systems, construction support, commissioning, and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards. The ideal candidate will be able to assess vendor designs, review technical studies, evaluate system reliability, and support cross-functional coordination throughout design, construction, and startup activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and evaluate utility interconnection designs, substation design, medium-voltage switchgear (13.8 KV,4.16 KV), 480 V motor control centers, transformer sizing, one-line diagrams, power distribution redundancy, and black-start/emergency power strategies.
• Review electrical power system studies, including load flow, short-circuit, motor starting, voltage drop, arc flash, protection coordination, and harmonic studies.
• Provide technical review of medium-voltage equipment, including metal-clad switchgear, vacuum circuit breakers, protective relays, bus differential protection, ground fault protection, generator protection, transformer protection, and MV cable systems.
• Evaluate relay settings and coordination philosophy developed by vendors or engineering partners.
• Support large motor application reviews, including induction motors, variable frequency drives, soft starts, motor protection, and torsional considerations.
• Review hazardous area electrical design requirements, including area classification drawings, equipment listings and certifications, installation methods in hazardous locations, and purged or pressurized enclosures.
• Provide technical oversight for emergency power systems, including standby generators, black-start philosophy, UPS systems, battery systems, critical load segregation, Emergency Shutdown System power requirements, and fire and gas detection system reliability.
• Support electrical reliability engineering activities, including N-1 analysis, reliability block diagrams, availability analysis, critical equipment assessment, and maintenance strategy development.
• Review electrical construction activities and installation practices related to cable tray, underground duct banks, grounding grids, cable installation, conduit installation, cable testing, switchgear installation, and MCC installation.
• Support commissioning and startup activities, including Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, relay testing, transformer testing, Megger testing, hi-pot testing, generator load testing, and functional testing.
• Coordinate electrical scope and technical interfaces across instrumentation, process, mechanical, rotating equipment, civil, and utility provider teams.
• Ensure designs and reviews align with applicable electrical codes, industry standards, Client regulations, utility interconnection requirements, protective relay requirements, metering requirements, and power quality criteria.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Senior-level experience supporting electrical engineering design, review, construction, commissioning, or owner's engineering activities for utility, industrial, power generation, or Client-related facilities.
• Strong understanding of power system architecture, including utility interconnection, substation design, medium-voltage switchgear, transformer sizing, one-line diagrams, and emergency power strategies.
• Experience reviewing power system studies such as load flow, short-circuit, motor starting, voltage drop, arc flash, protection coordination, and harmonic studies.
• Working knowledge of ETAP reports and/or SKM PowerTools.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medium-voltage equipment, protective relays, MV cable systems, and relay coordination philosophy.
• Familiarity with hazardous area electrical design.
• Strong knowledge of emergency power systems, UPS systems, battery systems, standby generation, black-start philosophy, and critical load segregation.
• Knowledge of electrical construction and commissioning practices, including testing and startup activities for major electrical equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with hazardous area electrical design, including NEC Articles 500, 501, and 504, NFPA 59A, NFPA 497, and API-RP500.
• Professional Engineer license preferred.
• Prior owner's engineer experience preferred.
• Experience supporting Client, utility, industrial, or high-reliability power infrastructure projects preferred.
• Experience reviewing vendor engineering deliverables and coordinating comments across multiple technical disciplines.
• Familiarity with NEMA SG Standards, NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NESC, IEEE Standards, IEC Standards, DOT 49 CFR 193, and utility-specific interconnection, relay, metering, and power quality requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to quickly evaluate electrical system configurations, including single bus, double bus, main-tie-main arrangements, selective coordination philosophy, and reliability impacts of equipment failures.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to identify design risks, reliability concerns, code compliance gaps, and constructability issues.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, utility providers, and project stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical comments, explain recommendations, and support decision-making.
• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities while maintaining attention to detail and quality.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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